Grammar
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing.
What does “context clues” mean?
Hints in the text that help define a word.
What is setting?
Where and when a story takes place
What is a simile?
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is the main idea?
The most important point of a text
What is a verb?
→ An action or state of being
What is a synonym?
A word with a similar meaning
What is a character?
A person in a story
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison between two things
What is a supporting detail?
Information that explains or proves the main idea
What is the subject of a sentence?
→ Who or what the sentence is about
What is an antonym?
A word with the opposite meaning
What is conflict?
The main problem in a story.
What is personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things.
What does it mean to infer?
To make a guess based on evidence
What is a compound sentence?
→ Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
What does “connotation” mean?
The feeling or idea a word suggests
What is theme?
The message or lesson of a story.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
What is summarizing?
Telling the main points briefly
What is a fragment?
→ An incomplete sentence
What does “denotation” mean?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is plot?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is imagery?
Language that appeals to the senses
What is text evidence?
Proof from the text to support an answer