Genres
A text about a persons life.
What is a biography?
A single row in a poem.
What is a line?
Mara worried that the kids at school would make fun of her new glasses. She did not want to be mocked just for having poor vision. What does mocked mean?
What is teased or made fun of?
The valiant young woman grabbed the little boy just in time to save him from the speeding car. The word valiant means:
What is brave or courageous?
It is raining cats and dogs.
What is it is raining really hard outside?
A text with talking animals and a moral or lesson learned.
What is a fable?
A group of lines in poetry with no blank lines in between.
What is a stanza?
Benjamin ate three pieces of cake and two scoops of ice cream. An hour later, his stomach felt queasy and he decided to lie down for awhile. The word queasy means?
What is sick or upset?
Mara checked her numbers one last time. She wanted her report to be accurate so that her boss would know she had done a good job. The word accurate means:
What is correct?
Rylyn and Kaysey are two peas in a pod.
What is they are alike; similar to each other?
A text that teaches you how to build a boomerang.
What is a technical text or set of directions.
Repeating or using the same word or phrase in a poem.
What is repetition?
No one lived in the old house. The paint was peeling and the yard was overgrown. The house had been vacant for a long time. The word vacant means:
What is empty?
Jenny told me about the movie she saw, but she did not reveal the ending because she knew I was going to see it too. The word reveal means:
What is to tell?
You are driving me up the wall.
What is driving you crazy?
A text with facts and dates.
What is a historical text or nonfiction text?
The sound of word or word endings in lines of poetry.
What is rhyme?
Please be careful with that glass vase. It is quite fragile. The word fragile means:
What is easily broken?
The severe weather caused many roads to close. School was cancelled and everyone stayed indoors.
The word severe means:
What is harsh or bad?
Aiden thought his math exam was a walk in the park.
What is the math test was really easy?
A text about the moon and it's phases.
What is a scientific text or nonfiction text?
To make a picture in your brain; a mental image.
What is visualize?
Talia preferred the red shirt because she likes red more than blue. The word preferred means:
What is would rather have?
Everyone had a good time at the picnic. The games were fun and the food was plentiful. In fact, there was so much food they had to take some home. The word plentiful means:
What is more than enough?
Gavin is always glued to the tv during football season!
What is he can't stop watching football?