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Grade 6 Literary Elements Practice Test

Build Grade 6 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on character, setting, plot, conflict, theme, point of view, symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing.

Literary Elements Practice Tests

These Grade 6 English Language Arts practice tests help students analyze how narrative elements work together. Students practice character traits and motivation, setting, plot structure, conflict, theme, point of view, imagery, symbolism, and foreshadowing.

Skills covered

  • Identifying characters, setting, plot, conflict, and theme
  • Analyzing character traits, motivation, choices, and change
  • Recognizing first-person, second-person, and third-person points of view
  • Distinguishing exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
  • Identifying internal and external conflicts
  • Analyzing imagery, symbolism, mood, and foreshadowing
  • Explaining how literary elements work together to reveal a theme

How to use these practice tests

Ask what each detail reveals about the characters, setting, conflict, or plot. Track a characters goal and choices, notice repeated images or objects, and use the ending to test possible themes. Support each interpretation with specific evidence from the story.

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Grade 6 Literary Elements Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 6 English Language Arts practice test on character, setting, plot, conflict, theme, motivation, point of view, symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing.

Read each narrative situation carefully, identify the literary element being tested, and use story evidence to explain how the element works.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

In a story, Lena moves to a new town and feels lonely until she joins the school art club. Which story element is Lena?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Character.

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: Lena is a person who takes action in the story, so she is a character.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

Lena is a person who takes action in the story, so she is a character.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A story takes place in a fishing village beside a cold northern sea. Which story element is described?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Setting.

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: The place and environmental conditions describe the setting.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

The place and environmental conditions describe the setting.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A story begins when Omar loses his grandmothers key and searches the house for it. What is the main conflict?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Omar must find the missing key..

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: The missing key creates the central problem Omar must solve.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

The missing key creates the central problem Omar must solve.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A character practices every day, fails at first, and eventually completes a difficult performance. What does this sequence mainly show?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The plot develops through challenges and a result..

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: The events show a character facing challenges and reaching a later outcome, which is plot development.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

The events show a character facing challenges and reaching a later outcome, which is plot development.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A story shows neighbors sharing tools and helping one another during a storm. Which theme is best supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Cooperation can help a community handle difficulties..

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: The neighbors cooperation during the storm supports this theme.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

The neighbors cooperation during the storm supports this theme.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which element answers the question, "Where and when does the story happen?"

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Setting.

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: Setting identifies the time and place of a story.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

Setting identifies the time and place of a story.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which element is the series of events that moves a story from beginning to end?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Plot.

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: The plot is the connected sequence of events in a narrative.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

The plot is the connected sequence of events in a narrative.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A character wants to enter a race, but an injured ankle prevents practice. What type of conflict is shown?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Character versus self.

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: The conflict is between the character and a physical limitation affecting the characters goal; among the choices, this focuses on the characters internal struggle and decision to continue.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

The conflict is between the character and a physical limitation affecting the characters goal; among the choices, this focuses on the characters internal struggle and decision to continue.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A story repeatedly shows a cracked window being repaired. Which idea might the repeated detail support?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Broken things can be restored with care..

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: The repeated repair detail can represent restoration and supports this possible theme.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

The repeated repair detail can represent restoration and supports this possible theme.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which question best helps a reader identify a storys theme?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is What message about life or people does the story suggest?.

  1. Identify the element: Look for the character, setting, plot event, conflict, or idea named in the question.
  2. Use story evidence: Theme is the broader message or lesson suggested by the story.
  3. Check the relationship: Make sure the answer explains how the literary element shapes the story.

Theme is the broader message or lesson suggested by the story.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 6 Literary Elements

What topics are covered?

The page covers character, setting, plot, conflict, theme, motivation, point of view, plot structure, imagery, symbolism, mood, and foreshadowing.

How do literary elements work together?

Characters act in a setting, face conflicts, and make choices that move the plot. Repeated events and details can reveal a broader theme.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 6 Literary Elements questions in total.