VAMS 6th Grade Reading

Question 1

What is foreshadow?

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indication of future event

Question 2

Number the Stars and Midwife's Apprenctice are examples of which genre?

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Historical Fiction

Question 3

Time and tide wait for none.

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personification

Question 4

You walked down the stairs to go to the beach.

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2nd person

Question 5

Paragraph 3 was organized by-

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describe the part facing the ocean & moving toward mainland

Question 6

Life is a journey, is an example of which figurative language?

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metaphor

Question 7

One detail from the reading passage is?

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Many animals have suffered because of habitat loss

Question 8

Directions, instructions, essays and encyclopedias are examples of which author's purpose?

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inform

Question 9

Poems that do not rhyme?

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free verse

Question 10

This is the central idea or lesson learned.

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theme

Question 11

I'm certainly glad that we moved to the state of Texas. Texas is to state as Dallas is to---

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City

Question 12

The word accessible in paragraph 9 means?

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reachable

Question 13

The author's purpose of writing Shelter from the Storm is?

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inform

Question 14

What is the main idea of paragraph 8?

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Adapting to life on a barrier island

Question 15

Hansel and Gretal and Jack and the Beanstalk are examples of which genre?

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Fairytale

Question 16

The author organized paragraph 4 by-

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contrasting barrier vs oceanic islands

Question 17

What does the suffix -dom mean?

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state or condition

Question 18

I toiled for many hours on my book project to get an "A". What does the word toil mean?

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worked; labored

Question 19

What does the prefix anti- mean?

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against, opposing

Question 20

Advertisements, campaign speeches, letters and notes are examples of what author's purpose?

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persuade

Question 21

A central character and usually the "hero"

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protagonist

Question 22

Star Wars is an example of which genre?

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science fiction

Question 23

Alice always eats apples in the morning.

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alliteration

Question 24

Which of these best describes the organization of paragraph 2?

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describing the formation in the order that events occur

Question 25

We will go to Nebraska over our summer break.

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1st person

Question 26

Kim and Jenny are going to the movies to watch the new Star Wars film.

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3 person objective

Question 27

He is as big as an elephant, is an example of?

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simile

Question 28

Lines that are repeated in a poem are called?

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refrain

Question 29

The conversation of characters in a literary work are called?

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dialogue

Question 30

Our dog is very docile, she lets anyone pet her. What is a synonym for docile?

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comfortable

Question 31

The word flux in paragraph 7 means?

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constant change

Question 32

Sam and Julie are playing in the sandbox. Sam is bored and wants to go home.

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3 person limited

Question 33

How did the author organize paragraph 7-

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explaining effects and their causes

Question 34

Songs, dramas and poems are an example of which author's purpose?

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entertain

Question 35

Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyon are an example of which genre?

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Tall Tales

VAMS 6th Grade Reading

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VAMS 6th Grade Reading

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