Word Wonders (Vocabulary)
If the Latin root "aud" means "to hear," what is a group of people gathered to hear a performance called?
What is an audience?
This is the lesson about life that the author wants the reader to learn.
What is the theme?
This text feature is found at the back of a book and lists important terms and the page numbers where they can be found.
What is an index?
This is the use of words that appeal to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create a "mental picture" for the reader.
What is imagery?
If an author organizes a text by the order in which events happened in time, they are using this pattern.
What is chronological order (or sequential order)?
If a word has a Greek or Latin root, it is the core part of the word. What do we call the part added to the beginning of that root?
What is a prefix?
This part of the plot provides necessary background information about the setting and characters at the start of the story.
What is the exposition?
If an author writes a text explaining why something happened and the result of that event, they are using this organizational pattern.
What is cause and effect?
Unlike a dynamic character, this type of character remains the same throughout the entire story and does not change their outlook.
What is a static character?
This text feature is a short explanation found directly underneath a photograph or illustration.
What is a caption?
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
A character who undergoes a significant internal change throughout a story is known as this type of character.
What is a dynamic character?
This is a statement that can be proven true, whereas an opinion is a personal belief.
What is a fact?
In a poem, this is a group of lines that are arranged together, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza?
When an author looks at the similarities and differences between two subjects, they are using this organizational pattern.
What is compare and contrast?
Use context clues to define "ravenous" in this sentence: After hiking for ten miles without a snack, the ravenous boy ate three sandwiches.
What is extremely hungry?
This is the vantage point from which a story is told, such as First Person or Third Person Limited.
What is point of view?
An author’s main reason for writing—usually to inform, entertain, or persuade.
What is author's purpose?
This is the "feeling" or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader (e.g., mysterious, joyful, or gloomy).
What is mood?
This is a brief statement that covers the main points of a text, leaving out minor details and personal opinions.
What is a summary?
The Latin root "dict" means "to speak." What is the book that tells you how to "speak" or define words correctly?
What is a dictionary?
This "all-knowing" narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of every character.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
This is the most important thought about the topic in a nonfiction passage.
What is the main idea (or central idea)?
This is a comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
To make sure a website is a reliable source, you should check for this—the quality of being trusted and lived up to.
What is credibility?