6th Grade Reading Review-figurative language, AP, POV, claim & evidence (3 of 3)

Question 1

__________ gives human qualities to something nonhuman.

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 2

My brother is a raging bull when I beat him at basketball!

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

mood

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 5

All of the following are types of figurative language EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

ALL are types of figurative language

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

meaning

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

determine

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 9

The _________ is the voice that tells the story.

Accepted Answer

narrator

Question 10

What is a genre?

Accepted Answer

A specific category of literature

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

person's point of view

Question 12

"She sells sea shells on the seashore" is an example of _____________.

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

argument

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

They have different perspectives.

Question 15

"BOOM!" "POW!" "WOOSH!" These words are all examples of which type of figurative language?

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

Question 16

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A simile uses like or as, but a metaphor does not.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

You must consider all of these things.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

4th person

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

reasons or evidence

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

tone

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 23

Poems are usually organized in _______.

Accepted Answer

stanzas

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

Simile

6th Grade Reading Review-figurative language, AP, POV, claim & evidence (3 of 3)

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6th Grade Reading Review-figurative language, AP, POV, claim & evidence (3 of 3)

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