ELA Review (6th grade)

Question 1

An educated guess based on facts from reading a document is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

inference

Question 2

After the hurricane, a whole town may have to be rebuild. Identify the word with a prefix

Accepted Answer

rebuild

Question 3

Complete the analogy: heart : organ :: leg : ___________

Accepted Answer

limb

Question 4

The way an author arranges or organizes a text is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

text structure

Question 5

Your skin is like a raincoat. This is an example of _____________.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 6

When people disagree, they don't think alike. Identify the prepositional phrase.

Accepted Answer

when people disagree

Question 7

Writers sometimes give human qualities to animals. This is an example of ___________.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 8

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick; Jack jump over the candlestick. What genre is this?

Accepted Answer

poetry

Question 9

"I finally feel alright today" - What point of view is this poetry line written in?

Accepted Answer

first person

Question 10

Supporting details are ______________

Accepted Answer

information about the topic

Question 11

A life lesson learned from a story is called the _______________.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 12

What is the MAIN IDEA of a passage?

Accepted Answer

topic

Question 13

Identify the pronouns: You might look at a book and then replace it on the shelf.

Accepted Answer

you & it

Question 14

Complete the analogy: scream : whisper :: synonym : ____________

Accepted Answer

antonym

Question 15

What can you tell about a predictable story? Identify the word that has a suffix.

Accepted Answer

predictable

Question 16

People, animals or objects that a story is about are called ______________

Accepted Answer

characters

Question 17

Complete the analogy: telescope : enlarge :: album : _____________

Accepted Answer

display

Question 18

The loss of habitat caused many bears to die. Use context clues to define italicised word.

Accepted Answer

an animal's natural home

Question 19

The earth is 76% water. Identify the genre of this statement.

Accepted Answer

non-fiction

Question 20

The beginning, middle and end of a story is referred to the ______________.

Accepted Answer

plot

Questions 20