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6th grade language arts terms review
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1
The message about life or human nature conveyed by a work of literature is called...
theme
plot
conflict
setting
2
What is a stanza?
Group of lines in poetry;usually similar in length & pattern
Group of lines in prose which rhyme
Group of lines in poetry that create the mood of the poem
Group of lines that form a paragraph
3
Which one of the following is NOT an example of an external conflict?
man vs. nature
man vs. man
man vs. society
man vs. self
4
The sequence of events that makes up the story is called the...
characterization
plot
climax
rising action
5
The literal meaning of a word is called...
repetition
dialect
connotation
denotation
6
What is a narrative story using made up characters?
nonfiction
personification
characterization
fiction
7
The main character in a story is called the...
speaker
prodigy
protagonist
antagonist
8
Represents the time order in which things happen...
problem & solution
structural order
cause & effect order
chronological order
9
The three types of author's purpose are...
produce, inform & entertain
persuade, inform & entertain
persuade, inform & educate
personify, inform & educate
10
What is the definition of setting?
location of the story
time and place of the story
location and characters of the story
Mills Park Middle School
11
What type of text structure demonstrates how one event relates to another?
problem & solution
sequential order
compare & contrast
cause & effect
12
During the climax of the story, one would expect the following...
a building of interest or suspense
all loose end are tied up
the most exciting part of the story occurs
the conflict begins to develop
13
What is a narrative story using made up characters?
personification
characterization
nonfiction
fiction
14
When finding similarities & differences between subjects, this text structure is used...
reading & writing
problem & solution
cause & effect
compare & contrast
15
A set of ideas associated with a word in addition to its explicit meaning...
denotation
imagery
tone
connotation
16
What is a person, animal or imaginary creature in a work of literature?
speaker
character
narrator
author
17
Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics...
characterization
personification
STEAL
metaphor
18
What is imagery?
phrases that uses STEAL
words that appeal to the reader's senses
words that are imaginary
the repeated use of mood
19
What is the repetition of consonants at the beginning of words?
alliteration
onomatopoeia
rhyme
connotation
20
How authors organize ideas in different ways...
text structure
effective filing
text features
author's purpose
21
During the Falling Action of a story, the following two things occur:
the conflict begins to develop
all loose ends of the plot are tied up
the story comes to a reasonable ending
the conflict and climax are taken care of
22
What is the feeling that a literary work conveys to a reader?
denotation
tone
climax
mood
23
The act of creating and developing a character is...
personification
STEALing
characterization
denotation
24
A comparison of two unlike things in which something is called something else...
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
onomatopoeia
25
In 3rd person point of view the story is told by...
the antihero
a character within the story
the narrator
the speaker
26
Writing about real people, places and things is called...
nonfiction
folk literature
realistic writing
fiction
27
Imaginative language used for effect that is not meant to be taken literally...
figurative language
persuasive language
author's purpose
text language
28
What is the author's attitude toward his or her subject called?
connotation
mood
imagery
tone
29
Which of the following is NOt an example of onomatopoeia?
Pow!
Splat!
Bang!
Fun!
30
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"...
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
31
Which one of the following is NOT a purpose of text features?
establish the main idea
provide more information
organize text
make information easier to understand
32
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The children ran as fast as jaguars.
The stars danced in the sky.
The teachers were movie stars.
The homework was endless!
33
A story told by one of the characters is told in...
3rd person point of view
2nd person point of view
protagonist's point of view
1st person point of view
34
What is an antagonist?
the character who demonstrates STEAL
the character or force in conflict with the protagonist
the character or force who befriends the protagonist
the character who buys ants for the protagonist
35
Which part of the plot introduces the characters, setting and basic situation?
exposition
resolution
expository
falling action
