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6th Grade Reading 2nd Quarter Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An illustrator draws a picture of a person intently watching a bird fly overhead. What is the bird representing?
a)
freedom
b)
knowledge
c)
the chosen one
d)
birth
2.
Harry Potter has a scar on his forehead. This scar symbolizes
a)
a family name
b)
royalty
c)
the chosen one
d)
a fight with a leader
3.
On their wedding day, the groom gave his bride a bouquet of red roses. What do the red roses symbolize?
a)
 his love for his bride
b)
her favorite flower
c)
life
d)
power
4.
Water symbolizes
a)
running
b)
freedom
c)
liquid
d)
life
5.
The author wants a picture of a stack of books with an apple sitting on top of them as the cover of his novel. What does the apple represent?
a)
fruit
b)
hunger
c)
knowledge
d)
power
6.
Point of view is...
a)
the author's opinion
b)
who the narrator is
c)
the vantage point, or perspective of a story
d)
the reader's opinion or perspective
7.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.
b)
The author is addressing the reader.
c)
The narrator is not in the story.
d)
Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.
8.
She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.
a)
3rd person pov
b)
1st person pov
9.
Which point of view is the following:
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
a)
second
b)
first
c)
third person
10.
What point of view is the following:
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
a)
First person
b)
Third person 
11.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching. 
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
12.
Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?
a)
how a character is feeling
b)
a "life lesson" the main character learns
c)
a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand
d)
the moral of the story
13.
When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...
a)
the illustrations
b)
the subject or topic
c)
the title
d)
the length of the story 
14.
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
a)
Skim through the story
b)
Just read the beginning of the story
c)
Think about what the character has learned
d)
Read the ending of the story
15.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
16.
What key word helps a reader know that the text is written in first person?
a)
I
b)
you
c)
she
d)
he
17.
What key word helps a reader know that the text is written in third person?
a)
I
b)
my
c)
she
d)
you
18.
In what point of view is a biography written?
a)
First point of view
b)
Third point of view
c)
Second point of view
19.
In what point of view is an autobiography written?
a)
First point of view
b)
Third point of view
c)
Second point of view
20.
How are biographies and autobiographies the same?
a)
Both texts are written in first person point of view. 
b)
Both are written using opinions about the person. 
c)
Both texts talk about the life of a real person.
21.
a)
Biography
b)
Autobiography
22.
a)

Biography

b)

Autobiography

23.
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography
24.
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography
25.
a)
Biography
b)
Autobiography
26.
How many sentences should your first paragraph have?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
4
d)
3
27.
My thesis statement has to be restaed in the conclusion
a)
True
b)
False
28.

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

a)

To inform/explain

b)

To express ideas/feelings

c)

To entertain

d)

To persuade

29.
You should organize your writing by having an
a)
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
b)
Introduction, Controlling Idea, and Conclusion
c)
Controlling Idea, Introduction, and Body Paragraphs
d)
Introduction, and Truism
30.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
A general idea of what the essay is about
b)
A summary of the main idea
c)
A statement that explains the main idea of an essay
d)
A suggestion that you should read the essay
31.

dread

a)

a mad rage or frenzy

b)

to look forward to with great fear or worry.

c)

say suddenly without stopping to think

d)

speak or pronounce words clearly

32.

berserk

a)

a mad rage or frenzy

b)

less clear, smeared

c)

speak or pronounce words clearly

d)

say suddenly without stopping to think

33.

erratically

a)

a fit of anger

b)

yes

c)

no

d)

not regular in action

34.

mischievous

a)

causing some slight harm or annoyance

b)

a toy musical instrument

c)

a fit of anger

d)

to draw back from some type of hit

35.

bother or annoy

a)

quiver

b)

pester

c)

recruit

d)

pathetic

36.

causing or deserving pity

a)

prospect

b)

quiver

c)

recruit

d)

pathetic

37.

to turn away from a straight path

a)

stern

b)

swerved

c)

scold

d)

wince

38.

to make untidy

a)

tousle

b)

truce

c)

unravel

d)

wince

39.

________ about actors always interest my uncle Sal.

a)

Diverse

b)

Infamous

c)

Anecdotes

d)

Irrational

40.

The chef's food was _________.

a)

superb

b)

dignity

c)

prejudiced

d)

integrated

41.

________ of my mom's vase were all over the dining room floor after we hit it with the ball.

a)

Barriers

b)

Imitate

c)

Repentance

d)

Fragments

42.

My favorite ______ of transportation is my bike.

a)

mode

b)

inhabited

c)

dimensions

d)

catastrophe