Dictionary Skills
Parts of Speech
Plot
Figurative Language
MAP skills
100
These are two words at the top of a dictionary page that help you find the word you are looking for
What are guide words
100
This describes a person, place or thing
What is a noun
100
This part of the story describes the characters and setting
What is the exposition
100
"Her words felt like a load of bricks" is what type of figurative language
What is a simile
100
This is the country that borders the United States to the north
What is Canada
200
These are 3 things that are included in a dictionary entry
What are parts of speech, spelling, and meaning
200
These words describe an action
What is a verb
200
This part of the story begins with the conflict and includes a series of escalating events
What is the rising action
200
"The cheeseburger whispered my name" is an example of what type of figurative language
What is personification
200
This is the country at the southern tip of south america
What is Chile
300
When you don't know which meaning of a word is being used in a passage, you can use these clues
What are context clues
300
These words describe verbs
What are adverbs
300
This is the most intense part of the story
What is climax
300
This room is the sahara desert
What is a metaphor
300
This ocean is to the east of the United States
What is the Atlantic Ocean
400
These are the guide words at the top of the page where Raven is found
What are rattle and reach
400
These words describe nouns
What are adjectives
400
This part of the story describes the outcome or consequences of the climax
What is falling action
400
This test is lasting my entire lifetime!
What is hyperbole
400
This is the ocean to the east of the United States
What is the Pacific ocean
500
These are the 4 definitions included for the word 'open'
What are 'to change or shut from a shut position', 'to make accessible', 'to make openings in', 'to make or become functional'
500
In the sentence "I can't wait for the weekend!" this is the verb
What is 'wait'
500
This is how the conflict or story is resolved
What is the resolution
500
All the worlds a stage
What is metaphor
500
Ireland is on this continent
What is Europe
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