6th Grade ELA Midterm Study Questions

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What is a simile?

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A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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A description that gives human characteristics to a non-human object or idea.

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

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What is first person point of view?

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The narrator is a character in the story and uses 'I', 'me', 'my'.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story occurs.

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What is the theme of a story?

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The central message or idea the story conveys.

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What is the term for the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of a plot?

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Plot diagram

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What is an internal conflict?

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A struggle within a character's own mind or emotions.

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What is a round character?

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A character that changes or develops over the course of the story.