Grade 6 ELA Flashcards

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Which sentence uses a simile correctly?
Answer: Her smile was as bright as the sun.
A simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as,' as in 'as bright as the sun.'
What is the central idea of a text?
Answer: The most important point the author makes
The central idea is the main point or message the author wants readers to understand.
Which word is a synonym for 'enormous'?
Answer: Gigantic
'Gigantic' means extremely large, the same as 'enormous.'
In a story, what does 'point of view' refer to?
Answer: The perspective from which the story is told
Point of view is the perspective—first person, third person—from which a story is narrated.
Which punctuation mark correctly ends a question?
Answer: ?
A question mark (?) is used to end an interrogative sentence.
What is a theme in literature?
Answer: A universal message or lesson
A theme is the underlying message or lesson a story conveys.
Which sentence is written in the past tense?
Answer: She walked to the store.
'Walked' is the past tense form of the verb 'walk.'