2024 – 2025 June

Study Guide

Subject: Language Arts

Date: June 6th, 2025

Student Name:
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 Grade 6 English Study Guide​
Date: Friday, June 6th, 2024
Time: 9:00-11:00 am
Teacher: Ms. Rodrigues

OVERVIEW

Your assessment for Grade 6 English will consist of 3 parts:

●​ Part A: Reading Comprehension (multiple choice, true/false, vocabulary)
●​ Part B: Poetry, Literary Devices & Vocabulary (multiple choice & short answer)
●​ Part C: Safe As Houses Novel Study (long answer)

During the exam, you will answer all questions on the Google Form provided. You will
have 2 hours to complete the exam. The exam covers all units covered in class.

Materials Needed

●​ Computer (fully charged)

●​ Computer charger
●​ Scrap paper (optional)
●​ Pen (optional)
●​ Safe As Houses Novel (hardcopy)
 Part A: Reading Comprehension

You will be asked to read a short story or an article and answer the questions. The
questions will be multiple choice and short answers.

Example of Article: Honey Badgers

Honey Badgers

What's fiercer than a lion but Honey badgers have long, sharp
smaller than a beagle? The honey badger, claws. These claws are good for attacking
one of the toughest mammals in Africa and even better for digging. Honey
and western Asia. Honey badgers stand badgers are some of nature's most skilled
less than a foot high. They are only a diggers. They can dig a nine-foot tunnel
couple feet long. They weigh just over 20 into hard ground in about 10 minutes.
pounds. Yet they have a reputation for They love to catch a meal by digging up
toughness that is far greater than their the burrows of frogs, rodents, and cobras.
size. Some honey badgers will chase They also use their digging skills to create
away lions and take their kills. I guess that their homes. They live in small chambers
goes to show you that size isn't the only in the ground and defend them fiercely.
thing that matters in a fight. They will attack horses, cows, and even
water buffalo if they are foolish enough to
So what makes the honey badger poke around a honey badger's den.
so tough? They have speed, stamina, and
agility, but so do many animals. They You don't get a reputation like the
aren't stronger than lions, so how do they honey badger by running from danger.
stop them? The thing that sets the honey The honey badger is fearless and a
badger apart is their skin. Their skin is tireless fighter. They will attack any
thick and tough. Arrows, spears, and bites creature that threatens them, man
from other animals can rarely pierce it. included. Because of the honey badger's
Small bullets can't even penetrate it. Not reputation, most predators avoid them.
only is their skin thick and tough, it is also Some animals use the honey badger's rep
loose. This allows them to twist and turn to to their advantage. Adult cheetahs have
attack while another animal is gripping spotted coats, but their kittens have silver
them. The only safe grip one can get on a manes and look like honey badgers.
honey badger is on the back of their Some scientists believe that their
necks. colouring tricks predators into avoiding
them.
 Wouldn't you walk the other way if Honey badgers may be fun to read about,
you saw a honey badger?You might be but they are nasty neighbors. They attack
wondering: "If honey badgers are so chickens, livestock, and some say
tough, how did they get a name that children, though they usually leave people
makes them sound like a piece of candy?" alone. But if a honey badger moves in
The answer makes sense. Since honey your backyard, there's not a whole lot that
badgers have such thick skin, bee stings you can do about it. I mean, are you going
rarely harm them. So honey badgers love to go and tangle with an animal that eats
to raid beehives. I can't blame them. Who the bones of its prey? An animal with teeth
doesn't like free honey? Honey badgers strong enough to crunch through turtle
chase after honey aggressively. So much shells? An animal that never tires, gives
so that beekeepers in Africa have to use up, or backs down? Yeah, I wouldn't
electric fencing to hold them back. There's either…
nothing sweet about that.

Beekeepers aren't the only people

who have grown to hate honey badgers.

1.​ Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?
a.​ Honey badgers have sharp claws that they use for fighting.
b.​ Honey badgers digging skills assist them in many ways.
c.​ Honey badgers use their claws to defend their homes.
d.​ Honey badgers will defend their homes to the death against any animal.

2. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

a.​ What makes the honey badger so tough is their speed and strength.
b.​ Honey badgers are large in size and tireless in fighting spirit.
c.​ What makes honey badgers so tough is their thick, loose skin.
d.​ Honey badgers got their name from the sweet taste of their meat.

3. Which best defines the meaning of the word burrows as it is used in the third
paragraph?
a.​ Lily pads or other seaweeds in which animals hide
b.​ Holes or tunnels in which animals live
c.​ A nest or animal dwelling in a tree or bush
d.​ A water supply where small animals come to drink

4. Which best expresses the main idea of the last paragraph?

a.​ Honey badgers are a nuisance to the neighborhood.
b.​ Beekeepers and honey badgers do not get along well.
c.​ Honey badgers have very strong jaws and teeth.
d.​ Honey badgers eat chicken and livestock.
5. Which best describes one of the author's main purposes in writing this text?
a.​ To persuade readers to join the efforts to protect honey badgers.
b.​ To compare and contrast honey badgers with beagles and lions.
c.​ To describe how honey badgers select their partners.
d.​ To explain why honey badgers are so tough

6. Which statement would the author most likely disagree with?

a.​ Honey badgers like to raid beehives to eat honey.
b.​ Honey badgers are not the biggest animals, but they may be the toughest.
c.​ Honey badgers disguise their young to look like cheetah kittens.
d.​ Honey badgers are not afraid to fight with humans.

7.Which person is most likely to be disturbed by a honey badger moving in next door?
a.​ A beekeeper
b.​ A biologist
c.​ A bus driver
d.​ A salesman

8. Which animal is the honey badger afraid to attack?

a.​ Lion
b.​ Water Buffalo
c.​ Poisonous Snake
d.​ None of these

9. Which is not one of the honey badger's strengths?

a.​ Thick skin
b.​ Powerful jaws and strong teeth
c.​ Poisonous Claws
d.​ Tireless Fighting Spirit

10. Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?
a.​ Battle on the Savannah: Honey Badgers Vs. Lions
b.​ Little Badger, Big Fight: One of Nature's Toughest Scrappers
c.​ Ace in the Hole: How Honey Badgers Build and Protect Their Homes
d.​ Little Game: Interesting Animals That Live in Africa

11. How do cheetah kittens' silver manes help them to survive? Quote evidence from
the text to support your response and explain your answer completely.

12. What would be the safest thing to do if you encountered a honey badger? Cite
evidence from the text to support your argument.
 Part B: Poetic Devices, Literary Devices and Media Literacy

You will be tested on your knowledge of literary devices and poetic conventions we
have investigated this year, please write the definitions for the ten following terms.

Metaphor

Simile

Idiom

Alliteration

Analogy

Rhyme

Repetition

Rhyme Scheme

Line

Stanza
You will also need to know the following Media Literacy vocabulary words, their
definitions and examples of each.

Media Literacy

Bias

Stereotype

Assumption

Logo

Slogan

Target Audience

Pathos

Ethos

Logos
 Part C: Long Answer: “Safe As Houses” NOVEL STUDY

There are four essay style questions below.

You are to answer ONE of these questions for your final assessment.
Please think of and find evidence to support your answer and practice answering one of
these questions.

1)​ Characters in literature can be classified as either dynamic or static characters. A

dynamic character is a character who we see change during the course of the
novel. A static character is a character who remains essentially the same
throughout the novel. Is Elizabeth a dynamic or static character? If dynamic, how
would you say Elizabeth has changed since the beginning of the novel? If static,
what indications at the end of the novel suggest that she has not changed?

2)​ Bravery is defined as the quality or state of having or showing mental or moral
strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty. Using this definition guide you pick a
character from the novel and show how they were brave in the face of danger,
fear, and difficulty.

3)​ In literature there are many types of conflict, with; person versus self, person
versus person, person versus society, and person versus nature being the most
common. With support from the story, find evidence of any three of the four types
of conflict in the story. Make sure your thesis tells your audience which of the
three types is the main conflict.

4)​ An antagonist is a character, or a group of characters, which stands in

opposition to the protagonist, which is the main character. Not every antagonist
is human. Sometimes Nature can be the antagonist. With support from the
story, find evidence that Nature is the antagonist of the novel.

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 LONG ANSWER PLANNER TWO PLANNER

Introduction Paragraph:

Thesis Statement: (What you are going to prove)

Overview: (One sentence summary of your three key ideas)

Key Idea 1:

Supporting Detail: Supporting Detail: Supporting Detail:

(evidence from novel) (evidence from novel) (evidence from novel)

Key Idea 2:

Supporting Detail: Supporting Detail: Supporting Detail:

(evidence from novel) (evidence from novel) (evidence from novel)

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Key Idea 3:

Supporting Detail: Supporting Detail: Supporting Detail:

(evidence from novel) (evidence from novel) (evidence from novel)

Concluding Paragraph:

Restate Thesis: (Reminder of what you have proved)

Overview: Summary of your key ideas