Parts of Speech
Which part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
A noun.
What punctuation ends a question?
A question mark
What word describes when we tell the most important parts of a text in a shorter way?
Summarize
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
What word describes a recurring idea, subject, or concept in a text?
Theme
Which part of speech is an action or state of being?
A verb
What do we call a sentence that has a subject and predicate and expresses a complete thought?
Complete sentence
What word describes when we guess what will happen next using evidence?
Predicting
What is a direct comparison without "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
What word describes a hint or clue about what will happen later in a story?
Foreshadowing
In the sentence: "The dog ran quickly". What part of speech is the word "quickly"?
Adverb
What do we call a sentence that has two or more sentences incorrectly joined?
A run-on sentence.
What word describes when we use clues and background knowledge to figure something out?
Infer
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of...
Personification
What word describes the opposite of what is expected happening in a story.
Irony
What part of speech describes a noun.
Adjective
Fix: "Their going too the park over their."
They're going to the park over there.
What reading strategy describes writing notes or marking the text while reading?
Annotating
Which type of figurative language describes an extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
What word describes a word or phrase that appeals to the sense (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).
Imagery
What partof speech shows a relationship between words? (examples in, on, or under).
Preposition
Fix ALL of the errors in the sentence: "after school we went too the park it was a lot of fun"
After school, we went to the park. It was a lot of fun.
What reading strategy describes reading a text again for clarity?
Rereading
Which type of figurative language describes words using sound imitation?
Onomatopoeia
What word describes a hint about a character's personality or motives revealed through their words or actions.
Characterization