words that sound the same but have different meanings

Why is there a dash (-) after a phrase?

to finish a sentence!, To indicate a change in thought

What does making an inference mean?

To make a guess based on clues and information

What is the antagonist?

The villain or secondary character

Which of these is a hyperbole?

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

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Grade 6 LA PAT Practice

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1
What is the theme of a story?
the setting
What it's about
The main character
the lesson or message
2
Which of these is a synecdoche?
Dogs are as cute as a button
It's raining cats and dogs.
I like your new wheels!
Let's hit the town!
3
"Her hair was long and stringy like spaghetti" is a
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
alliteration
4
"Ms. Graham loves giraffes that giggle and gallop. " is an example of
Simile
Alliteration
Rhyme
Onomatopoeia
5
What mood best describes this picture?
happy
Regret
excited
angry
6
A Homonym is
words that are the opposite
words that sound the same but have different meanings
comparison using like or as
words that are spelled the same but mean different things
7
Why is there a dash (-) after a phrase?
to finish a sentence!
to minus something
to show that you should yell that part
To indicate a change in thought
8
What is the mood?
Your emotions every day
The lesson or message
Anger
What we feel as readers
9
What is the protagonist?
The villain
The message of the story
Where the story ends
The main character
10
"Mary's voice was music to my ears." is an example of a
simile
metaphor
personification
irony
11
What does making an inference mean?
To read the story again
To answer the question
To make a guess based on clues and information
To state only the facts
12
"Every cloud has a silver lining." is an example of a
hyperbole
synonym
cliche
synecdoche
13
Which of these is NOT a genre?
Realistic Fiction
Biography
Fantasy
Jungle
14
Happy and Joyful are examples of
similes
inferences
synonyms
antonyms
15
Cluck Cluck went the feisty chicken. The bolded words are an example of
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
16
What is the antagonist?
The villain or secondary character
The Mom character
The place where the conflict happens
The main character
17
Which of these is a hyperbole?
Pow Pow!
The sky is as blue as the sea.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
Parvana pleaded politely.
18
What do we call this "..."?
little dots
ellipses
3 periods
eclipses
19
What is a genre?
the main problem in a story
a type of poem
the setting of a story
a category we place books in
20
"The camera hates me" is an example of
Personification
Irony
Simile
Allusion

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