6th grade EOY Review

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What is the definition of theme in literature?

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The message the author is sending.

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What does the word 'impervious' mean in the context of water not infiltrating surfaces?

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Resistant.

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What is the correct order of plot sequence?

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Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

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Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: 'The unforgiving sun glared down on us all day.'

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Personification.

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Choose the word with the best connotation: 'I just love the ______ of the waves crashing on the beach.'

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Sound.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract concepts.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The turning point or the most intense moment in the plot.

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What is the resolution in a story?

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The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.