6th Grade ELA Review

Front

What is an author's claim?

Back

A statement that the author believes is true and supports it in their writing.

Front

What does it mean to compare?

Back

To discuss the similarities between two or more things.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the connotation of the word 'slender'?

Back

Positive or neutral connotation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is the connotation of the word 'emaciated'?

Back

Negative connotation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Front

What type of figurative language is used in 'The flower hugged the earth'?

Back

Personification.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

Front

What type of figurative language is shown in 'Pansy pranced playfully around the playground'?

Back

Alliteration.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3C

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message conveyed in a text.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the purpose of a summary?

Back

To provide a brief overview of the main points of a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2