6th Grade Reading Comprehension Practice Test

Front

What is a synonym for 'senses'?

Back

To be aware.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

What figurative language technique is used in the comparison 'Its leaves, which grow in pairs like a clam's shell, shine with a sweet juice'?

Back

Simile.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

How does the suffix -ly change the word 'sweet'?

Back

It changes it from an adjective to an adverb.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is the genre of a passage that presents factual information?

Back

Non-Fiction.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Front

What does the term 'marsh' refer to?

Back

A wet field.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

What is the purpose of reading comprehension?

Back

To understand and interpret the meaning of a text.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4B

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?

Back

An adjective describes a noun, while an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What are the main components of a reading comprehension passage?

Back

Main idea, supporting details, vocabulary, and author's purpose.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

Front

What is the significance of context clues in reading comprehension?

Back

They help readers infer the meaning of unknown words or phrases.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4