Grammar
Give an example of a proper noun.
Answers vary.
The boys began to argue and a fight almost broke out. Then they remembered they were in fourth grade and decided to rectify the situation without violence. What is the meaning of the italicized word?
To correct or fix.
This part of the story is the "when and where" it takes place.
Setting
This is a statement that can be proven
Fact
The savory smoke wafted through the air, when my dad lifted the hood of the grill.
This sentence appeals to the reader's sense of?
Smell
This type of word is an action word.
Verb
There were no groceries in the house last night so I went to bed hungry. My alarm clock didn't go off and I missed breakfast. Now I am really feeling famished! Famished most likely means...
Very hungry
These are the people in a story.
Characters
This is a statement that cannot be proven, based off of someone's beliefs about a particular subject.
Opinion
The slime was a cold, crunchy, sticky mess!
This sentence appeals to the reader's sense of:
Touch
This type of word is a describing word.
Adjective
The house next door seems to be neglected. The over grown grass, chipping paint, and rotting wood make it appear as though no one is taking care it. The word neglected most likely means...
not taken care of
The ______ in a story can be described as a roller coaster. It includes the charcters, setting, the rising action, falling action, problem and solution.
PLOT
To explain how something is similar to something else.
The soft, sweet, cinnamon buns were delicious. Mrs. Furnari is an amazing baker.
This sentence appeals to the readers sense of:
Taste
These words take the place of a noun. You know, so we don't have to many "Andrews" in a story.
A pronoun
Sue placed a balled up paper bag in the corner of her shed. She read online that if it looks like a wasp nest is already there, it will deter wasps from building a nest. They do not want to build a nest where one already exists. The word deter most likely means....
hinder, prevent
This is what the author wants you to learn from a story. It is sometimes referred to as the message or the moral.
Theme
This is an educated guess about what might happen next in a story.
Prediction
As the violinist played the sweet melody on the strings, a symphony of happy noise flooded my mind.
This sentence appeals mostly to the reader's sense of:
Hearing
Give an example of a reflexive pronoun.
Myself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves, etc.
I don't believe Jackie deliberately broke my pencil case. That does not seem like something she would do on purpose, because she is usually very kind. Deliberately, most likely means...
On purpose
The __________ and _____________ are also sometimes referred to as the conflict and resolution.
problem and solution
What happens because of the "cause"?
The effect
The sunlight reflected off each wave like a thousand diamonds scattering against the pebbled beach.
This appeals mostly to the reader's sense of:
Sight