6th Grade Common Core Reading Review

Poems are usually organized in _______.

Charlie & Parker are outside the principal's office with their heads down. What can you infer?

A reasonable guess, which is based on both evidence and your prior knowledge of a topic is 

Which of the following is NOT an example of a text structure?

The conflict is the __________ in a story.

To determine the theme of a poem, you should first find the ________ of each line and stanza.

Why would two friends tell you two different stories about the same event?

The reasons for a character's actions is called their __________.

How an event is described is directly affected by the __________.

Which of the following would NOT be a good detail to include in a summary?

What is most likely the function of the first paragraph of a text?

The ____________ is what happens before the resolution but after the climax.

What is the difference between the central idea and the theme of a text?

The end of the conflict is known as the __________.

______ are statements the author presents as true in order to support his or her position.

An author's main reason for writing can best be described as the ____________.

When authors use words to paint a picture in the reader's mind, it's called ______.

Parker has a bad temper. Which of the following would best support this claim?

My brother was as mad as a raging bull when I beat him at basketball!

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

The beginning of the story is called the _________.

There can be more than one possible theme in a text.

A story's setting, plot, and characters' actions can all contribute to the story's _____.

All of the following are types of literary point of view EXCEPT:

The moral or lesson of a text is called the ________.

The central idea is always stated directly in the passage. 

When information is _____________, you have to draw inferences from the text.

A summary should NOT include

As a reader, it is your job to _____, or judge, whether the author's argument is sound.

The way an author organizes information is called ___________.

Facts, examples, reasons, or descriptions that expand on the central idea are called _______.

__________ gives human qualities to something nonhuman.

An author should have strong ___________ to support his or her claims.

Which point of view is puts the reader in the story?

What is the author's point of view in an informational text?

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a theme?

Writers choose words with a positive or negative _______ to show how they feel about the topic.

The time and place of a story is called the _______.

All of the following are types of figurative language EXCEPT:

A word or phrase's figurative meaning is different from its _________.

A character's attitude is ________________.

When you're thinking about how a story's parts work together, you're thinking about its _____.

The series of episodes in a story is called the ___________.

In an argumentative essay the _____ helps explain how the evidence supports the topic sentence.

The _________ is the voice that tells the story.

Word choice is also important because it can create the ____, or the atmosphere, in a story.

Most students point of view about homework is...

When comparing two texts written about the same topic, you must consider the author's _______.

The _________ happens between the exposition and the climax in a story.

What is a genre?

Words affect meaning and establish the ____, or the attitude of the narrator or speaker.

You should copy the summary word for word from the passage.

A word's dictionary meaning is its __________.

To determine an author's point of view, you can look for _____________ words and phrases.

When you give a summary of an informational text, you briefly restate in your own words the

Writers might use words with a ___________ when writing about a specific subject area.

What is the central idea of a passage?

Which word has the most positive connotation?

Charlie is a caring child. Which of the following best supports this claim?

You can usually figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase by looking at its ____.

The climax is the __________ in a story.

Which word has the most negative connotation?

Which word has the most neutral connotation?

Which of the following is a good formula for making an inference?

"The boiling tea kettle screeched its complaint" is an example of __________.

Characters often change in response to events.

Where can you highlight?

A(n) _____ states an author's position about a topic and tries to get readers to agree with it.

When I failed to turn in my project, I think my teacher's head exploded! (Figurative language?)

Which point of view would be the LEAST reliable?