6th Grade Reading STAAR Review

6th Grade Reading STAAR Review

6th Grade

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6th Grade Reading STAAR Review

6th Grade Reading STAAR Review

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

TEKS.ELA.5.8, TEKS.ELA.6.9B, CCSS.RL.6.3

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This quiz comprehensively covers 6th grade English Language Arts concepts essential for standardized test preparation, focusing on reading comprehension, literary analysis, and text structure identification. Students need a solid foundation in distinguishing between fiction and nonfiction elements, understanding plot structure components (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution), and identifying literary devices such as simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. The questions assess students' ability to recognize different genres including poetry, drama, folktales, biographies, and autobiographies, while also testing their knowledge of narrative elements like setting, protagonist, antagonist, point of view, theme, and mood. Additionally, students must demonstrate understanding of nonfiction text patterns including cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, chronological order, and description, as well as persuasive writing elements such as audience, claim, and bias. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 6th grade reading and literary analysis. The comprehensive format makes it an excellent tool for STAAR test preparation, serving multiple instructional purposes throughout the academic year. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a diagnostic assessment at the beginning of units to gauge student understanding, implement it as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before lessons, or assign it as homework to reinforce concepts taught in class. The quiz works effectively as a review tool before major assessments or as formative assessment to identify areas where students need additional support. This assessment aligns with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards for 6th grade reading, particularly TEKS 6.7 (response skills), TEKS 6.8 (multiple genres), TEKS 6.9 (author's purpose and craft), and TEKS 6.10 (author's purpose and craft in different texts), providing teachers with valuable data to guide instruction and ensure students master the critical reading skills evaluated on state assessments.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the author's message to the reader?

theme
main idea
summary
stanza

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.8A

TEKS.ELA.6.7A

TEKS.ELA.7.7A

TEKS.ELA.8.7A

TEKS.ELA.LG.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

WHAT IS A POETRY PARAGRAPH?

REFRAIN
STANZA
END RHYME
REPETITION

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

WHAT ARE THE WORDS THAT GIVE THE ACTORS INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT TO DO IN A PLAY?

DIALOGUE
DIALECT
STAGE DIRECTIONS
PROCEDURES

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS A COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS?

METAPHOR
IDIOM
HYPERBOLE
SIMILE

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.8

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

WHAT IS THE TIME AND PLACE THAT A STORY OCCURS?

SETTING
DIALECT
PROBLEM
ORDER AND SEQUENCE

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E3.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

WHAT IS A NONFICTION TEXT PATTERN IN WHICH IDEAS ARE PRESENTED STEP–BY–STEP?

CAUSE AND EFFECT
ORDER AND SEQUENCE
DESCRIPTION
PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.10B

TEKS.ELA.5.10B

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE STORY THAT TIES UP ALL LOOSE ENDS?

CLIMAX
FALLING ACTION
RESOLUTION
RISING ACTION

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

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