Language Arts-End of Year Review Grade 6

The main idea is usually in what sentence in a paragraph?

In order to make an ________________, you have to use prior knowledge as well as text clues.

Which one represents the attitude of the author toward the audience?

What is a big revelation (or realization) in a text called? (Hint: The author may have this.)

The sequence of events in a story is the ____________.

Who is the bad guy or "villain" in a story?

What genre of literature involves morals in the stories told?

What is hyperbole?

What part of speech usually ends in -ly?

"Re" is a prefix that means what?

What is it called when the spreading of rumors or ideas is used to sway the opinion of others?

The dictionary definition of a word is called...

What five-line poems usually have to do with nature (5, 7, 5 syllables)?

Which type of poem is a silly poem (AABBA rhyme scheme)?

In a __________ poem, the pattern is 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 (five lines total) syllables.

What literary device means "a hinting of what is to come"?

What should you use if you don't know the meaning of a word?

A group of lines in poetry is a...

When an author uses descriptive words to paint a picture, what is that called?

The central idea of a work is the... 

What genre includes special "text features" (charts, tables, graphs...)?

When the narrator knows everything about all the characters, then what is the point of view?

When you briefly restate the main points of a piece of writing in your own words, you are...

The humorous use of a word or phrase (a play on words) is known as what?

"Fuzzy" is an example of what part of speech?

What type of story usually includes a hero and hyperbole?

This is an example of what?

Sally's mom dropped her off at the airport. "Sally's" is what type of noun?

What is a pair of lines called in poetry?

This image shows an example of what?

This is an example of what?

A comparison between two things that does not use "like" or "as" is called a...

If you write about your own life, you are writing what?

What is an attachment to the end or beginning of a base or root word?

Which of the two represents the attitude of the author toward the subject?