Segment 1 Exam Review for 6th Grade Language Arts

Practice Question. What is your favorite dessert?

Some kids, including students at FLVS, are fast readers. What is the parenthetical phrase?

What reference text would you use to find the meaning of a word? 

What is the prefix of the word unreliable?

Explicit information

What is a theme?

What is the root of the word reassessment?

What is an anecdote?

What is the purpose of writing a persuasive essay?

Figurative language

The denotation is the 

Which option from the thesaurus is the best replacement for the word FAKE?

A compare and contrast article is best for which of the following?

____ is the sequence of events in a story. 

The conflict is usually at its highest point, or peaks when?

A word or phrase in the middle of a sentence that gives more information to clarify your idea.

You are introduced to the protagonist and the setting in the ______.

What resource can you use for finding synonyms for your writing? 

Are these domain suffixes reliable, . com, .gov, .net, .edu, and .org?

Which parenthetical phrase is necessary to express the basic meaning of your sentence?

Snakes rub against rough surfaces when they are ______ or shedding their skin.

Implicit information

Punctuation is required for 

What is the purpose of writing an informational essay?

Only kids who attend ballet can participate in the dance. What is the parenthetical phrase?

The connotation is the 

She started texting while driving, ____ she changed her mind when she remembered the accident.

Literal language

Which of the following transitional phrases can be used to show similarities?

A hook, general information about your topic, and the thesis are the three parts of the ______.

Which of the following is not part of the conclusion?

____ is the life lesson an author conveys in a fiction story. 

Which of the following transitional phrases can be used to give support?