English Language Arts

Grade 6
Literature Circles Pretest
Directions: Circle the best answer choice for each question. Good luck!
1. The main idea of a story is
a. the most important/ central theme of the reading
b. a life lesson, meaning, or moral of the story
c. the time and place a story takes place
2. The setting of a story is
a. the time a story takes place
b. the place where the story takes place
c. Both answers are correct
3. A conflict in a story is
a. the person who keeps the main character from achieving goal
b. a struggle between two opposing forces in the story
c. I do not know
4. A brief statement that tells the main points of the passage is
a. genre
b. summary
c. setting
5. Which of the following does not occur in a GOOD classroom discussion?
a. engaging in related conversations with your peers
b. applying background knowledge from prior readings
c. coming unprepared because you did not read the assigned
readings