6th Grade Quarter 1 Review

Question 1

Which element of plot is the moment of highest interest in the story; the OMG moment?

Accepted Answer

climax

Question 2

ID Author's Purpose: the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

Accepted Answer

entertain

Question 3

What type of conflict is a struggle, mental or physical, between two characters?

Accepted Answer

man vs. man

Question 4

What sentence type contains two or more simple sentences that are joined by a FANBOYS conjunct.

Accepted Answer

compound

Question 5

ID 6+1 Trait: the internal structure of an essay; the logical pattern of ideas

Accepted Answer

organization

Question 6

What type of conflict takes place inside of a character's mind or heart?

Accepted Answer

internal conflict

Question 7

Which type of character changes throughout a story?

Accepted Answer

dynamic character

Question 8

Which literary element is the message about life that the writer shares with the reader?

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 9

What plot element shows how the conflict unfolds; builds suspense?

Accepted Answer

rising action

Question 10

ID Fig Lang: comparing two unlike things using the words like or as

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 11

Which genre includes made up stories?

Accepted Answer

Fiction

Question 12

ID Sentence Type: makes a statement; punctuated with a period

Accepted Answer

declarative

Question 13

What type of conflict is a struggle between a character and mother nature?

Accepted Answer

man vs. nature

Question 14

What is a thesis statement?

Accepted Answer

last sentence in intro paragraph; summarizes main points

Question 15

Which plot element includes when all loose ends are tied up/all conflicts are resolved?

Accepted Answer

resolution

Question 16

Which literary element tells the time and place of a story?

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 17

Which element of literature includes the major events and actions of a story?

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 18

Which genre includes verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader?

Accepted Answer

poetry

Question 19

ID 6+1 Trait: makes up the content of the piece of writing- the heart of the message

Accepted Answer

ideas

Question 20

ID Sentence Type: expresses great emotion or excitement; ends in an exclamation mark

Accepted Answer

exclamatory

Question 21

What type of conflict takes place between the character and something outside of the character?

Accepted Answer

external conflict

Question 22

ID Fig Lang: giving human characteristics to a non-human thing

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 23

Which genre includes the story of a real person's life that is written by that person?

Accepted Answer

autobiography

Question 24

What is a hook?

Accepted Answer

first sentence in intro para that grabs reader's attention

Question 25

What type of conflict is a struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group?

Accepted Answer

man vs. society

Question 26

Which type of character does the reader know a lot about in a story?

Accepted Answer

round character

Question 27

ID POV: the narrator is not a character, but knows thoughts/feelings of one or two characters

Accepted Answer

third person limited

Question 28

ID Sentence Type: asks a question; ends in a question mark

Accepted Answer

interrogative

Question 29

What includes all of the words in the subject; tells exactly who or what the sentence is about?

Accepted Answer

complete subject

Question 30

What type of conflict is a struggle between a character and his feelings, conscience, or fear?

Accepted Answer

man vs. self

Question 31

ID POV: narrator not character; knows thoughts/feelings of all other characters

Accepted Answer

third person omniscient

Question 32

Which genre includes elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers?

Accepted Answer

fantasy

Question 33

What happens in the falling action?

Accepted Answer

the suspense is eased; conflicts start to be solved

Question 34

What is a predicate?

Accepted Answer

What the subject is or does

Question 35

What sentence type contains a subject and a predicate; expresses a complete thought

Accepted Answer

simple

Question 36

Which genre includes texts that provide facts about a variety of topics?

Accepted Answer

Informational texts

Question 37

ID Author's Purpose: the author wants to give you information

Accepted Answer

inform

Question 38

Which genre is a type of fantasy that uses science and technology?

Accepted Answer

science fiction

Question 39

Which genre includes fictional stories that take place in a particular time period in the past?

Accepted Answer

historical fiction

Question 40

What sentence type: contains a simple sentence and sentence fragment connected with a conjunct.

Accepted Answer

complex

Question 41

Which genre includes the story of a real person's life written by another person?

Accepted Answer

biography

Question 42

ID Author's Purpose: the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something

Accepted Answer

persuade

Question 43

What includes all of the words in the predicate?

Accepted Answer

complete predicate

Question 44

What is the attitude an author takes and expresses when writing a text?

Accepted Answer

Tone

Question 45

What is the subject of a sentence?

Accepted Answer

who or what the sentence is about

Question 46

Which type of character is a character in the story that the reader does not know a lot about?

Accepted Answer

flat character

Question 47

What is the emotion a reader feels when reading a text?

Accepted Answer

Mood

Question 48

ID 6+1 Trait: the author's personal style in writing; including all of his/her feelings

Accepted Answer

voice

Question 49

ID Fig Lang: comparing two unlike things without using like or as

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 50

Which genre includes true stories that have facts that can be checked and proven?

Accepted Answer

nonfiction

Question 51

ID POV: the narrator is a character in the story; uses pronouns like I, me, my, we, us

Accepted Answer

first person

Question 52

Which genre includes stories that are passed down from one group to another in history?

Accepted Answer

traditional literature

Question 53

ID Sentence Type: makes a command or polite request; ends with a period or exclamation mar

Accepted Answer

imperative

Question 54

What is a simple subject?

Accepted Answer

the main word in the complete subject; noun or pronoun

Question 55

Which genre is a story using made-up characters that could happen in real life?

Accepted Answer

realistic fiction

Question 56

Which genre is a suspenseful story that is not solved until the end of the story?

Accepted Answer

mystery

Question 57

What is the main word in the complete predicate?

Accepted Answer

simple predicate

Question 58

What happens in the exposition?

Accepted Answer

the characters and setting are introduced

Question 59

ID Fig Lang: an exaggeration

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 60

Which type of character stays the same throughout a story?

Accepted Answer

static character

6th Grade Quarter 1 Review

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6th Grade Quarter 1 Review

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