OSTP ELA Grade 6 Practice Questions - Oklahoma School Testing Program - English Language Arts, Grade 6 Exam

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Read the two text excerpts below: Text A (Realistic Fiction): Sam adjusted his helmet and checked his bicycle brakes. The steep hill leading down into the river park looked terrifying, but his best friend Jax was waiting at the bottom with a timer. Text B (Fable): Little Hare stared up at Mount Oak and sighed. 'If I run fast enough,' she squeaked to the Owl, 'I can catch the evening star before it dips behind the crest.' Owl blinked wisely and warned, 'Speed cannot outrun the sky.' How do Text A and Text B differ in genre characteristics?

Text A features personified talking animals, while Text B takes place in a modern sports stadium. Text A is realistic fiction with human characters in a real-world scenario, whereas Text B is a fable with talking animals and a traditional lesson. Text A is a historical drama set in ancient times, whereas Text B is a science fiction story about space travel. Text A uses rhyme and rhythm, while Text B is formatted as a stage play script.

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Text A is realistic fiction with human characters in a real-world scenario, whereas Text B is a fable with talking animals and a traditional lesson.

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