ELA Review (6th grade)

Question 1

After the hurricane, a whole town may have to be rebuild. Identify the word with a prefix.

Accepted Answer

rebuild

Question 2

Your skin is like a raincoat. This is an example of _____________.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 3

Writers sometimes give human qualities to animals. This is an example of ___________.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 4

An educated guess based on facts from reading a document is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

inference

Question 5

A life lesson learned from a story is called the _______________.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 6

The earth is 76% water. Identify the genre of this statement.

Accepted Answer

non-fiction

Question 7

When people disagree, they don't think alike. Identify the prepositional phrase.

Accepted Answer

when people disagree

Question 8

"I finally feel alright today" - What point of view is this poetry line written in?

Accepted Answer

first person

Question 9

Supporting details are ______________.

Accepted Answer

information about the topic

Question 10

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick; Jack jump over the candlestick. What genre is this?

Accepted Answer

poetry

Question 11

Complete the analogy: heart : organ :: leg : ___________

Accepted Answer

limb

Question 12

The beginning, middle and end of a story is referred to the ______________.

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 13

People, animals or objects that a story is about are called ______________.

Accepted Answer

characters

Question 14

What is the MAIN IDEA of a passage?

Accepted Answer

topic

Question 15

What can you tell about a predictable story? Identify the word that has a suffix.

Accepted Answer

predictable

Question 16

Complete the analogy: telescope : enlarge :: album : _____________

Accepted Answer

display

Question 17

The loss of habitat caused many bears to die. Use context clues to define italicised word.

Accepted Answer

an animal's natural home

Question 18

The way an author arranges or organizes a text is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

text structure

Question 19

Identify the pronouns: You might look at a book and then replace it on the shelf.

Accepted Answer

you & it

Question 20

Complete the analogy: scream : whisper :: synonym : ____________

Accepted Answer

antonym

Questions 20