One to two words that explain the subject being discussed.
What is topic.
100
Words that have similar meanings.
What is Synonyms
100
A genre in nonfiction which is a story of one's own life.
What is autobiography.
100
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
100
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
200
Why something happens.
What is the cause?
200
Separate words that are combined to form a new word.
What is Compound Word.
200
A suffix that means past tense.
What is -ed (happenED, watchED)
200
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
200
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is onomatopoeia.
300
The central point of a piece of writing.
What is main idea.
300
Prefixes and Suffixes
What is Affix.
300
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
300
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
300
Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech.
What is quotation marks.
400
The effect of this sentence:
The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global
warming.
What is global warming.
400
A letter or letters attached to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning.
What is Prefix.
400
An essential trait of a biography that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the historical time period and place he or she was born in.
What is setting?
400
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
400
Tells us when a character is talking and identifies which character is talking.
What is dialogue tag.
500
A fact, a statement, a quote, or event, that backs up a key idea.
What is a supporting detail?
500
Piece of infromation contained in the surrounding text of a particular word in the form of a synonym, antonym, definition, explanation, etc..., that helps to give meaning to the particular word.
What is Context Clue
500
Written or printed words, typically forming a connected piece of work.