Text Features
A sentence or paragraph that describes a picture or diagram.
caption
Which type of figurative language is in the sentence? This room is an oven.
metaphor
What part of speech is the word scrambled? The mouse scrambled under the couch.
verb
The action or sequence of events in a story is called the ___.
plot
a conversation between two characters
dialogue
This page in the front of the book tells you which page each chapter starts on.
Which type of figurative language is in the sentence?
That box is now as flat as a pancake.
simile
What part of speech is the word blue? He looked out at the blue ocean.
adjective
The problem in a story is called the ____.
conflict
a conclusion or statement based on the reading but not directly stated
inference
What is the name of the text feature in the back of the book that lists the meaning of words used in the book?
glossary
Which type of figurative language is in the sentence? I have told you a million times not to lie.
hyperbole
What is the adjective in the sentence? It's a long drive, but it's worth the trip.
long
The main character that the story focuses on and that the reader hopes will succeed is called the
protagonist
the main message, lesson or statement about life in the story
theme
The name for a picture with labels that shows all of the different parts of something
diagram
Which type of figurative language is in the sentence? The fog crept in quietly overnight.
personification
What is the pronoun in this sentence? Frog and Toad went with us to the pond.
us
In Cinderella, when the prince puts the glass slipper on her foot and it fits perfectly it is this part of the story
climax
supporting facts and details used to prove or disprove a claim
evidence
A smaller map next to a larger one that shows a zoomed out view of the area so you can see where in the world the place is.
inset map
Which type of figurative language is in the sentence? The classroom was a three-ring circus when the teacher stepped into the hall.
metaphor
Which part of speech is the word became in the sentence? The crowd became excited when the Tigers won the game.
verb
The beginning of the story where the author reveals background information about characters and events that took place before the story started is the
exposition
the person telling the story
narrator