
6th Grade ELA Treasure Island
Authored by Hope Elliott
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a central idea of the passage?
Jim Hawkins believes that Ben Gunn might be crazy.
Ben Gunn has been all alone on the island for a long time.
Jim Hawkins unexpectedly discovers a possible source of help.
Both Ben Gunn and Jim Hawkins have had trouble with pirates.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence would be best to include in a short summary of the passage?
Ben is a very strange sight, with clothing made of old sail cloth and bits of hardware.
Jim meets a mysterious man who was marooned on the island years earlier.
Jim remembers that he has a weapon he can use to defend himself.
D Ben and Jim begin to plot together how they might overcome the pirates.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose a phrase for each blank to complete the sentence. The italicized paragraph at the start of the passage is included to
provide background information for the reader
explain the characters’ motives
summarize what has happened in the story so far
describe the characters’ personalities
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose a phrase for each blank to complete the sentence. The italicized paragraph at the start of the passage is included to
describe Ben Gunn
tell where the exotic island is
hint that Jim is in danger
Explain why Jim had to escape
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author develops the narrator’s point of view mainly by
using Ben’s questions to reveal Jim’s thinking.
contrasting Jim’s reactions with those of Ben.
stating Jim’s thoughts and feelings directly.
having Jim explain his reasoning.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from paragraph 3. From trunk to trunk the creature flitted like a deer, running manlike on two legs, but unlike any man that I had ever seen, stooping almost double as it ran. What does the phrase flitted like a deer mean?
glided smoothly and gracefully
moved in short, quick bounds
blended into the background
dashed away in alarm
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Select two details from the passage that support the idea that Jim had decided to take his chances with the pirates rather than the unidentified creature in the woods.
“I was now, it seemed, cut off upon both sides; behind me the pirates, before me this lurking nondescript.” (paragraph 2)
“And immediately I began to prefer the dangers that I knew to those I knew not.” (paragraph 2)
“. . . I turned on my heel, and looking sharply behind me over my shoulder, began to retrace my steps in the direction of the boats.” (paragraph 2)
“. . . I could see it was in vain for me to contend in speed with such an adversary.” (paragraph 3)
“Yet a man it was, I could no longer be in doubt about that.” (paragraph 3)
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