Conjunctions and Contractions
This conjunction is used to add information: “I like pizza ___ pasta.”
What is AND?
“This test was as easy as pie” is an example of this figurative language.
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What is a simile?
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
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What is a noun?
This type of writing tells a story.
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What is narrative writing?
The theme of a story is its ____ or lesson.
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What is the message?
This contraction means “do not.”
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What is don’t?
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this figurative language.
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What is personification?
A word that shows action or a state of being.
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What is a verb?
This type of writing tries to convince the reader of something.
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What is argument writing?
True or False: Theme is usually stated directly in the story.
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What is False?
Which conjunction shows a choice between two things?
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What is or?
This figurative language repeats beginning sounds in words.
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What is alliteration?
This part of speech describes a noun.
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What is an adjective?
In argument writing, this is the main opinion or position of the writer.
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What is a claim?
How do readers usually figure out the theme of a story?
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What is by looking at the characters’ actions, conflicts, important events, and lessons learned?
Fix this contraction error: “Their going to the park.”
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What is They’re going to the park?
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of this figurative language.
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What is hyperbole?
Identify the pronoun in this sentence: “She finished the homework early.”
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What is she?
In narrative writing, this is the problem or struggle in the story.
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What is the conflict?
A character learns that lying causes problems and decides to always tell the truth. What is the most likely theme?
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What is honesty is important or the truth matters?
Name the conjunction in this sentence: “Although it was raining, we still played outside.”
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What is although?
“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of this figurative language.
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What is a metaphor?
Identify the adverb in this sentence: “The cheetah ran incredibly fast.”
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What is incredibly?
Name one thing an argument essay should include to support a claim.
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What is evidence, facts, examples, or reasons?
Explain the difference between theme and summary.
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A summary tells what happens in the story, while a theme explains the deeper message or lesson?