6th Grade ELA Review

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying one is the other, e.g., 'That man is a pig!'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is the 3rd Person Limited point of view?

Back

A narrative perspective where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, e.g., 'The man laughed as he walked away.'

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What is the central idea of a story?

Back

The main point or message that the story conveys, essentially what the story is about.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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What are the three purposes of an author in writing?

Back

To inform, entertain, and persuade.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

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What is an example of a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'Life is like a box of chocolates.'

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, e.g., 'She is on cloud nine today!'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words, e.g., 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What does it mean to analyze a text?

Back

To examine the text closely to understand its meaning, structure, and the author's purpose.

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

The underlying message or the main idea that the author wants to convey through the story.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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What is a character's motivation?

Back

The reasons behind a character's actions or behavior in a story.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3