Story Elements
Fact & Opinion
Reading Terms
Vocabulary
Synonyms and Antonyms
100
A person or animal in the story, play, or literary work.
What is a character?
100
Reading is hard.
What is OPINION
100
Key words or phrases that help you figure out the meanings of unknown words
What are context clues?
100
sale |sāl| noun Definition 1: the exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something : we withdrew it from sale | the sale has fallen through. Definition 2: an event for the rapid disposal of goods at reduced prices for a period, esp. at the end of a season : a clearance sale. "I went to the sale because the dress I wanted was there." How is sale used in the sentence?
What is DEFINITION 2
100
A word that has the same or ___________ meaning is called a synonym.
What is similar?
200
Events that occur in the story.
What is plot?
200
My mom's garden has red, pink, and white roses.
What is FACT
200
Strategy of thinking about what will happen next in a text.
What is making a prediction?
200
"Marty is gregarious, unlike his brother who is quiet and shy." What does gregarious mean?
What is outgoing, friendly? (or the opposite of quiet and shy)
200
Words that have opposite meanings.
What are antonyms?
300
At sunset, she finally reached the cheerful house surrounded by ferns and daisies. This sentence depicts the ___________ of the story.
What is setting?
300
My favorite blouse is blue with pink dots and cost me $10. What word indicates whether this is a fact or opinion?
What is FAVORITE?
300
A text that comes from the author's imagination.
What is FICTION?
300
catch |ka ch; ke ch | verb ( past caught |kôt|) [ trans. ] 1 intercept and hold (something that has been thrown, propelled, or 2 capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape) I love the movie, "To Catch a Thief." Which definition of "catch" applies in this sentence?
What is DEFINITION 2?
300
Synonym for rough
What is smooth (answers could vary)
400
This story element can be either internal, external or both
What is CONFLICT?
400
Internet use has increased every year since its beginning.
What is FACT?
400
Her eyes were fireflies. What type of figurative language?
What is metaphor?
400
What is the root word for "listen" or "hear"?
What is "aud"?
400
Antonym for vertical
What is horizontal?
500
"Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene..." What story element is depicted in these lines from "Romeo and Juliet"?
What is SETTING?
500
Engineering is the best career choice. Change this opinion into a fact.
What is "Engineering is a career choice" (answers will vary).
500
What graphic organizer is often used to compare and contrast information?
What is the Venn Diagram?
500
school [skool] noun 1. an institution where instruction is given Latin - schola What is the origin of "school"?
What is Latin? (schola)
500
France: Paris :: United States :_________
What is Washington, D.C.?
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