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What is a character in a story?
A person or animal in a story.
Setting
Where and when a story happens.
Plot
The events that happen in a story, from beginning to end
Narrator
The person or voice telling the story.
Point of View
The way the story is told (like “I” for first person, or “he/she” for third person).
Character Traits
Words that describe what a character is like (kind, brave, funny).
Main Idea
What the story or paragraph is mostly about.
Supporting Details
Small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.
Summary
A short retelling of the most important parts of a story.
Compare and Contrast
Telling how things are alike and how they are different.
Cause and Effect
Why something happened (cause) and what happened next (effect).
Theme
The big lesson or message the author wants you to learn.
Dialogue
The words the characters say to each other.
Solution/Resolution
How the problem is fixed or solved in the story.
Sequence / Chronological Order
The order that events happen in a story.
What is a fact and what is an opinion?
A fact can be proven true; an opinion is what someone thinks or feels.
Author’s Purpose
The reason the author wrote the story (to persuade, inform, or entertain).
Problem/Conflict
The main issue or challenge the character faces.
Motivation
The reason why a character does something.
Text Structure
How the text is organized (like cause/effect, compare/contrast, or problem/solution).
Context Clues
Hints in the sentence that help you figure out what a word means.
Synonym and Antonym
Synonym – A word that means the same (happy → glad).
Antonym – A word that means the opposite (hot → cold).
What is a Prefix and what is a suffix? How are they different?
Prefix – A group of letters added to the beginning of a word (like “un-” in “unhappy”).
Suffix – A group of letters added to the end of a word (like “-ful” in “helpful”).
Homophone
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings (two, to, too).
What Genre is this describing?
A made-up story.
Fiction