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6th Grade Standards Test Prep

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the does Cite Textual Evidence mean?

a)

Find a sentence from the story and put it in quotes to back up your claim.

b)

Write the sentence from the story

c)

Highlight a sentence in the story

2.

What is the first step to Citing Textual Evidence?

a)

Connect the story to the PROMPT

b)

Read the story

c)

Read the prompt or question

d)

Restate the question

3.

What does the "R" in the RACES strategy stand for?

a)

Rewrite your answer

b)

Restate the Question

4.

What does the "A" in the RACES strategy stand for?

a)

Answer the question

b)

Ask the teacher for help

c)

Annotate the text

5.

What does the "C" in the RACES strategy stand for?

a)

Can we fix it? Yes we can!

b)

Cite Textual Evidence (quote the sentence)

c)

Come to school

6.

What does the "E" in the RACES strategy stand for?

a)

Eat in class

b)

Explain your answer

c)

Enjoy the story

d)

Give an Example

7.

What does the "S" in the RACES strategy stand for?

a)

State your answer again

b)

Stand up and shout Hooray I'm done

c)

See if you need to add more sentence

8.

What is theme?

a)

Picking a side in an informational text

b)

What the story is about

c)

The lesson in the story

d)

Where the story took place

9.

Which word is the positive connotation for "lazy"?

a)

Tired

b)

Unproductive

c)

idle

d)

slothful

10.

What is a negative connotation for "old"?

a)

Vintage

b)

Ancient

c)

Antique

d)

Dusty

11.

Which Point of View uses the words I, me, we?

a)

1st person point of view

b)

2nd person point of view

c)

3rd person point of view

12.

Which Point of View uses the words you, your?

a)

1st person point of view

b)

2nd person point of view

c)

3rd person point of view

13.

Which Point of View uses the words they, them?

a)

1st person point of view

b)

2nd person point of view

c)

3rd person point of view

14.

Who? What? When? Where? Why? are the five W's you should look for when Annotating?

a)

Yes, I agree

b)

No, I disagree

15.

In an argument, Pro represents _

a)

For

b)

Against

16.

In an argument, Con represents _

a)

Against

b)

For

17.

Should kids be given candy all day? Which sentence a PRO response

a)

Candy is delicious!

b)

Candy makes your teeth rotten and fall out

c)

Candy is messy

d)

Candy gives you energy from the sugar

18.

Should kids be given candy all day? Which sentence is a CON response

a)

Candy is delicious!

b)

Candy is messy

c)

Dark chocolate is good for your health

d)

Candy makes people smile

19.

What are the five senses used in Descriptive Language?

a)

See, Hear, Taste, Touch, Smell

b)

See, Hear, Taste, Touch, Feel

c)

Taste, Touch, Hear, Say, Talk

20.

What is an inference?

a)

A guess

b)

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

c)

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

21.

What does explicit mean?

a)

A guess

b)

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

c)

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

22.

What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?

a)

Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back.

b)

Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.

c)

Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

d)

Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.

23.

It's a good thing we were all wearing seat belts when the turbulence hit.


Based on the text, which of the following most likely happened?

a)

A family was on a road trip and hit a pothole.

b)

A plane had gone through a terrible storm.

c)

A boat went over some waves.

d)

There are not enough details to answer the question.

24.

Thomas reads about how a delicious piece of blueberry pie tastes. He most likely responds by ________.

a)

remembering a fluffy towel

b)

remembering a field trip

c)

feeling cold

d)

feeling hungry

25.

A writer describes the smell of a forest fire. Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?

a)

the number of forests that there are in town

b)

the fear that she has about the fire spreading

c)

the strong and smoky smell reminds her of toasting marshmallows

d)

the number of times she's been to the forest

26.

When a writer uses descriptive language, how does it affect the reader?

a)

The reader can memorize the text.

b)

The reader feels the text come to life.

c)

The reader gets bored and stops reading.

d)

The reader gets confused and has to reread.

27.

Stephanie fell and felt the sting as sharp thorns tore at her bare skin and clothes. What sense did the writer describe?

a)

smell

b)

sight

c)

sound

d)

touch

28.

Lando couldn't believe it. The beast couldn't be from this world. It was at least 10 feet tall and moving with more speed than any two-legged animal that Lando knew of. What sense did the writer describe?

a)

smell

b)

sight

c)

sound

d)

touch

29.

Although he was blind, Gino's nose told him that he had to find shelter. The scent of rain filled the air. What sense did the writer describe?

a)

smell

b)

sight

c)

sound

d)

touch

30.

It was too dark to see in the cave, but I tasted the tang of salt on my lips. I must be near the ocean! Excited, I moved toward the salty spray. What sense did the writer describe?

a)

smell

b)

sound

c)

taste

d)

sight

31.

Read the sentence below and choose the words that best complete the description.


The noise was so loud that Sarah threw her hands over her ears. Though she screamed, she couldn't hear her own voice over the ________ drums.

a)

fast and quiet

b)

calm and soft

c)

banging and booming

d)

soft and delicate

32.
the literal, dictionary definition of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
synonym
33.
the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
context clues
34.
I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
35.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
a)
gossip
b)
chat
36.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
a)
immature
b)
youthful
37.
the narrator is the
a)
person telling the story
b)
the simile
c)
person who wrote the story
d)
a flat character
38.

As I grazed in the field, I realized that there were not any other animals around. I had a weird feeling that something was wrong. The other animals that are usually making noises are all silent. I see a shadow up in a tree. I think that is is unsafe here, so I am going to run away.


From what point of view is the passage written?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

39.
the author is
a)
the speaker
b)
the person who wrote the story
c)
the person who told the story
d)
a flat character
40.
She ran as fast as she could up the hill. Although she was hot and exhausted, she knew if she kept her pace, she would win the race. 
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
41.

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a)

first-person

b)

second-person

c)

third-person objective

d)

third-person limited

e)

third-person omniscient

42.

What should you do when you find a word you don't know?

a)

Ignore it

b)

Guess what it means and move on

c)

Define it using a dictionary or context clues

d)

Write a catchy song about it

43.

What's a way that you can get more out of annotating?

a)

Don't highlight or underline everything

b)

Talk to a friend or neighbor

c)

Reread the story or article

d)

All of the above

44.

The purpose of annotating is to...

a)

make an assumption about what is being read.

b)

make us do more work than we should be doing in English.

c)

highlight the text word for word.

d)

allow you to interact with, understand, and think about what the text is saying.

45.

What is the 1st step of the annotation process?

a)

number the paragraphs

b)

read the text

c)

Underline/circle/highlight/define

d)

What is the author saying?

e)

What is the author doing?

46.

What is the 2nd step of the annotation process?

a)

What is the author saying?

b)

read the text

c)

Underline/circle/highlight/define

d)

number the paragraphs

e)

What is the author doing?

47.

What is step #3 of the annotation process?

a)

number the paragraphs

b)

read the text

c)

What is the author doing?

d)

What is the author saying?

e)

Underline/circle/highlight/define

48.

Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

a)

a fear of heights

b)

"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

c)

A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

d)

Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

49.

"Friendship helps people get through hard times." This sentence is an example of what?

a)

character

b)

theme

c)

main idea

d)

plot