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Worksheets6th grade ELA '23-'24 Review
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
According to the excerpt from My Life With the Chimpanzees, why did Jane Goodall go to Gombe National Park?
to join a chimpanzee family
to study chimpanzee behavior
to work as a chimpanzee doctor
to learn to make chimpanzee tools
What
important discovery did Jane Goodall make during her early years at Gombe Park?
Chimpanzees can learn to write.
Chimpanzees make and use tools.
Chimpanzees give each other names.
Chimpanzees eat mostly fruits and nuts.
Base your answer on the meaning of miserable.
Wearing wet shoes and soggy socks on a long hike can make a person miserable.
thirsty
grateful
talkative
unhappy
Why is My Life With the Chimpanzees considered a memoir?
It describes nature.
It has more than one author.
It can be used in place of a science book.
It describes key moments in the author’s life.
Which of the following is the best definition of the word excitable? Base your answer on your knowledge of the suffix -able.
easily excited
excited again
never excited
excited inside
The author of My Life With the Chimpanzees is Jane Goodall.
True
False
According to “Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog,” what does Hachiko do every day?
Hachiko steals food from strangers in the city square.
Hachiko gets lost walking from the station to his home.
Hachiko accompanies Kentaro to his school downtown.
Hachiko escorts his owner to and from the train station.
In “Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog,” why does Hachiko’s owner stop going to the train station?
He dies while he is at work.
He moves to another city.
He stops taking the train to work.
He decides to leave Hachiko behind.
According to “Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog,” how do the Japanese people honor Hachiko?
They build a statue of him.
They find him a new home.
They give him scraps of food.
They send his owner flowers.
Which of the following must be true of a person silently standing in line?
She is kind.
She is loud.
She is quiet.
She is angry.
Part A Answer: Hachiko is Kentaro’s reliable friend.
Part B Which excerpt from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
He had thick, cream-colored fur, small pointed ears, and a broad, bushy tail that curved up over his back. I wondered if the dog was a stray.
From that day on, I went to the train station almost every afternoon. But I no longer went to see the trains. I went to see Hachiko…
Hachiko’s bright brown eyes followed us as we walked away, but he stayed behind, waiting for Dr. Ueno.
Papa told me that Hachiko had been taken several miles away to live with some of Dr. Ueno’s relatives.
What part of speech does the Anglo-Saxon suffix -ly create when added to the end of an adjective?
noun
verb
adverb
conjunction
The base word thorough means “complete.” Use this information as well as your knowledge of the suffix -ly to select the correct definition of thoroughly.
to complete
a completed task
in a complete way
a state of being complete
Which of the following sentences uses correct capitalization?
my sister Donna volunteers at Cherrywood Park.
My sister Donna volunteers at cherrywood park.
My sister donna volunteers at Cherrywood Park.
My sister Donna volunteers at Cherrywood Park.
Read the following sentence.
Parrots are known to be intelligent birds.
Why is the word Parrots capitalized in the sentence?
It is the first word.
It is a proper noun.
It is a person’s title.
It is a proper adjective.
What was Maniac allergic to?
eggs
pizza
milk
fish
What does Amanda think will make Maniac popular with everyone in East End?
Cobble’s Knot
going back to West End
reading more books
eating the most pizza
Why did Grayson leave Maniac?
he moved back to the YMCA
he moved back to the YMCA
he moved in with his son
he died
What did McNab pitch to Maniac instead of a ball?
rock
ball of paper
frog
shoe
In the script of a play, stage directions describe how actors are to speak and move. What else do stage directions do?
give the lines of dialogue that the characters say
give instructions about sound, lighting, and scenery
provide a summary of the action in the scene
give the origin of certain words
Read this passage from Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth.
Insincerity. [Stamping his foot.] Well, all right for you! Most people listen to what I say, but if that's the way you feel, then I'll just go home. [Exits in a huff.]
How do the stage directions in this passage most clearly develop Insincerity's character?
They show that Insincerity usually feels hopeful.
They show that Insincerity prefers to be left alone.
They show that Insincerity gets offended and angry easily.
They show that Insincerity is suspicious of other characters.
What is a state of having low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest or feeling?
lethargy
ignorance
trivial
corrupts
What is a synonym of bizarre and weird?
realisitc
surreal
normal
argumentative
The act of being phony or fake
apathetic
cranky
insincerity
frustrated
What tribe is Salva from?
Loun-Ariik
Dinka
Nuer
Southern Sudan
In the Dinka language, the Atuot are called "The People of _____"
The crocodile
The lion
The bee
The hippo
What family member does Salva find on his way to Ethiopia?
His little brother
His mom
His cousin
His uncle
What does Salva learn from his cousin's email?
His mother is dead.
How to build a well.
The war is finally over.
His father has been found and is in a remote hospital.
What is the reason for the war that is going on in Sudan during the time of our story?
The people in the South are fighting against the North for religious freedom.
The South wants to take land from the North.
The North wants the resources that the South has.
What is the name that Americans are using to describe the boys and young men who wandered around Sudan without their families?
The Runaways
The Refugees
The Lost Ones
The Lost Boys
In the story "A Long Way Home," what are the narrator's reasons for looking for his long-lost home (on Google Maps)?
to question his elders
to understand his past
to reclaim his inheritance
to speak his native tongue
to reconnect with his family
Which of the following situation BEST illustrates the word quest?
Alex has trouble understanding the author's ideas
Bonita will ride her horse in annual competitions
Caroline always raises her hand during presentations
Damon has been looking for the perfect winter hike for years now.
If you do a thorough cleaning of your room, which of the following is most likely to be true? Base your answer on the meaning of thorough.
You determine where the dirt is and focus on cleaning that
You divide your room into quadrants and clean a bit of each
You are careful to dust and vacuum every inch of the room.
You use cleaning products that mask any unpleasant odors.
If a runner relentlessly trains for a race, which of the following is MOST LIKELY to be true?
She does not accept help from a trainer
She runs faster each day that she
trains
She acts harshly toward fellow runners
She exercises intensely and constantly
Read the passage from A Long Way Home
"These occasional forays showed the follow of searching by town, particularly when I wasn't sure about the names. If I was going to do this, I needed to be strategic and methodical about it.
What is the controlling idea of the passage and what evidence from the text supports this idea?
You need to have a plan to work effectively. ("If I was going to do this, I needed to be strategic and methodical about it.")
Foolish goals have no merit. ("showed the folly of searching by town".
Some information is better than none. ("I wasn't sure about the names.")
Partial involvement will fail. ("These occasional forays showed the folly.")
The story's central turning point—the moment of peak tension or conflict— in a plot.
resolution
rising action
climax
falling action
The exchange of spoken words between two or more characters
conflict
dialogue
dialect
monologue
Language that cannot be taken literally
Speeches
Monologues
Dialect
Figurative Language
When two things are compared by saying that one thing is the other thing
simile
metaphor
idiom
alliteration
Which is an example of an onomatopoeia?
buzz
paint
fluffly
harangue
When human characteristics are given to non-humans.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
irony
personification
When and where a story takes place.
characterization
plot overview
setting
point of view
Which is an example of a metaphor?
That man is a pig!
Life is like a box of chocolates.
She is on cloud nine today!
The leaves danced in the wind.
Which is an example of a simile?
That man is a pig!
Life is like a box of chocolates.
She is on cloud nine today!
The leaves danced in the wind.
What is theme?
What a story is about
The lesson of the story
How the characters behave
Why things happen in a story
Which is an example of personification?
That man is a pig!
Life is like a box of chocolates.
She is on cloud nine today!
The leaves danced in the wind.
Which sentence is written in 1st Person point of view?
The man laughed as he walked away.
Sylvia thought it was funny to see a woman wearing a fur coat in June.
Next, mix the flour and eggs in a large bowl.
We ran to the store to buy snacks for our party.
Which is NOT considered one of the 3 purposes an author has for writing?
Inform
Entertain
Persuade
Finances
Complete sentences must have a
subject
adjective
predicate
adverb
In this sentence, which word needs a capital letter?
I am meeting jesse at the park tonight.
Jesse
Park
Tonight
What type of conflict is this? Janet was not allowed in the club because the rules said only boys could be members.
Character v. Man
Character v. Nature
Character v. Society
Character v. Self
What are the two things you need to make a complete sentence?
noun/verb
pronoun/adjective
subject/noun
subject/verb
Who is the narrator of “To the Top of Everest”?
a Tibetan woman
an English woman
a Nepalese woman
an American woman
In “To the Top of Everest,” who joins the narrator on her trip?
her father
her friend
her mother
her brother
What challenges does the narrator face in “To the Top of Everest”? Choose two options.
falling ice
wild animals
limited oxygen
unmarked trails
damaged equipment
What is most likely the meaning of offended in the following sentence. Use context clues to help you.
"Miles offended his grandfather by forgetting to thank him for the birthday gift"
worried
confused
delighted
displeased
Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of invaded?
Kings signed a treaty to end their war.
A family left home to avoid the hurricane.
Students volunteered to help people in need.
An army entered a country to take control of it.
In Tales from the Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus is ...
an ancient god
an excellent sailor
a famous Trojan warrior
a leader of Greek soldiers
If a person showed wrath toward the enemy, which of the following must be true?
He showed intense fear.
He showed good manners.
He showed extreme anger.
He showed poor judgement.
