Elements of a Story
The location and time of a story
What is the setting?
What is found at the end of the book and lists key words in alphabetical order and the pages where they are located in the book?
Index
"He was as quiet as a mouse" is an example of ___.
a simile
What point of view is it when the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like I, me, we, us, my?
First Person
What genre has talking animals and the reader learns a lesson or a moral?
fable
What the author is trying to teach you?
theme
How do headings help us?
They help us know what a section is about.
They help us know where we can find information.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
personification
A book about a person written by someone else.
biography
What text structure is used?
Summer is my favorite time. I love going to the mountains and the beach. Both are great places to get away. You can swim, surf, fish, and play in the sand at the beach. When you go to the mountains, you can hike, fish, rock climb, and canoe. Either place would make a wonderful vacation.
Compare and Contrast
What do you call the end of a story where the problem is fixed?
Resolution
What genre is mostly imagined characters or events?
Fiction
Figurative language is a method of communicating with people without using the actual or literal meaning of words and phrases.
True or False
True
What is it called when you give a shortened version of a text (story, article, passage, etc.) in your own words that includes just the most important details - without adding any of your own ideas?
a summary
What is the text structure of the following text?
At first, I was wanting to be a dog trainer. But then, I was thinking I would be a dog breeder. Eventually, I realized I liked all animals and I decided I would just be a veterinarian.
sequence
What the story is mainly about is called the .
Central or Main idea
What is a caption?
It is the text near an illustration or photograph that describes it.
"I have told you a million times" is an example of .
a hyperbole
What is the point of view for the following excerpt?
Bill and Ann went to the concert last week. While they were there, Ann said, "Bill, we need to get some pictures for our memory book." Unfortunately, Bill replied, "I left the camera on my desk."
3rd person
What is the text structure of this text?
"Since California has made so many regulations about energy and power, they have to depend on other states to sell them power. And during hot or cold times, other states don't have as much power to sell, which results in lot of blackout times when people in California have little or no electricity."
cause and effect
What is a problem in a story called?
Conflict
What is a picture with labels called in a nonfiction book?
A diagram
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
She is a tornado when she gets angry!
metaphor
"Cars is the best movie ever!" is a .
a) fact b) opinion
Opinion
My bedroom could really use some help. It's messy and drab. What I need to do is deep clean it and get a fresh coat of paint and a new bedspread.
problem and solution