Grade 6 ELA PSSA Review

Important techniques used in literature.

The author's reason for writing.

One word that is the opposite of another word.

A judgment based on a personal point of view.

A group of neighboring words that begin with the same sound.

Comparing two unlike things by using the words "like" or "as".

A conclusion based on facts, reasoning, and "reading between the lines".

The story of a person's life written by another person.

A nonfiction text, written to share factual information.

A declaration, statement, allegation or claim.

Point of view in which the author tells a story about the characters, like a narrator.

Drawing a conclusion after conducting a thorough evaluation.

An action or event that leads to an effect.

The part of a story where the plot becomes complicated, leading up to the climax.

Organized knowledge about a particular topic.

Tools used by the author to make the story interesting.

Words that studentss are expected to know.

One or more letters attached to a word to create a different form of the word.

To tell the most important parts of a text in a much shorter space, and in your own words.

A figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

Type of text that tells a story (may be fiction or nonfiction).

It has literary elements & devices  ficiton, but it is about real people, places, or events.

One word that has the same meaning as another word.

How an author wirtes, using language to interest the reader in his or her purpose.

Something that happens as a result of an action, event, or cause.

The author's most important point, usually found in the topic sentence.

A graphic way of presenting data in the text.

Words that can have several meanings, depending upon how they are used in a sentence.

A major idea that is the topic of discussion or writing.

A group of letters placed at the end of a word to change its meaning.

A story's time and place.