6th Grade Common Core Reading Review

Question 1

A summary should NOT include

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opinions or judgments

Question 2

When you give a summary of an informational text, you briefly restate in your own words the

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text's central idea and most important details

Question 3

______ are statements the author presents as true in order to support his or her position.

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Claims

Question 4

The _________ is the voice that tells the story.

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narrator

Question 5

Facts, examples, reasons, or descriptions that expand on the central idea are called _______.

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Supporting Details

Question 6

Which point of view would be the LEAST reliable?

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3rd person limited

Question 7

A story's setting, plot, and characters' actions can all contribute to the story's _____.

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theme

Question 8

The ____________ is what happens before the resolution but after the climax.

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falling action

Question 9

The conflict is the __________ in a story.

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struggle or problem

Question 10

Which word has the most positive connotation?

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eager

Question 11

A(n) _____ states an author's position about a topic and tries to get readers to agree with it.

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argument

Question 12

Poems are usually organized in _______.

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stanzas

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a theme?

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Parker should have learned not to run in the house.

Question 14

The climax is the __________ in a story.

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The climax is all of them.

Question 15

How an event is described is directly affected by the __________.

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person's point of view

Question 16

There can be more than one possible theme in a text.

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True

Question 17

What is a genre?

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A specific category of literature

Question 18

To determine an author's point of view, you can look for _____________ words and phrases.

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positive and/or negative

Question 19

Why would two friends tell you two different stories about the same event?

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They have different perspectives.

Question 20

The reasons for a character's actions is called their __________.

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motivation

Question 21

When information is _____________, you have to draw inferences from the text.

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implied

Question 22

Writers might use words with a ___________ when writing about a specific subject area.

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technical meaning

Question 23

Which of the following is a good formula for making an inference?

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what you know + what the text says = inference

Question 24

"The boiling tea kettle screeched its complaint" is an example of __________.

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Personification

Question 25

The beginning of the story is called the _________.

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Exposition

Question 26

A reasonable guess, which is based on both evidence and your prior knowledge of a topic is

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an inference

Question 27

When comparing two texts written about the same topic, you must consider the author's _______.

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You must consider all of these things.

Question 28

You should copy the summary word for word from the passage.

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False

Question 29

The moral or lesson of a text is called the ________.

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theme

Question 30

All of the following are types of literary point of view EXCEPT:

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4th person

Question 31

Writers choose words with a positive or negative _______ to show how they feel about the topic.

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connotative meaning

Question 32

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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A simile uses like or as, but a metaphor does not.

Question 33

When you're thinking about how a story's parts work together, you're thinking about its _____.

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structure

Question 34

A word or phrase's figurative meaning is different from its _________.

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literal, or usual, meaning

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT an example of a text structure?

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Technical

Question 36

The _________ happens between the exposition and the climax in a story.

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rising action

Question 37

"She sells sea shells on the seashore" is an example of _____________.

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Alliteration

Question 38

As a reader, it is your job to _____, or judge, whether the author's argument is sound.

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evaluate

Question 39

Words affect meaning and establish the ____, or the attitude of the narrator or speaker.

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tone

Question 40

The way an author organizes information is called ___________.

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text structure

Question 41

Which word has the most neutral connotation?

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curious

Question 42

All of the following are types of figurative language EXCEPT:

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theme

Question 43

A word's dictionary meaning is its __________.

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denotation

Question 44

What is the central idea of a passage?

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It is the most important point the writer is trying to make

Question 45

Charlie & Parker are outside the principal's office with their heads down. What can you infer?

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They're in trouble.

Question 46

When authors use words to paint a picture in the reader's mind, it's called ______.

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imagery

Question 47

An author's main reason for writing can best be described as the ____________.

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author's purpose

Question 48

To determine the theme of a poem, you should first find the ________ of each line and stanza.

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meaning

Question 49

"BOOM!" "POW!" "WOOSH!" These words are all examples of which type of figurative language?

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Onomatopoeia

Question 50

Parker has a bad temper. Which of the following would best support this claim?

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He screams to the top of his lungs when his food is gone.

Question 51

The end of the conflict is known as the __________.

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Resolution

Question 52

The time and place of a story is called the _______.

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setting

Question 53

What is the author's point of view in an informational text?

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His or her feelings about a topic

Question 54

You can usually figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase by looking at its ____.

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context

Question 55

Charlie is a caring child. Which of the following best supports this claim?

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He is always loving on his brother.

Question 56

What is most likely the function of the first paragraph of a text?

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To introduce the reader to the topic of the text

Question 57

The central idea is always stated directly in the passage.

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False

Question 58

Characters often change in response to events.

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True

Question 59

My brother was as mad as a raging bull when I beat him at basketball!

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Simile

Question 60

Which of the following would NOT be a good detail to include in a summary?

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He really should not have asked her to the dance.

Question 61

A summary of a literary text should include ______________.

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main characters, setting, conflict, important events

Question 62

Word choice is also important because it can create the ____, or the atmosphere, in a story.

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mood

Question 63

A character's attitude is ________________.

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how they think, act, and feel

Question 64

Which point of view is puts the reader in the story?

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2nd person

6th Grade Common Core Reading Review

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6th Grade Common Core Reading Review

Questions 70