Vocabulary
This word or phrase means 'to run away quickly'.
C. to chase D. to slow down
B. to escape
A group of words that contain a subject and a predicate is called a _________.
sentence
The series of events in a story is called ______.
A. theme B. plot
C. climax D. ending
B. plot
A short narrative written about yourself, by yourself is called ____________.
A. biography B. non-fiction
C. autobiography D. fiction
C. autobiography
A book that tells a story using pictures and images is called a _________.
graphic novel
A. verb B. adverb
C. noun D. adjective
D. adjective
The part of speech used to name people, places, things or ideas is a _______.
noun
What do you do when you made a guess about what will happen next in a story?
A. make a claim B. make a theme
C. find evidence D. make a prediction
D. make a prediction
When you want to convince a reader about a particular point or argument, this is called ______ writing.
A. opinion B. argumentative
C. fantasy D. persuasive
D. persuasive
The character who is against the hero is called the ______.
A. side kick B. antagonist
C. main character D. super hero
B. antagonist
This word means 'full of energy'.
A. excited B. depressed
C. ignited D. energetic
D. energetic
These words take the place of nouns (ex. he, she, or they).
pronouns
What the passage is mostly about is called the _____.
A. plot B. beginning
C. main idea D. theme
C. main idea
Events placed in order of their occurrence is called:
A. the plot B. the climax
C. the setting D. chronological order
D. chronological order
The time and place in which a story is called:
the setting
An antonym for 'courageous' is ____.
A. cowardly B. brave
C. determined D. adventurous
A. cowardly
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list or series.
When you use clues from the text to determine what is not directly stated, you are _______.
A. making a prediction B. making an inference
C. making a claim D. finding text evidence
B. making an inference
The type of sentence that introduces the main idea of a paragraph is called _________.
A. the beginning sentence B. the topic sentence
C. the conclusion sentence D. the central idea
B. the topic sentence
The lesson or moral message of a story is called the ________.
A. main idea B. theme
C. conclusion D. plot
B. theme
This word or phrase means 'to prevent or restrict the movement or progress of something'.
A. advance B. approve
C. hinder D. release
C. hinder
The name of the punctuation mark used at the end of an interrogative sentence is a ___________.
question mark
When you retell a story in your own words, you are _____.
A. paraphrasing B. stating a claim
C. providing text evidence D. giving your opinion
A. paraphrasing
A concluding statement in a paragraph that wraps up the main points is called _______.
A. the beginning sentence B. the topic sentence
C. the conclusion sentence D. the central idea
C. the conclusion sentence
A type of story where animals act like humans, making the story fictitious, is called a __________.
folktale, fable, folklore