Unit 4 Jeopardy Review
6th grade Unit 4 Test Study Guide
Grammar Section:
Know the following stories:
“Cinderella”, “Poor Miller’s Boy”, “Straw, Coal, and Bean”; “Pandora’s Box”, “Narcissus and Echo”, “Capricorn”; “George Washington and the Cherry Tree”, “Sleepy Hollow”; “The Fox and the Stork”, “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, and “The Tortoise and the Birds”,
Be able to explain in detail why each one is a fairytale, myth, fable, or legend.
Fairy tales
"Cinderella"
Fairytale article link
"Poor Miller's Boy"
"Poor MIller's Boy" questions
"Straw, Coal, and Bean"
Myths
"Pandora's Box"
"Echo and Narcissus"
"Capricorn"
Fables
"The Fox and the Stork"
"The Ant and the Grasshopper"
"The Horse, Hunter, and Stag"
"The Tortoise and the Birds"
Fable Body paragraph
Peer Review Directions
Legends
"What are legends?" article
"Paul Bunyan"
"Cherry Tree"
"Cherry Tree' Questions
"Sleepy Hollow"
video
6th grade Unit 4 Test Study Guide
Grammar Section:
- What is a run-on sentence?
- What is one way to fix a run-on sentence?
- What is another way to fix a run-on sentence?
- What is a conjunction?
- Name all 7 conjunctions.
- Use a conjunction in a sentence.
- What is a subject of a sentence?
- Write a sentence, and underline the subject.
- What is a predicate?
- Write a sentence, and underline the predicate.
- What is an allusion?
- Give an example of allusion.
- Name all four types of allusions.
- What is personification?
- Give an example of personification.
- What is onomatopoeia?
- Give an example of onomatopoeia.
- What is a fairy tale?
- Give several characteristics of a fairy tale.
- What is a myth?
- Give several characteristics of a myth.
- What is a legend?
- Give several characteristics of a legend.
- What is a fable?
- Give several characteristics of a fable.
Know the following stories:
“Cinderella”, “Poor Miller’s Boy”, “Straw, Coal, and Bean”; “Pandora’s Box”, “Narcissus and Echo”, “Capricorn”; “George Washington and the Cherry Tree”, “Sleepy Hollow”; “The Fox and the Stork”, “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, and “The Tortoise and the Birds”,
Be able to explain in detail why each one is a fairytale, myth, fable, or legend.
Fairy tales
"Cinderella"
Fairytale article link
"Poor Miller's Boy"
"Poor MIller's Boy" questions
"Straw, Coal, and Bean"
Myths
"Pandora's Box"
"Echo and Narcissus"
"Capricorn"
Fables
"The Fox and the Stork"
"The Ant and the Grasshopper"
"The Horse, Hunter, and Stag"
"The Tortoise and the Birds"
Fable Body paragraph
Peer Review Directions
Legends
"What are legends?" article
"Paul Bunyan"
"Cherry Tree"
"Cherry Tree' Questions
- In two or more sentences, summarize what happens in the story.
- Write down a quote that shows George’s character (what his personality is like). Explain what the quote shows about George.
- Give one reason why Weems may have written this story.
"Sleepy Hollow"
video