Sixth Grade ELA Pre/Post Assessment

Theme is which one of the following:

• An idea/ lesson/ message conveyed in a text

• The location where a story takes place

• The plot of a story

• The main character of a story

A reader determines the character traits of characters in a story by looking at their

• actions/behaviors

• things they say

• how they present themselves (clothing/accessories)

• all of the above

Which of the following is a true statement about character development in a story:

• The characters in a story stay the same from beginning to end

• Authors develop their characters, showing their growth throughout the story

• Only one character in a story will change over time

• Both A and C

What is repetition?

• When authors compare one thing to another

• When authors paint a picture in your mind about what is happening in the text

• When authors repeat the same word or phrases many times

• None of the above

What is the purpose of repetition? Why do authors use this strategy?

• To emphasize a specific thought or message

• To fill up space in their writing

• To clarify their idea

• All of the above

Define means to:

• Analyze the word or phrase

• Describe the word or phrase

• Provide the literal meaning of the word or phrase

• Provide the figurative meaning of the word or phrase

Context Clues refers to which of the following:

• The book series the text is found in

• The genre the text belongs to

• A and B

• The parts of something, written or spoken, that immediately come before or after a word or passage to clarify its meaning

Argue, in a literary context, means to ________.

• Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea

• Offer a personal opinion, with no supporting evidence

• Create a summary of the information provided

• A and C

Third person point of view, in which the narrator speaks about (other) people, utilizes which of the following pronouns?

• She/he/they/them

• I/me/us/we

• You

• None of the above

Second person point of view is indicated by the use of the pronoun _________, as the author makes it seem that the narrator is speaking directly to the reader.

• They

• Us

• You

• Her