This document appears to be a pretest for a 6th grade tutoring session. It contains 10 multiple choice or short answer questions about literary concepts such as climax, plot elements, prefixes, suffixes, cause and effect, expository text, idioms, identifying subjects and predicates in sentences, spelling, and personification. The students are instructed to read the questions carefully, answer to the best of their ability, and write out each question and correct answer.

1. Welcome to Tutoring!Welcome to Tutoring!
Ms. CharkyMs. Charky
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2. PretestPretest
 Read each question carefully.Read each question carefully.
 Don’t worry if you don’t know the answers,Don’t worry if you don’t know the answers,
yet.yet.
 Answer to the best of your ability.Answer to the best of your ability.
 Write each question and the correctWrite each question and the correct
answer.answer.

3. #1#1
 What is the climax of a story?What is the climax of a story?

4. #2#2
 What are the elements of a plot diagram?What are the elements of a plot diagram?

5. #3#3
 What is a prefix?What is a prefix?
 Which of the following words have aWhich of the following words have a
prefix?prefix?
Prefer impossible region retreat autographPrefer impossible region retreat autograph

6. #4#4
 What is a suffix?What is a suffix?
 Which of the following words have aWhich of the following words have a
suffix?suffix?
construction slowly only playful bestconstruction slowly only playful best

7. #5#5
 Explain what is cause and effect.Explain what is cause and effect.
 Which is not an example of cause andWhich is not an example of cause and
effect.effect.
a.a. The streets flooded when it rained.The streets flooded when it rained.
b.b. The car ran out of gas and we were late.The car ran out of gas and we were late.
c.c. We bought a balloon and rode on the rides.We bought a balloon and rode on the rides.
d.d. The parents bought a balloon and the girlThe parents bought a balloon and the girl
began to smile.began to smile.

8. #6#6
 Explain what is expository text.Explain what is expository text.
 Which is an example of expository text.Which is an example of expository text.
a.a. NewspapersNewspapers
b.b. TextbooksTextbooks
c.c. AutobiographyAutobiography
d.d. All of the aboveAll of the above

9. #7#7
 Explain what is an idiom.Explain what is an idiom.
 Which is not an example of an idiom.Which is not an example of an idiom.
a.a. To sock away some money.To sock away some money.
b.b. To take charge by grabbing a bull by theTo take charge by grabbing a bull by the
horns.horns.
c.c. Never lower your expectations.Never lower your expectations.
d.d. The CSTs will be as easy as pie.The CSTs will be as easy as pie.

10. #8#8
 Underline the subject once, and theUnderline the subject once, and the
predicate twice in the following sentence.predicate twice in the following sentence.
After great consideration, Sachiko hugs herAfter great consideration, Sachiko hugs her
Grandmother.Grandmother.

11. #9#9
 Which word is not spelled correctly?Which word is not spelled correctly?
Impatiently recognize reasure politiciansImpatiently recognize reasure politicians

12. #10#10
 Explain what is personification.Explain what is personification.
 Which is an example of personification.Which is an example of personification.
a.a. The car’s wheels were squeaky.The car’s wheels were squeaky.
b.b. The rain poured onto the field.The rain poured onto the field.
c.c. The heavens were weeping.The heavens were weeping.
d.d. The curves on the road were endless.The curves on the road were endless.