6th Grade Reading Camp

1.       Which of the following most clearly describes first-person narration?

 

• The writer explains the beginning of an event or story in detail.

• B. The writer tells his or her own story using pronouns such as I, me, and us.

• C. The writer gives a factual account without personal opinions or judgment.

• D. The writer gives his or her opinion, supported with reasons and evidence.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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Read the following paragraph.

 

1.       How would you describe the writer’s voice?

 

Unbelievable! I think maybe I got the part! At first, I thought my audition was awful, but Maya said it was fine. Maybe. Maybe. I guess I’ll find out soon!

• strict

• timid

• proud

• optimistic

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

What is onomatopoeia?

• A. words with repeated consonant sounds, like shush, singsong, and fearful

• B. sensory language, or words that appeal to the senses, like soft and sugary

• C. words that sound like the object or action they name, like hiss and grumble

• D. one syllable words that describe an action, like twist and twirl

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following examples from Brown Girl Dreaming uses onomatopoeia?

• A.            . . . because he likes the sound the die makes / when it pops inside / its plastic bubble. . . .

• B. Jack and Jill went up a hill, my uncle sings. / I went up a hill yesterday, I say.

•  C. . . . When I read, the words twist / twirl across the page.

• D. What hill? / In the park. / What park? / Halsey Park. / Who was with you? / Nobody.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following sentences best illustrates the use of onomatopoeia?

•  A. Ben built a bonfire on the beach near the water's edge.

•  B. The fire crackled with each new log that he added.

• C. Ben's friends roasted sausages and marshmallows.

• D. The fire burned late into the night

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of these literary elements is typical of poetry?

• A. lines and stanzas

• B. repetition of words and phrases

• C. sentence structures that break the rules, such as fragments

•  D. all the above

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

In this excerpt from “gifted,” why do you think Woodson has repeated the phrase “Odella has”?

 

Odella has achieved

Odella has excelled at

Odella has been recommended to

Odella’s outstanding performance in

 

She is gifted

we are told.

And I imagine presents surrounding her.

• A. to convey her idea that Dell's achievements are more important than hers

• B. to emphasize her pride in her sister's achievements

• C. to show that Dell receives more gifts than her brothers and sisters do

• D. to remind the reader of impersonal form letters or report cards

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the poem.

 

Do you hear quiet peeping

in the nests? Feel new warmth

in your face? See soft yellows

in the buds? Do you smell the perfume

of dirt after rain? Shout with wild joy,

Spring is here!

 

8. Why do you think the poet chose to break the lines in this way?

• A. to create a rhyming pattern

•  B. to emphasize the sights, sounds, and smells of spring

•  C. to create a choppy, hesitant feeling

•  D. to convey the poet's emotions

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

                Which of the following most clearly describes a flashback and how it develops the plot?

•  A. A flashback is a reordering of the sequence of events in a plot that puts them in sequential order.

• B. A flashback is a break in the time order of a plot that shows a scene from the past to add information.

• C. A flashback is a reordering of the sequence of events in a plot that puts them in order of importance.

•  D. A flashback is a break in the time order of a plot that predicts a scene that happens in the future.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the following passage from “The Sand Castle.”

 

. . . now, it, the sun, scorched the Earth, killing whatever it touched. The sea, the continents, had changed. . . . She remembered the ride to the sea, the silence when the first shimmers of water became visible. Her father had always been the first into the chilly water. . . . Such happiness to be warmed by the sun.

 

10. How does Villanueva’s use of flashback help develop the plot of “The Sand Castle”?

• A. It shows that climate conditions have changed because the sea is colder.

• B. It shows that children no longer enjoy swimming and playing on the beach.

• C. It shows that the sun is dangerous now, but it used to be enjoyable.

• D. It shows that climate conditions have stayed mostly the same over time.