6th Grade Unit 5 Test

What does the Latin root "dur-" mean?

• To go

• Hard, to hold out, or to last

• To move quickly

• To change

What is the central idea of "Mission Twinpossible"?

• The brothers play video games in space.

• The brothers help scientists understand the effects of space travel on the human body.

• The brothers build a spaceship.

• The brothers fight aliens in space.

What is a preposition?

• A noun

• A verb

• A word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence

• A type of conjunction

Which of the following contains an example of a prepositional phrase?

• The car drove fast

• The book is on the table

• The sun is shining brightly

• She is running quickly

What is mythology?

• A genre of science fiction stories

• A collection of stories about a culture, religion, or group of people

• A type of fable for children

• A biography of famous people

What is situational irony?

• When characters are introduced at the beginning of a story

• When events in a story are the opposite of what you expect

• When characters make decisions based on the theme

• When a character solves a problem without help

What does the Latin root "vad-" mean?

• To fly

• To go

What is an epic?

• A short story

• A long, fictional poem about heroes

• A play about gods

• A biography of a famous person

What is a memoir?

• A novel written by an author about a fictional character

• A true factual retelling focusing on specific moments of a person’s life, told by someone who experienced the events

• A history book about a specific culture

• A mythological story about heroes

What does it mean when something is implied or inferred?

• The information is directly stated.

• The information is presented through dialogue.

• The information is not directly stated and must be figured out.

• The information is spoken by a narrator.