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WorksheetsAcademic Vocabulary 6th grade
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sequence of events in a story, in order
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
conflict
d)
character
2.
Logical conclusion based on the reader's background knowledge and text clues
a)
Personification
b)
Symbolism
c)
Inference
d)
Metaphor
3.
Reason the author writes: persuade, inform, entertain, describe.
a)
Alliteration
b)
1st Person point of view
c)
Author's Purpose
d)
Tone
4.
The way writing is organized, such as paragraphs, chapters, stanzas (Or organizational style such as cause-effect, chronological order, compare-contrast)
a)
Author's Purpose
b)
Text Structure
c)
Tone
d)
Mood
5.
The moral or message readers should learn from the story (Does the character learn something or change? How is conflict resolved?)
a)
Climax
b)
Key Detail
c)
Conflict
d)
Theme
6.
What makes something happen
a)
Compare
b)
Contrast
c)
Cause
d)
Effect
7.
How the text makes the reader feel (Ex. Peaceful, eerie, humorous, sad)
a)
description
b)
mood
c)
analysis
d)
tone
8.
A group of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph
a)
speaker
b)
stanza
c)
rhythm
d)
onomatopoeia
9.
Words that may not literally mean what they say
a)
figurative language
b)
alliteration
c)
anecdote
d)
denotative meaning
10.
story is told in time order (common in narrative stories or biographies)
a)
cause & effect
b)
compare & contrast
c)
exposition
d)
chronological
11.
People, animals, or creatures in a story or drama
a)
narrator
b)
personification
c)
characters
d)
exposition
12.
The voice that tells the story
a)
narrator
b)
hyperbole
c)
conflict
d)
chronological
13.
Problem the character must resolve
a)
theme
b)
antagonist
c)
protagonist
d)
conflict
14.
Uses "I" and is usually the main character in the story
a)
1st person point of view
b)
2nd person point of view
c)
3rd person point of view
d)
biography
15.
personality or physical characteristics that define who the character is
a)
text evidence
b)
mood
c)
character traits
d)
context clues
16.
series of events that increase tension and move the plot toward the climax
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
17.
Tell in your own words what a passage is about including only the central idea and most important supporting details. Does not include opinions or judgement.
a)
clarify
b)
analyze
c)
summarize
d)
plagiarize
18.
Extreme exaggeration (Ex. My backpack weighs a ton.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
personficiation
19.
The narrator of a poem
a)
reader
b)
speaker
c)
line
d)
stanza
20.
Text that comes from the story used to support your analysis
a)
denotative meaning
b)
connotative meaning
c)
text evidence
d)
summary
21.
turning point in the plot; the "OMG" moment when a decision, action, or event answers the reader's BIG question
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
22.
What happens as a result of something else
a)
cause
b)
effect
c)
antagonist
d)
denotative meaning
23.
Uses "you" and reader is a character in the story
a)
1st person point of view
b)
2nd person point of view
c)
3rd person point of view
d)
mood
24.
Events that occur after the climax and the loose ends are being tied up and before the end of the story
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
25.
read and examine text in detail looking for important ideas
a)
supporting details
b)
analyze the text
c)
summarize
d)
inference
26.
Time when the conflict is resolved at the end of the story
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
27.
Author's attitude about their subject (Ex. Admiring, critical, nostalgic, sarcastic)
a)
text structure
b)
mood
c)
tone
d)
3rd person point of view
28.
How two texts or things are different
a)
similar
b)
compare
c)
contrast
d)
chronological
29.
Speaking of a nonhuman thing as if it has human feelings or actions (Ex. The wind moaned.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
simile
30.
an object represents an idea (Ex. Rose represents beauty; Rain represents sadness)
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
symbolism
31.
Sequence of events that tell a story from beginning to end
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
conflict
d)
character
32.
Narrator is not a character in the story and refers to all characters as "he" or "she"
a)
author
b)
1st person point of view
c)
2nd person point of view
d)
3rd person point of view
33.
Compares 2 things that are not alike using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
34.
Compares 2 things that are not alike but does not use the words "like" or "as"
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
35.
When and where a story takes place
a)
setting
b)
conflict
c)
theme
d)
plot
36.
The people or animals that the story is about.
a)
characters
b)
events
c)
setting
d)
author
37.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
38.
After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
39.
Copying words and ideas from a source and presenting them as your own is?
a)
quoting
b)
paraphrasing
c)
summarizing
d)
plagiarism
40.
The rain ran down the road.
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
repetition
41.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
42.
The raindrops danced on the tabletop.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
43.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
44.
A website saying that a new shopping mall should not be built because it threatens an endangered bald eagle’s home. The website also lists other reasons why the mall should not be built. What is the website trying to do?
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
45.
What is the purpose of an “X-men” comic book?
a)
to persuade
b)
to inform
c)
to entertain
46.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
Where and when the story takes place.
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
47.
A novel can have more than one theme.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
48.
What is the definition of climax?
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
49.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.
a)
action
b)
conflict
c)
setting
d)
plot
50.
The concept of taking information from a source and using the exact same words and language:
a)
paraphrase
b)
summarize
c)
direct quotation
51.
The concept of taking a large chunk of information from a source and shortening it to just its main ideas:
a)
paraphrase
b)
summarize
c)
direct quotation
52.
The concept of taking information from a source and resaying it in your own words:
a)
paraphrase
b)
summarize
c)
direct quotation
53.
something that gives proof to believe something
a)
ambiguous
b)
status
c)
structure
d)
evidence
54.
a person's position or level in comparison with the position of other people
a)
structure
b)
evidence
c)
ambiguous
d)
status
55.
a rule that helps someone to do something in the best way...
a)
guideline
b)
function
c)
conformity
d)
resilient
56.
the way in which the parts of something connect with each other...
a)
inference
b)
structure
c)
resilient
d)
unethical
57.
able to recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, etc...
a)
structure
b)
data
c)
resilient
d)
unethical
58.
facts, figures, or other pieces of information...
a)
inference
b)
data
c)
guideline
d)
structure
59.
a conclusion that comes from combining what you see and what you know...
a)
status
b)
unethical
c)
inference
d)
rationalize
60.
Choose the correct definition of EXPAND.
a)
To make smaller
b)
Increase in size, volume, or scope
c)
To explain
61.
To IDENTIFY is......
a)
to effect
b)
to come to a conclusion
c)
to recognize
62.
Choose the correct definition of ILLUSTRATE.
a)
to clarify by using examples
b)
to increase
c)
to draw
63.
What is the correct definition of IMPACT?
a)
to influence or effect
b)
to smash
c)
first
64.
To INDICATE is..........
a)
first
b)
to point out
c)
to think
65.
To INFER is.......
a)
to read
b)
to randomly guess
c)
to conclude by reasoning based on evidence
66.
INITIAL means ________________.
a)
Last
b)
Sign your name
c)
First
67.
INTERPRET means _________.
a)
to speak in other languages
b)
to provide meaning
c)
to recognize
68.
Choose the definition of MODIFY.
a)
to change or alter
b)
exact
c)
to point out
69.
What is the definition of PRECISE?
a)
exact
b)
approximate
c)
point out
70.
What is the definition of alternative?
a)
to look closely
b)
another option with the same result
c)
to guess
71.
To analyze is to......
a)
look closely, to gather information
b)
to make an educated guess
c)
to give
72.
What does approximate mean?
a)
close to, an estimation
b)
another option
c)
a guess
73.
What is the definition of assume?
a)
to reach a conclusion without proof
b)
using evidence to support a claim
c)
to give
74.
To conclude is...
a)
to finish
b)
proof
c)
to determine by reasoning
75.
What is the definition of consequence?
a)
Getting in trouble with your parents
b)
The outcome of something, an action or result
c)
proof
76.
Contribute means...
a)
to give
b)
to prove
c)
to think
77.
What is the definition of distinct?
a)
Not identical, different in nature or quality
b)
when a species no longer exists
c)
to reach a conclusion
78.
To emphasize is...
a)
to determine by reasoning
b)
to give importance to something
c)
not identical
79.
What is evidence?
a)
an educated guess
b)
a magnifying glass
c)
proof
80.
a type of oral or written communication that develops or debates a topic in a logical or persuasive way
a)
argument
b)
cite
c)
explicit
d)
analyze
81.
to specifically state the exact words, phrases, etc. of a text
a)
tone
b)
explicit
c)
cite
d)
inference
82.
directly stated
a)
implicit
b)
explicit
c)
evaluate
d)
claim
83.
the chief topic or a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase
a)
central (main) idea
b)
author's perspective
c)
logical reasoning
d)
tone
84.
Pretty and beautiful are examples of
a)
Synonyms
b)
Antonyms
c)
Homophones
d)
Pronouns
85.
Piece of cake is an example of
a)
detail
b)
summarize
c)
verb
d)
Idiom
86.
Westland HS is a
a)
Verb
b)
Noun
c)
concept
d)
detail
87.
There, their, they're are examples of
a)
homphones
b)
synonyms
c)
analysis
d)
compound.
88.
Summarize means to
a)
give the main ideas.
b)
make an educated guess.
c)
look at the parts to understand the whole.
89.
A compound is
a)
a word or phrase that expresses feelings
b)
an idea or thought
c)
an item of information
d)
two words put together to make a new word.
90.
Words with opposite meanings are
a)
adverbs.
b)
verbs.
c)
antonyms.
d)
idioms.
91.
An idiom is
a)
a word that sounds like other words.
b)
an action word.
c)
an expression that means something different from meanings of individual words.
d)
an educated guess.
92.
How a word is being used is the
a)
context.
b)
adjective.
c)
verb.
d)
adverb.
93.
Significant means
a)
idiom.
b)
to conclude by knowing the facts.
c)
to make an educated guess.
d)
very important or major.
94.
Interpretation is
a)
looking at the parts to understand the whole.
b)
understanding an idea or concept
c)
very major.
d)
to summarize.
95.
A definition is
a)
a detail.
b)
a concept.
c)
the meaning of a word.
d)
a verb.
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