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Jenkins TCAP Review 6th Grade ELA 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means to look at a problem and examine all the parts.

a)

evaluate

b)

assess

c)

cite

d)

analyze

2.

"As the sun set it looked like an enormous basketball on the horizon." This simile is used to express

a)

How big the sun was

b)

That the sun was a basketball

c)

How orange the sun looked

d)

What time of day it was

3.

Please __________ chapter 4 with the main idea.

a)

evaluate

b)

analyze

c)

assess

d)

summarize

4.

For my science project I showed the _________ and _________ relationship between mixing baking soda and vinegar to mimic a volcanic explosion.

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Description and Imagery

d)

Compare and Contrast

5.

First, next, then, last are all words that are used for what text structure

a)

Cause & Effect

b)

Description

c)

Problem & Solution

d)

Order & Sequence

6.

The lesson or moral of the story is called the what?

a)

conflict

b)

main character

c)

topic

d)

theme

7.

The problem a character faces in a story is called the ______

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

conflict

d)

theme

8.

A person, place, or thing is a ______

a)

Verb

b)

Adjective

c)

Noun

d)

Adverb

9.

In TV Advertisements, one of the techniques they use to persuade you is____

a)

appealing to your emotions

b)

putting food in the commercial

c)

showing a dog

d)

answering questions

10.

A word that describes a noun is an _________

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Pronoun

11.

"The girl ran to the gym quickly." Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

a)

girl

b)

gym

c)

quickly

d)

ran

12.

A story that is not true is _____

a)

Nonfiction

b)

Fictional

c)

Awesome

d)

A song

13.

"The tall trees danced in the wind" Which type of figurative language is being used in the sentence?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

14.

For what 3 purposes do authors write?

a)

enterain, inform, engage

b)

entertain, inform, contain

c)

inform, persuade, entertain

d)

inform, depict, retain

15.

What is to quote, especially as an authority as well as in reference to evidence?

a)

Cite

b)

Identify

c)

Infer

d)

Analyze

16.

What is the meaning of the word "figurative"?

a)

literal

b)

small numbers

c)

symbolic, not literal

d)

explained

17.

What is another word for "significant"?

a)

not important

b)

foreshadowing

c)

important

d)

small in size

18.

What is another word for "tale"?

a)

conflict

b)

expository

c)

summary

d)

story

19.

What is the meaning of the word "excerpt"?

a)

a part, sample

b)

exception to the rule

c)

someone who knows a lot of information

d)

the entire story

20.

In a story or poem, what does "theme" refer to?

a)

the conflict

b)

the exposition

c)

the message

d)

the resolution

21.

What does "narrator" refer to?

a)

the conflict of the story

b)

the author of the story

c)

the person who tells the story

d)

the dialogue used in the story

22.

Which TWO of the following would be examples of figurative language?

a)

Noun

b)

Comma

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

23.

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

24.

A word that imitates the sound it represents. For example, snap, crackle, pop

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

25.

What is a simile?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison without using like or as; a direct comparison

c)

A common, often-used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. For example, "It's raining cats and dogs."

d)

The sequence of events in a story

26.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison without using like or as; a direct comparison

c)

A common, often-used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. For example, "It's raining cats and dogs."

d)

The sequence of events in a story

27.

What is plot?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison without using like or as; a direct comparison

c)

A common, often-used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. For example, "It's raining cats and dogs."

d)

The sequence of events in a story

28.

Write an essay to your principal that explains why you believe (or do not believe) that students should wear school uniforms. Make sure to _______ your opinion using reasons and evidence.

a)

justify

b)

interpret

c)

predict

d)

contrast

29.

__________ the paragraph. Be sure to include the main idea and key details.

a)

Integrate

b)

Summarize

c)

Compare

d)

Infer

30.

A group of lines that form a unit in a poem

a)

paragraph

b)

stanza

c)

organizational pattern

31.

where and when a story takes place

a)

resolution

b)

rising action

c)

setting

32.

the message, lesson or moral the author is trying to teach the main character and the reader

a)

theme

b)

main idea

c)

expository

33.

The conflict in a story is

a)

the series of events

b)

the problem characters in a story face

c)

where the story takes place

d)

message within a story

34.

The sequence in a story is

a)

where the story takes place

b)

the event that gets the reader hooked into the story

c)

the order of events in a story

d)

the problem or struggle between characters in a story

35.

Text evidence is...

a)

how you cite

b)

how you quote

c)

clearly stated or shown in the text

d)

evidence from the text that supports your answer

36.

A conclusion is..

a)

The final paragraph of an essay in which the thesis statement is restated.

b)

grabs the readers attention

c)

shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence

d)

a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun

37.

In poetry lines are known as...

a)

A row of words in a poem

b)

a group words

c)

a paragraph in a poem

d)

an entire poem

38.

a simile is

a)

when the problem in the story is fixed/solution

b)

sentences that support the main idea that tells who, what when, where and why

c)

when you use words "like" or "as" to compare

d)

what makes something happen

39.

A metaphor is...

a)

What happens because of something

b)

Word that have the same meaning

c)

When you compare without using the words "like" or "as"

d)

The word part at the end of the root word

40.

The lesson or moral of the story is called the what?

a)

conflict

b)

main character

c)

topic

d)

theme

41.

Which words means to write or mark on your text?

a)

clarify

b)

annotate

c)

paraphrase

d)

cite

42.

Which words means to write or mark on your text?

a)

clarify

b)

annotate

c)

paraphrase

d)

cite

43.

What is the main idea of the passage?

a)

The passage discusses unrelated topics

b)

Main idea of the passage is the primary concept or point being discussed.

c)

The passage focuses on historical events

d)

The passage is about cooking recipes

44.

Which writing technique is used in the sentence: 'The stars danced playfully in the night sky'?

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

45.

what the story is mainly about (main idea)

a)

narrative

b)

central idea

c)

theme

d)

topic

46.

an educated guess that involves using both background knowledge and text evidence

a)

inference

b)

theme

c)

central idea

d)

author's purpose

47.

Which is a metaphor?

a)

The sun smiled upon me.

b)

He is as tall as a tree.

c)

Life is a puzzle.

d)

Her hair is like spun gold.

48.

Which is correct?

a)

They're going to give there car away.

b)

They're going to give their car away.

c)

There going to give their car away.

d)

Their going to give they're car away.

49.

Which sentence has an error in spelling?

a)

The bus was stuck in traffic.

b)

Grandma always wears a necklace.

c)

They need to repare the broken desk.

d)

I wonder if there is life on other planets.

50.

Which title is capitalized correctly?

a)

Favorite Animal stories for Kids

b)

Favorite animal stories for Kids

c)

Favorite Animal Stories for Kids

d)

Favorite Animal Stories For Kids