6th Grade Benchmark Review

What is rising action?

• The part of the plot where the story changes.

• The part of the plot that leads up to the climax, often the longest part of the story.

• The part of the plot where you learn about the setting.

• The part of the plot where all the loose ends come together.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a hyperbole?

• comparing two unlike things using like or as

• when all the beginning sounds are the same

• an extreme exaggeration

• when the things that are not alive take on human qualities

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Developing the plot mean....

• an action or activity that propels the story forward.

• reaching the climax.

• telling about the setting.

• discovering the problems in a story.

What does the word convey mean

• a large group of cars in a row

• to make an idea understandable

• a type of lfower

• part of hte resolution

What is mood in writing?

• where the story takes place

• when the story takes place

• how the story makes the reader feel

• the main idea of a story

To infer is....

• to use what you read and what you know to make an educated guess

• guess the answer

• make a decision using a scientist data

• take information directly from the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Other words for main idea include (choose all that apply)

• key idea

• gerneralize

• primary message

• thesis

Summary includes...

• the setting, the characters and the climax

• key details that retell the story in the beginning, the middle, and the end

• all the details that are fun

• your favorite part of the story

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Another word for introduction is..

• exposition

• climax

• conclusion

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

An introduction...

• is at the end of the story

• introduces the main characters and gives details to help us understand the theme, mood, message and conflict of a story.

• is where you find the climax

• is the part of the story that is the longest and introduces us to the main problem of the story.