English Test Prep - 6th Grade

What does the word infer mean?

• to guess
• to make an educated guess
• to create
• to investigate

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.4D

What is the main idea of a passage?

• the most important point the writer is trying to make
• the theme
• the details
• the most difficult idea the author is trying to explain

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Parker has a bad temper. Which of the following would best support this claim?

• He always shares with his brother.
• He smiles when his food is all gone.
• He screams at the top of his lungs when all his food is gone.
• He is always polite.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

An author's main reason for writing can best be described as the ____________.

• author's point of view
• author's purpose
• author's text structure
• author's evidence

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CCSS.RI.6.6

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• description
• compare & contrast
• order & sequence 
• problem & solution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives.

• description
• compare & contrast
• order & sequence
• problem & solution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which of the below is an example of personification?

• the wind grabbed my umbrella
• the wind was terrible
• the man was cold in the wind
• the cold and the wind were chilling

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the below is an example of a simile?

• My dad is a teddy bear.
• Her heart smiled.
• The weight was as light as a feather.
• She was a crazy person.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The correct order of plot stages is...

• exposition, falling action, climax, resolution, rising action
• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
• resolution, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
• rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, falling action

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

She is sunshine that brightens my day

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4