6th Grade Reading STAAR Review
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6th Grade
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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?
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TEKS.ELA.4.8A
TEKS.ELA.5.8A
TEKS.ELA.6.7A
TEKS.ELA.7.7A
TEKS.ELA.8.7A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
WHAT IS A POETRY PARAGRAPH?
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TEKS.ELA.6.9E
TEKS.ELA.7.9E
TEKS.ELA.4.9B
TEKS.ELA.5.9B
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?
Tags
TEKS.ELA.6.9E
TEKS.ELA.7.9E
TEKS.ELA.5.8B
TEKS.ELA.6.9D
TEKS.ELA.6.9F
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS A COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS?
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?
Tags
TEKS.ELA.4.8
TEKS.ELA.5.8
TEKS.ELA.6.7
TEKS.ELA.7.7
TEKS.ELA.8.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
WHAT IS A NONFICTION TEXT PATTERN IN WHICH IDEAS ARE PRESENTED STEP–BY–STEP?
Tags
TEKS.ELA.6.9B
TEKS.ELA.7.9B
TEKS.ELA.4.10B
TEKS.ELA.5.10B
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?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.5
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