Literary Texts
Informational Texts
Vocabulary
Figurative Language & Poetry
Writing
100
This is the moral or the insight the story teaches about life.
What is theme?
100
A list of words and definitions at the back of the book.
What is the glossary?
100
When this is added to the beginning of a root word, it makes a new word and changes the meaning of the word.
What is a prefix?
100
"The tiny white flowers dotted the morning mountainside like patches of snow" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
100

What type of writing tells a personal story?

What is a personal narrative?

200
This is when a character is talking.
What is dialogue?
200
A picture that includes labels of certain parts.
What is a diagram?
200

What is an Affix

a grammatical element that can be attached to the beginning or the end of a word. There are two types of affixes: prefixes and suffixes.

200
"The stars were candles guiding the weary travelers" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
200
This type of writing convinces the reader to do something or to agree with something.
What is persuasive writing?
300

What is the name of the part of a story that explains the background and sets up the main problem?

Exposition

300
A passage that is explained in order of when the events happened uses this text structure.
What is chronological order?
300
Words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings.
What are homophones?
300
"This cat weights a ton" is an example of this.
What is a hyperbole?
300
This type of writing provides facts and explains something.
What is informational or nonfiction writing?
400
This is the part of the story when the suspense peaks.
What is the climax?
400
The paragraph that usually reemphasizes and summarizes the main idea in an informational passage.
What is the last paragraph or conclusion
400
This reference lists synonyms for words.
What is a thesaurus?
400
"Storm clouds threatened to flood the wheat fields in the Midwestern region" is an example of this.
What is personification?
400

A type of writing that debates two different sides and is backed up by facts and data.

What is an argumentative essay?

500

What type of character changes or grows during the

Dynamic character

500

In an informational text, what helps readers understand the meanings of unfamiliar words?

Context clues or a glossary

500

What does it mean to be eloquent?

Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

500
"The jet zoomed across the sky" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is onomatopoeia?
500

Sally walked slowly through the door as the class applauded. What is the adverb in this sentence?

What is "slowly?"

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