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Interim 3 Study Guide

Standards/Concepts learned in 6th grade English so far:

1. Inference= __________________+ _____________________

2. Plot Mapping (label each part)

3. Figurative Language: authors use figurative language to help reader _____________________________________________________________________.

Metaphor: ______________________________________________________________Example: _________________________________________________________________

Simile: _________________________________________________________________Example: _________________________________________________________________

Personification: ___________________________________________________________Example: _________________________________________________________________

Imagery: ________________________________________________________________Example: _________________________________________________________________


4. Theme: A theme is a ___________ the ____________ is trying to teach you.

Theme can be determined in a (circle one) fiction or non fiction text?

Theme is/is not a universal idea.

Universal idea means: ______________________________

5. Central idea: Is what the text is ______________ _________________.

6. Compare/Contrast:

When we compare we show how two things are __________________________.When we contrast we show how two things are __________________________.

In sixth grade, we aren’t just asked to compare and contrast the texts in general, we are asked to compare and contrast how the ________________(s) write about ______________ in the text.

7. Context clues: If you don’t know a meaning of a word, in 6th grade you don’t give up.

Describe the strategy of using context clues: ____________________________________________________________________________Breaking down word meaning- Using these context clues strategies:

Antonyms: _________________________________________________________________Synonyms:___________________________________________________________________Roots:____________________________________________________________________________ Prior Knowledge: ____________________________________________________________________________Definition/Explanation: ____________________________________________________________________________


Testing Strategies

1. Process of elimination is a good test-taking skill because ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

2. If a question were to say this “Which line or detail or statement or sentence best supports or justifies or best shows the inference or conclusion or claim is asking you to find __________________________________.

3. When give a text or texts on a test, the first thing a sixth grade student does is ____________________________________________________________________________.

Types of Questions

There are many types of questions asked on Interim tests, here are the most commons:

Find evidence to support a claim- Justify/support/show

Determine a central idea/theme-what is this section/the whole text mostly about?

Author’s Purpose-Why does the author do this/write this/describe something like this?

Word definitions- In this sentence, what does this word mean?

Constructed responses-Write about it using CEEL/CEEEEL

Types of justifications- How you know an answer is correct or incorrect: 1. Cite Evidence from the text2. Pulled from specific Prior Knowledge3. A reference to another multiple choice question from the text


"I Knew I Had to Fly"Earhart Solos the Atlantic Then Crosses America

Genre of the text? ____________

On May 20–21, 1932, Earhart became the first woman—and the only person since CharlesLindbergh—to fly nonstop and alone across the Atlantic. Flying a red Lockheed Vega, she left Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Canada, and landed 15 hours later near Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The feat made Earhart an instant worldwide sensation and proved she was a courageous and able pilot.

Capture the Central Idea of this paragraph: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Later that year, Earhart flew the Vega to another record. On August 24–25, she made the first solo, nonstop flight by a woman across the United States, from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in about 19 hours.


Who Was Amelia Earhart?Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, on July 24, 1897. In those days, airplanes

were not nearly as common as they are today. Earhart was 12 years old before she ever saw an airplane, and she did not take her first flight until 1920. Earhart was so thrilled by her first airplane ride that she quickly began to take flying lessons. She wrote, “As soon as I left the ground, I knew I myself had to fly.”

Capture the Central Idea of this paragraph: ____________________________________________________________________________


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Earhart excelled as a pilot. Her first instructor was Neta Snook, one of the first women to graduate from the Curtiss School of Aviation. Earhart borrowed money from her mother to buy a two-seat plane. She got her U.S. flying license in December 1921, and by October 1922, she set an altitude record for women of 14,000 feet. In 1923, Earhart received her international pilot's license—only the sixteenth woman to do so. At the same time, she was becoming famous for her aviation achievements.


After flying across the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928, Earhart’s next goal was to achieve a transatlantic crossing alone. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person to make a solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic. In 1932, exactly five years after Lindbergh’s flight, Earhart became the first woman to repeat the feat. Her popularity grew even more. She was the undisputed queen of the air! Still, she wanted to achieve more.


She decided that her next trip would be to fly around the world. In March 1937, she flew to Hawaii with fellow pilot Paul Mantz to begin this flight. Earhart lost control of the plane on takeoff, however, and the plane had to be sent to the factory for repairs.


In June, she went to Miami to again begin a flight around the world, this time with Fred Noonan as her navigator. No one knows why, but she left behind important communication and navigation instruments. Perhaps it was to make room for additional fuel for the long flight. The pair made it to New Guinea in 21 days, even though Earhart was tired and ill. During the next leg of the trip, they departed New Guinea for Howland Island, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. July 2, 1937, was the last time Earhart and Noonan communicated with a nearby Coast Guard ship. They were never heard from again.

Capture the Central Idea of this paragraph: ____________________________________________________________________________


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The U.S. Navy conducted a massive search for Earhart and Noonan that continued for more than two weeks. Unable to accept that Earhart had simply disappeared and perished, some of her admirers believed that she was a spy or was captured by enemies of the United States. The Navy submitted a report following its search, which included maps of search areas. Neither the plane nor Earhart nor Noonan were ever found. No one knows for sure what happened, but many people believe they got lost and simply ran out of fuel and died. Amelia Earhart was less than a month away from her fortieth birthday.


1. Read this statement about Amelia Earhart” “She had devoted fans who had trouble with the idea that she was dead”. Which sentence from the text BEST supports this inference?

What type of question is this? ___________________________

A. The U.S. Navy conducted a massive search for Earhart and Noonan that continued for more than two weeks. Why? ______________________________________________B. Unable to accept that Earhart had simply disappeared and perished, some of her admirers believed that she was a spy. Why? ______________________________________________C. No one knows for sure what happened, but many people believe they got lost and simply ran out of fuel and died. Why? ______________________________________________D. Amelia Earhart was less than a month away from her fortieth birthday.

Why? ______________________________________________

2. Which is a central idea of this text?


A. Earhart and her navigator went missing in 1937, and they have never been found.Why? ______________________________________________

B. Five years after Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic, Earhart made the same trip.


Why? ______________________________________________

C. As an all-star of aviation, Earhart became a larger-than-life figure.Why? ______________________________________________

D. Earhart’s final trip was an ambitious attempt to fly around the world.Why? ______________________________________________

3. Which detail BEST supports the claim that Earhart was constantly seeking new and greater challenges?


A. Earhart was 12 years old before she ever saw an airplane, and she did not take her first flight until 1920.Why? ______________________________________________B. In 1923, Earhart received her international pilot’s license.Why? ______________________________________________C. She decided that her next trip would be to fly around the world.Why? ______________________________________________D. Earhart lost control of the plane on takeoff, however, and the plane had to be sent to the factory for repairs.Why? ______________________________________________

4. Read this statement from paragraph 4 of the text.“Earhart excelled as a pilot”.Which excerpt from the text BEST supports this claim?


A. Her first instructor was Neta Snook, one of the first women to graduate from the Curtiss School of Aviation.Why? ______________________________________________

B. Earhart borrowed money from her mother to buy a two-seat plane.Why? ______________________________________________

C. She got her U.S. flying license in December 1921.Why? ______________________________________________

D. By October 1922, she set an altitude record for women of 14,000 feet.


Why? ______________________________________________

5.


Write down which answer you would choose: ____________________________________________________________________________

Why? _______________________________________________________

6. It could be said that Amelia Earhart’s disappearance may have been a result of carelessness and poor judgment. Select TWO sentences from below that show support for this inference (Highlight).


In June, she went to Miami to again begin a flight around the world, this time with Fred Noonan as her navigator. No one knows why, but she left behind important communication and navigation instruments. Perhaps it was to make room for additional fuel for the long flight. The pair made it to New Guinea in 21 days, even though Earhart was tired and ill. During the next leg of the trip, they departed New Guinea for Howland Island, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. July 2, 1937, was the last time Earhart and Noonan communicated with a nearby Coast Guard ship. They were never heard from again.

Why did you select your first sentence? ______________________________________________Why did you select your second sentence? ______________________________________________

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