Elements of Fiction
Grammar
Nonfiction Text Features/Structure
Tenses
Prefix and suffix
100
The where and when (or place and time) of a story.
What is setting?
100

An action word like: jump

What is a verb?

100
The words that explain what a picture shows.
What is the caption?
100

The tense used in the sentence "I went to the mall."

What is past tense?

100

What the suffix "-ed" means 

What is the past tense?

200
The problem of a story.
What is conflict?
200

Punctuation mark that goes at the end of this sentence: How was your day

What is a question mark?

200
The part of a nonfiction book that defines words.
What is a glossary?
200

The tense used in the sentence "I will go to the store later."

What is the future tense?

200

Meaning "filled with" at the end of a sentence

What is the suffix "-ful"?

300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
300

A word that describes a person, place or thing

What is a noun?

300
The title of an article.
What is the heading?
300

The tense used in the sentence "The dog is barking at the bunny outside."

What is present tense?

300

The prefix that means "before"

What is the prefix, "pre"?

400
The lesson (main message) given in a story.
What is theme?
400

Punctuation mark that goes at the end of this sentence: Hey, you are on fire

What is an exclamation point?

400
Author's purpose to tell you how things are the same and how things are different?
What is compare/contrast?
400

The tense used in the sentence "The car sped by me so quickly!"

What is past tense?

400

The suffix that means without, for example "speechless"

What is the suffix "-less"?

500
What makes up a character's personality?
What are character traits?
500

Punctuation mark that goes at the end of a simple sentence

What is a period?

500
Text is written in an order or timeline format.
What is chronological order?
500

The tense used in the sentence "The plane is flying so low."

What is the present tense?

500

The word that comes after the prefix or before the suffix

What is the root word?

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