Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
Text Structures
Author's Purpose / Type of Texts
Grab Bag - Mix
100
A word that sounds like or means the same thing as it's name.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about.
What is exposition?
100
Sarah's car was dead on the side of the road. What was she going to do? She had already gotten off to a rough start when her alarm clock had failed to go off that morning. School started in just under an hour. Suddenly, it dawned on her that she had subscribed to OnStar the month before. With the simple press of a button she was able to get help jump-starting her battery and made it to class right on time!
What is Problem / Solution?
100
A text that is not true.
What is Fiction?
100
The lesson that you learn. The moral of a story.
What is Theme?
200
Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky.
What is personification?
200
The part of a story that reveals or suggests an outcome.
What is resolution?
200
Gives characteristics or traits about a person, place or thing.
What is Description?
200
The purpose of the following passage: Butterflies are colorful, flying insects from the Lepidoptera order. Because they are insects, they have three body parts. The three body parts are called the head, thorax, and abdomen. They also have six jointed legs, two antennae and compound eyes.
What is to inform?
200
When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
What is Inference?
300
Compares two things using like or as.
What is simile?
300
In what part of a story do we learn the conflict?
What is rising action?
300
Listing events or explaining steps in order.
What is sequence/chronological order?
300
The author's purpose when writing fiction novels
What is to entertain?
300
The full name of Mrs. Harke's baby
What is Evelyn Charlotte?
400
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole?
400
The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
What is falling action?
400
Sean and Brad are best friends. They have been going to the same school since kindergarten and have bonded over their love of sports. However, Sean's favorite sport is football while Brad prefers basketball.
What is Compare and Contrast?
400
The purpose of the following passage: Sandy is the absolute best candidate for student body president! She is honest, friendly and dedicated to making our school a better place. This is YOUR chance to make a positive change! VOTE SANDY IN 2013!
What is to persuade?
400
The only two times you use an apostrophe
What are contractions and possessions?
500
John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the steep hill.
What is metaphor?
500
The most intense or extreme part of a story where an action typically takes place.
What is climax?
500
The summer had been extra hot with very little rain to relieve the thirsty earth. There were cracks in the groud that looked like someone might fall into. People neglected their lawns because no plant was motivated to be green or grow.
What is Cause / Effect?
500
A text that is true and informational
What is Expository?
500
A specific person, place, or thing; is capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
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