6th Grade ELA Review

6th Grade ELA Review

Multiple Choice

Complete the following analogy.

astronaut : space :: sailor : _____

• ocean

• uniform

• travel

• earth

Multiple Choice

Complete the following analogy.

microscope : enlarge :: camera : ______.

• pose

• lens

• photograph

• studio

Multiple Choice

Complete the following analogy.

tree : orchard :: watermelon : _____

• patch

• fruit

• squash

• summer

Multiple Choice

Complete the following analogy.

key : unlock :: pliers : _____

• wrench

• tools

• metal

• grip

Multiple Choice

Complete the following analogy.

sharp : dull :: blunt : _____

• pointed

• knife

• dull

• tool

Multiple Choice

If the story is about the adventures of a boy who was a spy for the Patriots during the American Revolution, the genre would be ___.

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• fantasy

• mystery

Multiple Choice

If the story is about a detective searching for the murder weapon, the genre would be?

• mystery

• historical fiction

• science-fiction

• traditional literature

Multiple Choice

If the book is about a boy who takes a trip in a rocket and is able to travel to other planets, the genre would be ___.

• mystery

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• traditional literature

Multiple Choice

If the main character of the book is a wizard, the genre would be ___.

• mystery

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• fantasy

Multiple Choice

If the brief story teaches a lesson or moral through the actions of animals that have human characteristics, the genre is ____.

• mystery

• traditional literature (i.e. fables, tall tales, fairy tales, myths, legends)

• historical fiction

• non-fiction

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

The climate in Peru is better than the climate in Brazil.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

The Andes is the most beautiful Mountain Range.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

The Andes Mountains run all the way down the western edge of the continent.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion?

With over 2,000 beaches, Brazil is the best place for South Americans to live.

• fact

• opinion

Multiple Choice

Are the underlined words in the sentence below the cause or the effect?

When the oil covers the gills of fish, they smother.

• cause

• effect

Multiple Choice

Are the underlined words in the sentence below the cause or the effect?

When diving birds get the oil on their wings, they are unable to fly.

• cause

• effect

Multiple Choice

Are the underlined words in the sentence below the cause or the effect?

When they clean themselves, they are often poisoned by the oil.

• cause

• effect

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the following paragraph?

Juan loves to play games. His favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Juan also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he’s alone, Juan likes to play action video games as long as they aren’t too violent.

• Juan dislikes violence.

• Juan likes to think.

• Juan enjoys Monopoly.

• Juan enjoys playing games.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the following paragraph?

Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn’t be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV!

• Watching a lot of television isn't good for Maria.

• Books are good.

• All cartoons are bad.

• Some cartoons are bad for Maria.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the following paragraph?

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.

• We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind.

• Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

• They will look and behave much like real humans.

• Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in first person point of view?

• He ate pizza last night for supper.

• I ate pizza for supper last night.

• You ate pizza last night for supper.

• Sandy and Taniyah had pizza last night for supper.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in third person point of view?

• He went to the rodeo last summer.

• Jack and I went to the rodeo last summer.

• You went to the rodeo last summer.

• We went to the rodeo last summer.

Multiple Choice

Which type of narrator is someone who is NOT involved in the story but is simply telling it and knows what ALL of the characters are feeling/thinking.

• first person point of view

• third person objective point of view

• third person limited point of view

• third person omniscient point of view

Multiple Choice

When a text mainly includes facts about a given topic (like a science textbook), the author's purpose is to ___.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Multiple Choice

An advertisement for a new car is an example of an author who is trying to ___.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Multiple Choice

A cookbook is an example of an author who is trying to ___.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the writer who writes a joke book?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Multiple Choice

What is the writer's purpose in writing a fictional story about a boy who slays a dragon in order to rescue a beautiful princess from a tower?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Multiple Choice

In "The Lion King", the final slow-motion fight between Scar and Simba is the _____ of the movie.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

Multiple Choice

In Star Wars, the film begins with scrolling text that explains previous events. This helps us to understand the background before we meet Luke Skywalker, the main character. The _____ continues as we learn that Luke lives with his uncle, his father is dead, and he doesn't enjoy life on a farm.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, after Peter comes to the island, he and Cole carve the circle in the bottom of the totem pole. The two are helping each other heal and move on. This is the _____ of the story.

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, Cole Matthew's anger management issue is an example of what type of conflict?

• internal conflict

• external conflict

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, Cole's problem with Peter is an example of _____.

• person verses person

• person verses nature

• person verses society

• person verses fate

• person verses self

Multiple Choice

In Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life, the antagonist is _____.

• Principal Dwight

• Rafe Khatchadorian

• Rafe's mom

• Rafe's sister

Multiple Choice

In Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life, the protagonist is _____.

• Principal Dwight

• Rafe Khatchadorian

• Rafe's mom

• Rafe's sister

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, Cole Matthews is a _____ character because he undergoes a radical transformation as he learns to control his anger.

• dynamic

• static

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, Garvey is a _____ character because throughout the novel he cared and maintained his focus in his efforts to help Cole out of his difficult situation.

• dynamic

• static

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, Rosie is a _____ character.

• major

• minor

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, Garvey's motive for wanting to help Cole was that as a youth, he had his own trouble with the law.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, an isolated island near Ketchikan and Drake, Alaska, is the _____ of the story.

• plot

• character

• theme

• setting

Multiple Choice

In Touching Spirit Bear, personal transformation is an example of a _____.

• plot

• character

• theme

• setting