Grade 6 ELA PSSA Review

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

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

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

The author's reason for writing.

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

A graphic way of presenting data in the text.

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

An action or event that leads to an effect.

Important techniques used in literature.

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

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

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

A nonfiction text, written to share factual information.

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

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

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

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

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

Words that studentss are expected to know.

Organized knowledge about a particular topic.

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

Drawing a conclusion after conducting a thorough evaluation.

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

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

One word that has the same meaning as another word.

A story's time and place.

Tools used by the author to make the story interesting.

A judgment based on a personal point of view.

One word that is the opposite of another word.

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

A declaration, statement, allegation or claim.