6th grade ELA Test Prep Review

Time and place of a story

The sequence of events in a literary work

The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche. 

When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past

Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.

The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)

A well-developed character- you know a lot about them

A speaker or character who tells a story

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)

The message or moral in a story

A person, object or action that represents something else

Genre with informational facts

A character who stays the same during the story

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

The turning point or high point in a story

What is another word for PERSUADE?

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.

A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)

Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.

Mrs. Upton's students will try their best on the test!

A conversation between characters

A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology

Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.

Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.

Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.

What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.

The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US

Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.

A character who changes during the story

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings

Struggle between opposing forces

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story