Elements of Fiction
Literary Elements
Grammar
Nonfiction Text Features/Structure
Miscellaneous
100
The where and when (or place and time) of a story.
What is setting?
100
She was as busy as a bee.
What is a simile?
100

Fill the blank: She went to the store because ______ needed some fruit.

What is she?

100
The words that explain what a picture shows.
What is the caption?
100
A type of fiction that is based on historical facts. Name the type and give an example.
What is historical fiction? Answers vary.
200
The problem of a story.
What is conflict?
200
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is a personification?
200

Fill the blank: It was raining heavily; __________, we decided to stay indoors.

What is therefore, so, etc?
200
The part of a nonfiction book that defines words.
What is a glossary?
200
The type of writing which convinces the reader to agree with your point of view (opinion).
What is persuasive writing?
300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
300
A comparison NOT using like or as?
What is a metaphor?
300
Identify the subject of the sentence: The cat ran across the street.
What is "the cat"?
300

The title of a section of an article.

What is the heading?

300
An educated guess you make about a text using background information

What is an inference?

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

 This is the easiest exam in the world.

What is a hyperbole?

400

Identify the type of sentence: Tom likes tea, and Lucy likes coffee\

What is compound?

400
Author's purpose to tell you how things are the same and how things are different?
What is compare/contrast?
400
The three main author's purposes.
What is to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
500
What makes up a character's personality?
What are character traits?
500
What are the kinds of comparisons that add layers to the meaning of the poem or story called?
Figurative Language
500

FANBOYS stands for.

What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

500
Text is written in an order or timeline format.
What is chronological order?
500
Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
What are the Four Main Genres?
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