Parts of Story
What is a setting?
When or where the story takes place.
What is a synonym? What is an antonym?
Synonym are words that mean the same. (ex. kid and child)
Antonym is the opposite. (ex. on and off)
What does the prefix im- mean?
What does the suffix -ful mean?
im mean not
ful mean full of
What are illustrations?
They are pictures or drawings in a story.
What is a narrator?
The person telling the story.
What are the two words that make up this contraction?
can't
can not
What it is the difference between a paragraph and essay?
Paragraph- 5 sentences
Essay- 10 or more sentences
What are captions?
They are descriptions of the pictures or diagrams.
What is a main idea?
What the story is mainly about.
What is a noun? What is an example of a common noun? What is an example of a proper noun?
A person, place, or thing.
common noun- school
proper noun- Lincoln Elementary School
What is a couplet in a poem?
Two lines that rhyme
What is a homophone?
A homophone is words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Why are words in a text bold, highlighted, or italicized?
Pay extra attention to these words, they are important or vocabulary words.
What is a moral or central message?
The lesson that is being taught in the story.
A word that describes a noun.
Ex. blue, big, sad
What is compare and contrast?
compare- things that are the same
contrast- things that are different
What is author's purpose? (hint 3 of them)
Persuade- convince you to do something
Entertain- a story for fun, makes you laugh
Inform- tells you facts
What is a diagram?
A labeled picture giving facts and information on the topic.
What is plot?
The beginning, middle, end. The problem and solution.
What is verb? Give an example
A word that describes an action.
Ex. jump, run, is, was
What is fiction? What is nonfiction?
Fiction is a story that is made up.
Nonfiction is a story that is real.
What are headings and titles?
Headings come before the section or paragraph to give you a clue of what it is about.
Titles come in the beginning of a text. Usually bold.