Grade 6 - LIT SANCTUM 2026 – Preliminary Round

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Across
  1. 1. Giving human qualities to animals or objects.
  2. 4. A vivid description that appeals to the reader’s senses.
  3. 6. A phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words.
  4. 7. The sequence of events in a story is known as the ________.
  5. 8. The most exciting part of a story where the main conflict reaches its peak.
  6. 9. The punctuation mark used to join two closely related independent clauses .
  7. 10. The problem faced by the characters in a story.
  8. 12. The people, animals, or creatures in a story.
  9. 16. The punctuation mark (') used to show possession or contraction.
  10. 17. "Buzz! The bee flew past my ear." Which literary device is used?
  11. 19. In the sentence "Wow! That was an amazing performance," what part of speech is the word Wow?
  12. 20. A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using like or as.
Down
  1. 2. "She smiled as she opened the mysterious letter." Which point of view is used in this sentence
  2. 3. Replaces a noun to avoid repetition and make sentences flow smoothly.
  3. 5. Repetition of the same beginning sound in nearby words.
  4. 11. The lesson or message conveyed by a story.
  5. 13. A word with the same meaning as another word.
  6. 14. The punctuation marks used to add extra information.
  7. 15. In the sentence "Riya and Meera solved the puzzle together," what part of speech is the word and?
  8. 18. In the sentence "The little rabbit hopped quickly into the burrow," what part of speech is the word quickly?