6th Grade ELA CST Review
Which example of figurative language does this sentence have? 'The sun shared its warmth with every living thing as if to dry them out after the long, wet winter.'
Which example of figurative language does this sentence have? 'The sun shared its warmth with every living thing as if to dry them out after the long, wet winter.'
Personification
What is the definition of imagery?
What is the definition of imagery?
Descriptive language that allows the reader to make an image in his/her mind, usually uses the five senses?
What is the definition of tone?
What is the definition of tone?
The attitude or emotion of the speaker/poet.
What is the definition of personification?
What is the definition of personification?
Giving human qualities to a non-human thing.
Give five examples of words that could describe the tone of a poem
Give five examples of words that could describe the tone of a poem
Answers will vary
What does key mean in this sentence: When will you learn that practice is the key to a good performance?
What does key mean in this sentence: When will you learn that practice is the key to a good performance?
Key means crucial
Define slink: After Mr. Franklin broke the window with the baseball, he tried to slink away without being seen.
Define slink: After Mr. Franklin broke the window with the baseball, he tried to slink away without being seen.
Slink means sneak
Define erected: In Egypt and Mesopotamia, they erected huge obelisks and pyramids.
Define erected: In Egypt and Mesopotamia, they erected huge obelisks and pyramids.
Erected means built
Define flustered: With the game on the line, the player became flustered, and missed the easy shot.
Define flustered: With the game on the line, the player became flustered, and missed the easy shot.
Flustered means nervous or anxious
Define ultimatum: The teacher gave the student an ultimatum; this was his last chance to start behaving or he would go to the principal.
Define ultimatum: The teacher gave the student an ultimatum; this was his last chance to start behaving or he would go to the principal.
Ultimatum means final choice or last chance
What is the verb and the verb tense used in this sentence: The scientist has discussed his discovery.
What is the verb and the verb tense used in this sentence: The scientist has discussed his discovery.
Has discussed and present perfect
Which word (was, were) best completes the sentence: The quiz, as well as the chapter exercises, ____ collected.
Which word (was, were) best completes the sentence: The quiz, as well as the chapter exercises, ____ collected.
Were
How do you find out if which verb to use if the subject of your sentence is an indefinite pronoun that can be either singular or plural?
How do you find out if which verb to use if the subject of your sentence is an indefinite pronoun that can be either singular or plural?
You look the noun that the indefinite pronoun is referring to. If that noun is singular, the verb is singular. If that noun is plural, the verb is plural.
Correctly place the comma or commas in this sentence: My roommate was short a musician a writer and from Georgia.
Correctly place the comma or commas in this sentence: My roommate was short a musician a writer and from Georgia.
My roommate was short, a musician, a writer, and from Georgia.
Correctly place the comma or commas in this sentence: TV commercials sometimes the most entertaining parts of a program are essentially flashy propaganda.
Correctly place the comma or commas in this sentence: TV commercials sometimes the most entertaining parts of a program are essentially flashy propaganda.
TV commercials, sometimes the most entertaining parts of a program, are essentially flashy propaganda.
What are the four types of sentences?
What are the four types of sentences?
Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex
What type of sentence is this: He likes to do well in school, and he does.
What type of sentence is this: He likes to do well in school, and he does.
A compound sentence
What type of sentence is this: When a worker bee reaches the age of three weeks, it begins hunting for food.
What type of sentence is this: When a worker bee reaches the age of three weeks, it begins hunting for food.
A complex sentence
What do you need to make a compound-complex sentence?
What do you need to make a compound-complex sentence?
Two or more independent clauses + One or more dependent clauses
Write a compound-complex sentence.
Write a compound-complex sentence.
Answers will vary.
Revise the sentence: John wanted to buy a new bike, because he didn't have enough money.
Revise the sentence: John wanted to buy a new bike, because he didn't have enough money.
John wanted to buy a new bike, but he didn't have enough money.
Revise the sentence: Many people like both dogs and cats: the animal shelter has plenty of both of them.
Revise the sentence: Many people like both dogs and cats: the animal shelter has plenty of both of them.
Many people like both dogs and cats; the animal shelter has plenty of both of them.
Revise the sentence: There are not as many sequoias as their used to be but many people work to preserve them.
Revise the sentence: There are not as many sequoias as their used to be but many people work to preserve them.
There are not as many sequoias as there used to be, but many people are working to preserve them.
Revise the phrase: 'Redwoods national park, in northern California,'
Revise the phrase: 'Redwoods national park, in northern California,'
Redwoods National Park, in Northern California,
Revise the sentence: Noone has ever saw a giant squid in it's natural habitat.
Revise the sentence: Noone has ever saw a giant squid in it's natural habitat.
No one has ever seen a giant squid in its natural habitat.
Write a sentence correctly using a semicolon.
Write a sentence correctly using a semicolon.
Answers will vary.
Team 1 |
|
|
|
|
Team 2 |
|
|
|
|
Team 3 |
|
|
|
|
Team 4 |
|
|
|
|
Team 5 |
|
|
|
|
Team 6 |
|
|
|
|
Team 7 |
|
|
|
|
Team 8 |
|
|
|
|
Team 9 |
|
|
|
|
Team 10 |
|
|
|
|
What Would You Like To Risk?
Team 1 |
|
|
|
|
Team 2 |
|
|
|
|
Team 3 |
|
|
|
|
Team 4 |
|
|
|
|
Team 5 |
|
|
|
|
Team 6 |
|
|
|
|
Team 7 |
|
|
|
|
Team 8 |
|
|
|
|
Team 9 |
|
|
|
|
Team 10 |
|
|
|
|
Go To The Final Question
Final Score:
Team 1 |
|
|
|
|
Team 2 |
|
|
|
|
Team 3 |
|
|
|
|
Team 4 |
|
|
|
|
Team 5 |
|
|
|
|
Team 6 |
|
|
|
|
Team 7 |
|
|
|
|
Team 8 |
|
|
|
|
Team 9 |
|
|
|
|
Team 10 |
|
|
|
|
Edit This Game:
|
|