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Worksheets6th Grade ELA Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest.
c)
Don't talk to strangers.
d)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
2.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't be greedy.
b)
Work together.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Don't steal.
3.
Setting is defined as the _______ and _______ of the story.
a)
tone and place
b)
time and place
c)
tone and plot
d)
time and plot
4.
Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue?
Father: We are going to Disney World!
Son: Yay!!!!
Father: We are going to Disney World!
Son: Yay!!!!
a)
irritated
b)
annoyed
c)
uninterested
d)
ecstatic
5.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Humorous
b)
Persuasive
c)
Anxious
d)
Cheerful
6.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Ironic
b)
Informational
c)
Joyful
d)
Dramatic
7.
What is tone in writing?
a)
The reader's attitude toward the subject.
b)
The author's attitude toward the subject.
c)
The reader's feelings about the subject.
d)
The sound that comes from a piano when you press a key.
8.
The definition of mood is
a)
the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
b)
revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
c)
overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.
d)
working with a partner to check your writing.
9.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
10.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
11.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
12.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
13.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
a word that resembles the sound it makes
b)
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
14.
What is a simile?
a)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
b)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
c)
comparing two things by using like or as
d)
a word that resembles the sound it represents
15.
What is a metaphor?
a)
comparing two things using like or as
b)
repeating the same inital sound in neighboring words
c)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
16.
What is an idiom?
a)
a pharse that means something else than what it says
b)
comparing two things using like or as
c)
an extreme exageration
d)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
17.
Match the definition with the term:
repeating the same initial sound in several words of a phrase or sentence
repeating the same initial sound in several words of a phrase or sentence
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
18.
Match the definition with the term:
comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other
comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
personification
d)
oxymoron
19.
Match the definition with the term:
a word that resembles the sound it represents
a word that resembles the sound it represents
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
20.
Match the definition with the term:
a phrase that means something else than what it says
a phrase that means something else than what it says
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
21.
Where did Esperanza live for the first 12 years of her life?
a)
Texas
b)
Mexico
c)
California
d)
Central America
22.
Marta and Esperanza are friends when they first meet.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The dust storm is an example of which kind of conflict?
a)
Man vs. man
b)
Man vs. self
c)
Man vs. society
d)
Man vs. nature
24.
Marta being a jerk to Esperanza is an example of which kind of conflict?
a)
Man vs. man
b)
Man vs. self
c)
Man vs. society
d)
Man vs. nature
25.
The quote "Don't be afraid to start over" supports what theme?
a)
Stereotyping
b)
Perserverance
c)
Friendship
d)
Family
26.
How has Brianś body changed since he crashed in the Canadian wilderness?
a)
Brianś stomach has caved in, his skin is tanned, and his face is leathery from the smok
b)
Brianś hari is long and shaggy, and his nails are broken and ragged.
c)
Brianś arms have grown strong from all the firewood he has carried.
27.
Which question does the book answer?
a)
How is Brian rescued?
b)
What would happen if Brian had to live the winter in the wilderness?
c)
Which food does Brian like best?
d)
Why did the moose attack Brian?
28.
When Brian first began to use the bow and arrows, he could not catch a fish because
a)
Brian´s arrows were not sharp enough to pierce the skin of the fish.
b)
Brian was not fast enough to hit the fish, and they swam away.
c)
the water bent the light, making the fish look like they were in a different place than they really were
29.
Which is a cause then effect statement?
a)
Uncle Carter always put an egg in a glass of milk and drank it.
b)
The turtle laid eggs in the sand. Brian found the eggs and now has food.
c)
A water animal came up to the sand. The animal now has food.
30.
What is the main conflict of Hatchet and how is it resolved?
a)
Brian is sprayed by a skunk and must take four baths a day to get rid of the smell.
b)
Brian is alone in the wilderness and must learn how to take care of himself.
c)
Brian is angry with his mother over The Secret, and his mother tells her boyfriend go away.
31.
Which statement contains a cause-effect relationship?
a)
When the pilot rescued Brian, he had been on the L-shaped lake for many days.
b)
Because Brian had to catch his own food in the wilderness, he lost seventeen percent of his body weight.
c)
Gut cherries were termed choke cherries and mad excellent jelly.
d)
The wolves were timber wolves and were not known to attack people.
32.
Brian escaped the insane moose by ____________.
a)
playing injured and dead.
b)
yelling and screaming
c)
shooting it with arrows
33.
¨Come on he thought, baring his teeth in the darkness-- come on. Is that the best you can do? is that all you can hit me with a moose and a tornado?¨
a)
Brian has the strength to overcome these obstacles.
b)
Brian will give up and no longer try to live in the wilderness.
c)
Brian wishes he had a harder challenge.
34.
Which two are out of order for Chapters 15-16?
1. Brian was attacked by a moose.
2. Brian was able to catch a foolbird.
3. A tornado tore up Brianś home.
4. The mosquitoes would not leave Brian alone.
5. Brian spotted the tail of the plane sticking up out of the lake.
1. Brian was attacked by a moose.
2. Brian was able to catch a foolbird.
3. A tornado tore up Brianś home.
4. The mosquitoes would not leave Brian alone.
5. Brian spotted the tail of the plane sticking up out of the lake.
a)
1 and 2
b)
3 and 4
c)
4 and 5
35.
Which of the following statements contains cause-effect relationship?
a)
Since the fire went out, the mosquitoes started pestering Brian.
b)
The whining sound grew louder and louder as the tornado drew closer to Brian.
c)
Brian could see the tail of the plane sticking out of the lake.
36.
What Brian makes it back to civilization, what will he think about this experience?
a)
Brian will hate anything to do with camping out in the wilderness.
b)
The wilderness was unbelievably beautiful, and he will probably wish he was back.
c)
The experience was the worst nightmare in Brianś life.
37.
Why does Brian not look through the survival pack as soon as he gets to the shore after retrieving it?
a)
Brian must eat supper.
b)
Brian is too tired.
c)
Brian must get a fire started.
38.
Read the statement and determine if it is a fact or opinion.
Yet he had, and he hung onto the raft for a moment and felt sorry for himself and his own stupidity.
Yet he had, and he hung onto the raft for a moment and felt sorry for himself and his own stupidity.
a)
FACT
b)
OPINION
39.
How does Brian feel about the rifle?
a)
Brian didn´t like it very much.
b)
Brian he would never use a bow and arrow again.
c)
Brian thought it was the best thing in the survival pack.
40.
How many total days was Brian stranded in the Canadian wilderness?
a)
365
b)
22
c)
54
d)
105
41.
What became of ¨The Secret¨?
a)
Brianś mother told her exhusband.
b)
Brian kept it to himself.
c)
Brianś mother told his father.
d)
Brian had to testify in court.
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