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The Egyptian American International School English Literature Grade 6 – Final Review Pack May

2016Name: _________________________________ Grade: ______ Date: ______________Section 1: Genre and Literary Terms

GENRE

Genre is the name used to identify types of literature.

ex: biography, autobiography, realistic fiction – historical fiction – Narrative nonfiction - drama – poetry – informational text ….etc.

Write the genre of the following selections1- The Phantom of the Tollbooth -----------------------------------2- Tuesday of the Other June -----------------------------------3- Problem with bullies -----------------------------------4- The Life of Houdini -----------------------------------5- What Video games can teach us ----------------------------------6- Story of My Life ( Helen Keller) -----------------------------------7- Holes ------------------------------------Fill in the grid with what is missing:

Literary Term Definition ExampleIt is repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of several wordsin a sentence

ExThe dog dove into the water while chasing the flying Frisbee.

REFRAIN

It is repeating same word or line in a poem

IMAGERY Imagery is description that appeals to the senses.

PERSONIFICATION ex: The daffodils danced in the breeze.

METAPHOR

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SIMILE

An exaggeration. It is the stretching of the truth to show strong feelings or a humorous effect.

ex: I ate so much dessert that I gained a hundred pounds.

ex: dry leaves crunching underfoot like broken glass

PUNS

It is the notes given by the playwright to direct the actors or the reader and help them imagine the reaction of the character

DIALOUGEConversation between two characters in a play

It is the story inside the main story. The writer uses it as parallel line to point out other ideas that might help the reader in understanding the main story.

PLOT

ROUND CHARACTERS

Stanley YelnatsZero

FLAT CHARACTER

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Section 2 VocabularyComplete the following sentences using words in the box

1- After losing the competition I walked to home -------------------------. It was not an easy project, I was ------------------------- a lot. I had many -------------------------- that stopped me from reaching my goal. If I am going to apply again, I need to --------------------------- another plan in order to win.2- My brother doesn’t know how to tie his shoe laces, mum always try to ---------------------- them so he wouldn’t fall.3- The judge was only interested in evidences that were---------------------------- and visible. The lawyer was so ------------------------- to his client to the extent that he spent one hour trying to prove that he was not there when the crime happened. The -------------------- was strong enough to prove that the criminal was innocent.4- Stanley’s great grandfather was ---------------------------- in the desert for 16 days, when he was found, he was ---------------------- and no one understood what really happened to him. He was -------------------------------, when he woke up he only said that he found refuge on God’s thumb.5- Teenagers are ------------------------------- by playing videogames, parents sometimes need to --------------------------- their kids from the electronic devices because of the bad effect the games have on their bodies and behavior as well.6- James’ life is so strange, sometimes he spends it ------------------------ without worries or rushing, and other times he is in a ----------------------- because of all stresses he might be facing. However, he tries to manage. There are lots of --------------------------- in his character. May be that is the reason of his success.7- There are some --------------------------- articles in the book, I think I need to re-read and try to understand them. I hate this book, it is so ---------------------------------.8- The movie made me in a -----------------------------, the 3D is -------------------------- but the problem that I felt --------------------- for a while.

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adjust- alibi- blurry captivate – conciseness - commence- certify – dejectedly – destination -devoted – daze - dazzling drought - drenched- delirious - deprived –– lethargic – leisurely – livestock ferocious- floundering- facets emerald- –obstacle – devise - Repentance – tangible- sensations–- -– rigid – torment- complicate – precise- simulate- Ointments- remedy - surmise- mocked –scraggly- stranded - unconscious- uncomprehending

Reading PoetryIn Memoriam A.H.H.

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light:

The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow:

The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor,

Ring in redress to all mankind.

Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life,

With sweeter manners, purer laws.

1. Which holiday would you associate with these lines?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. What kind of changes does Tennyson hope to see in the future?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. What is a feud?a. an ongoing quarrel with bad feelings on each sideb. a game that creates feelings of comfortc. a waterway that is similar to a deep riverd. a home with separate living quarters for servants

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4. What does "redress" mean in this poem?a. to get dressed again, to change clothesb. clothing worn by an older personc. making up for a wrong or injusticed. playing holiday music

5. Do Tennyson's words make you think about anything in your own life or in the news? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6- Technical analysis: How many stanzas the poem is divided into:---------------------------------------- Give an example of refrain: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Give an example of alliteration ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Choose at least 3 images , what are their types and explain them

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Passages:

The Story of Clever Hans: The Horse Who Knew All the Answers by Margaret Davidson Hans lived with his master in Berlin, Germany. One day Mr. Sedrek invited some friends to his house. He led them to a courtyard where the horse was waiting quietly. "Are you ready, Hans?" he asked. And the horse nodded! "How much is four plus three?" Mr. Sedrek asked. Hans raised his right foreleg and began to tap his hoof on the old stone floor of the courtyard. "One, two, three," he tapped, "four, five, six, seven"─and stopped. Everyone began to talk at once. Mr. Sedrek just smiled and asked another question. Mr. Sedrek spread out six squares of cloth, each a different color. "Pick up the green one," he ordered. Hans walked over and stopped in front of the green square, picked it up in his teeth, and carried it back to his master. For the next hour, Mr. Sedrek asked questions , and Hans answered them. He was right almost every time. All this happened many years ago, when there was no radio or television. Slowly word of the horse and what he could do spread through Berlin, then all of Germany─ and at last into other countries. More and more people came to the Sedrek courtyard to see the wonder horse perform.

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Almost every day Hans showed his eager audiences some new talent. He could tell all sorts of things apart─ even if they were almost the same size or shade or shape. Hans could also give the right answer when asked the time.

Hans had one talent that amazed people more than all the rest. Mr. Sedrek could stand in front of the horse and just think of a question. He didn't move his lips or make the slightest sound. Yet Hans would answer the question anyway. Clever Hans could read his master's mind! But not everyone agreed that Hans was a real thinking horse. Paul Bush, a circus animal trainer, watched Mr. Sedrek very carefully to see if he was sending signals to the horse to give him the right answer. After careful study, Mr. Bush admitted that Hans was not getting signals from Mr. Sedrek. Still, people had questions. One of these was a scientist named Mr. Henry . Other people had studied Hans for a few hours or a few days. Professor Henry would work for as long as it took to finally solve the mystery of Clever Hans. Professor Henry started out asking questions, just as other people had done. Hans answered easily. Then one day the scientist thought of something new. He asked the horse a question he didn't know the answer to himself. "How far is it from Berlin to London, England?" he asked.Poor Hans tried again and again to answer that question, but he couldn't do it. The Professor grew more and more excited. He kept asking questions. When he asked a question he knew the answer to, Hans knew the answer. When he asked a question that he didn't know the answer to, Hans didn't either. Before the day was over, Professor Henry knew that Hans couldn't really add or subtract or multiply or divide. He couldn't tell colors or coins or playing cards apart. He couldn't read or tell the time. Hans wasn't a thinking horse at all. He only "knew" as much as the person who was questioning him and no more! That meant that the person questioning Hans was signaling him. But how?

Even the Professor himself must be sending signals but he had no idea how he was doing it. Day after day, Professor Henry asked Hans questions. He watched as many other people questioned the horse. Little by little, he began to understand. Most trained animals can follow signals like a hand movement or a change in the tone of voice. But none of these planned signals had ever been used with Hans. No, Professor Henry announced; people who questioned Hans were signaling Hans even though they did not mean to.First the person asked Hans a question---and naturally he grew a little tense as he waited for the horse's answer. When this happened, many tiny body changes began to take place---changes the person wasn't trying to make at all. He might swallow a few more times than usual. His lips might tighten. Or one of his eyebrows would give the slightest twitch. These signs of tension told Hans to start giving his answer. Suppose the person had asked Hans how

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much five plus five is. With each tap of Han's hoof, the person got more and more tense. 1─2─3─4─5─6─7─8─9─ then, as Hans tapped 10, the person relaxed. Now another whole group of tiny changes began to take place. The person might take a slightly deeper breath ─or begin to breathe more slowly. His lips might open a little. His skin might even grow a bit pinker. All these tiny signs of relaxation told Hans to stop.When someone wanted Hans to nod yes, he couldn't help making some kind of upward motion himself. And when someone wanted Hans to walk over to something he couldn't help making some small movement in that direction. Hans would wander around until he happened to pass in front of what the person was thinking about. Then the person would relax─and Hans would stop. He had given the "right" answer again.So Clever Hans couldn't really think ─not the way people do. Yet he was still a very special horse. He had puzzled one expert after another for a long, long while. He might not have been able to read minds ─but he was one of the champion muscle readers of all time!

Directions: Based on the article “The Story of Clever Hans: The Horse Who Knew All the answer

and choose the correct answer.

1. Hans stops tapping his foot when he gets to the correct number because he(A) can read his master's mind.(B) knows it is time to walk around.(C) is trained to do so by his master.(D) senses the questioner is less stressed.

2. How is Professor Pfungst's breakthrough question different from other questions Hans has been asked?

(A) Henry does not ask Hans about colors.(B) Henry asks Hans to divide a large number.(C) Henry does not know the answer to the question.(D) Henry stands very still as he thinks of the question.

3. With which statement would the author most likely agree?(A) Animals are more intelligent than people think.(B) It is a mistake to believe that animals can be trained.(C) It is wrong to trick other people the way Sedrekdid.(D) Situations are often different from the way they appear to be.

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4. The author's purpose in this passage can best be described as(A) informing

(B) persuading (C) entertaining(D) sharing thoughts

5. Professor Henry can best be described as(A) helpful and kind.(B) pleasant and witty.(C) excitable and nervous.

(D) determined and patient.

Passage 2 Shirley Chisholm

“Aim high!” Shirley Chisholm told her political supporters, and she practiced what she preached. Born in 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, Chisholm spent part of her childhood in the island nation of Barbados. She returned to New York later, graduated from Brooklyn College, and earned a Master of Arts degree at Columbia University. Chisholm spent some time working in early childhood education before running for political office in the New York State Assembly. After serving in the assembly, Chisholm ran for U.S. Congress in 1968 and became the first African American woman to be elected. Chisholm opposed the Vietnam War, and in her first speech in Congress, she promised to vote against any more spending on defense. “Our children, our jobless men, our deprived, rejected and starving fellows, our dejected citizens must come first,” she said. Aiming higher still, in 1972 Chisholm decided to run for president of the United States. She was the first African American to run as a candidate for the presidency in a major political party, and she was the first woman to run for president as a democrat. Ultimately, the democrats chose George McGovern as their candidate. McGovern later lost the presidential election to republican Richard Nixon. Afterward, Chisholm explained that she was tired of waiting for change to come someday in the future. “I ran because somebody had to do it first. I ran because most people thought the country was not ready for a black candidate, not ready for a woman candidate. Someday—it was time in 1972 to make that someday come.”

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SKILL PRACTICE Read each question. Choose the correct answer.1. Chisholm ran for U.S. president because .

a) she disliked George McGovernb) she wanted the Democratic Party to become a major political partyc) it was time for the first African American and female candidated) she lost her position in the U.S. Congress

2. Which of the following best supports the idea that Chisholm believed in “aiming high”?a. She ran for the presidency in 1972.b. She served in the New York State Assembly.c. She was educated in Barbados.d. She lost the election to George McGovern.

3. Why does the author include the quote at the end of the passage?a) to show that Chisholm believed that George McGovern should not be presidentb) to show that Chisholm believed that she would become presidentc) to show that Chisholm was brave and admirabled) to show that Chisholm’s ideas changed between 1968 and 1972

4. Chisholm vowed to vote against spending additional money on the war because she wanted.

a. more money to be given to New Yorkb. the money to help poor people insteadc. people to oppose the Vietnam Ward. support from the Republican Party

STRATEGY PRACTICE What information in the passage is most important for understanding Shirley Chisholm’s political career?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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What’s for Breakfast?Of course Dad decided to blame me when he came downstairs this morning to makecoffee and burn toast, and saw the mess in the kitchen and the living room. “DANIEL,” I heardhim from my post in the bathroom. I stood there on my toes to see what I’d look like if I weretaller, brushing my teeth and wondering if I could get out the door with un brushed hair, and‐without Miranda, my older and snottier sister, noticing.“DANIEL!”I came downstairs still wearing my pajamas and saw a bunch of magazines on the rug by the couch, toppled over from their usual stack on the coffee table. Then I saw the bad mess in the kitchen. The jars with Miranda’s baking supplies are usually lined up along the counter, but one of them was on the floor in pieces, and there was flour everywhere. Dad was standing in the middle of it, wearing half of a suit: shiny black shoes and pressed work pants, but no shirt; and his hair still wet from the shower. I laughed. That was a mistake.“Did you do this, funny man?” The coffeemaker sounded like it was gargling mouthwash. I guess Dad wasn’t so mad that he couldn’t make his java.“No, Dad, I didn’t.” It was the truth, too. When I turned off the TV the night before, the magazines were still stacked. And when I got my nighttime cup of water from the kitchen there was no flour on the floor.“Really? Because we’ve had this problem before, with footballs and jump ropes, and indoor kite flying.” Dad obviously did not believe me.‐“Really, Dad, I have no idea how this happened. I got some water in the middle of the night, but everything was clean then.”Dad turned around and got some bread and butter, and honey. The toaster sounded like it hurt when he pushed the lever down. It was old and never made toast right. I only ate toast when I slept over other people’s houses. Dad didn’t really care what his toast tasted like, I guess. “I don’t have time to clean this up, Daniel, and I’m mad. Go upstairs and get ready for school.” Dad filled a big bowl with water. “Okay.” I was halfway up the stairs when Miranda’s cat, Oatmeal, shot up underneath my legs. “DAD!” I yelled. “I BET IT WAS OATMEAL!”I don’t think Dad heard me, but I got dressed and the more I thought about it, the moreI just knew it had been Oatmeal. That cat always causes problems. At night he either fights things that can’t fight back, like the couch or the cabinets or the laundry baskets downstairs,or he sits in the upstairs hallway and howls, trying to get into our rooms to show off the socks he hunts and kills. He’s annoying, which means he’s Miranda’s perfect pet.“Hey, Bozo.” Miranda came out of her room dressed in high tops and a red polka dot dress. ‐ ‐She had some bracelets on, which, plus the dress, made her look kind of like a girl except that her bracelets had skulls on them and her sneakers were black.She was a weird sister. She was in sixth grade and I was in fourth. I didn’t understand why she didn’t dress normally. Everything had to have something black or bone y in it. “Your stupid cat ‐got me in trouble, Miranda.”“Maybe if you hadn’t set precedent so many times, you wouldn’t get blamed forwrecking the house.”

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“I didn’t set president!” I didn’t even know what that word meant.“Precedent, dummy. And yes you did, every time you played ball or some other stupid game in the house.” She walked past me and petted Oatmeal as he slithered toward her door.“Hurry up, or I’ll eat all the cereal.”I didn’t hurry up. I put on my shoes and was silently thankful that she hadn’t noticed my messy hair. I walked back downstairs with heavy feet, and let my backpack hit the steps behind me.Dad was eating his burned toast with honey, and trying to mop up a gloppy mess on the floor. He did not look happy. Miranda was at the table eating a bowl of Kix. She threw one at me. I decided to skip cereal.“Daniel, this is unacceptable,” Dad muttered.“Dad, it was Oatmeal. He went on a night rampage and did this.” “MIRANDA!” Dad raised his voice.“Dad, he’s just being a cat. He has wild instincts.” Miranda didn’t even lift her head.“You need to start keeping your cookie things in the pantry.”“They look good in the jars.”“Fine. They’ll just have to look good in the jars in the pantry.”Miranda decided not to argue, I guess, because she shut up. Dad was struggling. Thepaper towels he was using to wipe up the wet flour weren’t doing a good job. He threw twohandfuls in the trash, but there were still smears of paste on the ground and some dry flourpowdering the corners of the kitchen. Dad looked at the clock on the stove, and he said, “Lookat the time! We have to go.” Then he went to the laundry room to put on a work shirt.“Get your school stuff together and get in the car,” Dad said. He huffed his way out the door. Miranda got up and went back upstairs, leaving me in the kitchen by myself. I sidestepped the sticky streaks of flour on the ground and got a Popsicle from the freezer. Breakfast!When I got outside, Dad was already waiting in the driveway. I got in the front seat (takethat, Miranda!) and noticed some crusty flour on the back of his work jacket. I didn’t sayanything. He’d probably just get mad. He was already mad anyway and getting angrier, as heimpatiently honked the horn for Miranda. She shuffled out the front door, holding her lumpybackpack in front of her with both arms. We pulled out and Dad turned on NPR.“I hope you two packed lunch.”“I forgot,” I said. “Can I have some money?”“Here, take 10 bucks.” Dad tossed his wallet into my lap. I looked back at Miranda. I waskind of disappointed that she hadn’t gotten mad about me sitting in the front seat.“Miranda, do you need money, too?” Dad asked.“No.” “What did you bring for lunch?”“Oatmeal.”“That’s gross, weirdo.” Who eats oatmeal for lunch, I thought.“If you say so, kiddo.” Dad rolled his eyes. “I hope you packed the instant stuff, becauseif you cooked oatmeal just now, it’s going to get really cold and nasty, and I’m going to bereally annoyed that you wasted time doing that while we were waiting outside for you.”Miranda just looked out the window. We didn’t talk for a few minutes, and the radio

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droned on about the news.“Yeah, we waited forever,” I said, turning around to glare. When I did, I noticedsomething weird. Miranda’s backpack moved. I opened my mouth to say something butMiranda made a mean face and mouthed, “Don’t say anything.”A little white paw poked out from under the flap on her bag. I turned around again.Unbelievable! How is it that I was the one who always got in trouble for what that cat did?Miranda was worse than I was!Dad pulled up to our school. “Have a good day, guys,” he said, and I still didn’t tell himabout the flour paste on his coat.‐I got out; Miranda didn’t. I stood on the sidewalk for a moment wondering why she wasjust sitting there. And then I saw Oatmeal squeeze his way out of her bag, despite her struggle to keep him contained. I slammed the door shut so he wouldn’t escape. I heard her shriek and my dad yell, while I watched the cat tear the leather as he clawed his way under the passenger seat.“MIRANDA!!!” Dad’s scream was muffled with all the doors closed. I could hear themarguing, and then Dad waved at me without looking and drove away.I probably should have felt a little angry that Miranda got to be late to school, or thatmy dad just drove away like that. But as I walked into the building, I just could not stop smiling.

Read and choose the correct answer:1. During what time of day does the story take place?

A afternoonB morningC eveningD midnight

2. Why is Daniel’s father upset at the beginning of the story?A Daniel and Miranda had gotten into a fight.B There was a bad mess in the kitchen.C Daniel and Miranda were running late for school.D Daniel’s father was out of clean shirts.

3. Daniel’s father appears very stressed throughout the passage. Which evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion?A Daniel’s father suspects Daniel is responsible for the bad mess in the kitchen.B Daniel’s father eats burned toast with honey and tries to mop up the mess on the floor.C Daniel’s father huffs his way out the door and honks the horn impatiently while waiting for Miranda in the car.D Daniel’s father wishes Daniel and Miranda a good day at school.

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4. Why does Daniel’s father think it was Daniel who made the big mess in the kitchen?A Daniel has a history of making messes in the house.B Daniel always makes a mess when he cooks with flour.C Daniel was angry with his father and wanted to make him mad.D Daniel never cleaned up after himself.

5. What is this story mainly about?A the way Daniel and his family make breakfastB Daniel’s difficult behaviorC a troublemaking cat named OatmealD a morning incident that Daniel and his family experience

6. Read the following sentence from the story: “The toaster sounded like it hurt when he pushed the lever down. It was old and never made toast right.” Why does the author say that the toaster “sounded like it hurt”?A to emphasize how old and non-functional the toaster wasB to show that the toaster had feelingsC to emphasize how badly the family treated the toasterD to show that the toaster made the same sounds as a human

7. What does Miranda bring to school?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Why did Daniel think that Oatmeal made the big mess in the kitchen?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Explain why Daniel “just could not stop smiling” at the end of the story. Useinformation from the story to support your answer.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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