Vocabulary
After the long drought the once lush fields were arid. What does arid likely mean ?
What is dry
The lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
The parts of a text that state the main idea of each section
What are the headings.
A statement that can be proven
What is the error in this sentence
He play the guitar in his friend's band.
What is verb agreement.
What is a synonym for reluctant
What is unwilling.
The reason a character acts a certain way
What is motivation
The most important idea of a reading passage
What is the main idea
A style of writing that explains why something has happened
What is Cause and effect
A word that describes location such as under or above
What is a preposition
The part of a word added at the beginning of a root word
What is a prefix
A character's treatment and attitude can be affected by this element of a story.
What is the setting
Materials that are first hand accounts of events such as diaries or original documents
Primary sources
The purpose of an editorial supporting a specific political candidate
To persuade
Describe the error in this sentence: I went to the park it was a lot of fun.
What is a run-on sentence
She was elated when she discovered she had won the contest. What does elated mean?
What is happy, excited, thrilled etc.
The term for spoken words in a story
What is dialogue
Facts an author uses to back up his argument
What are supporting details.
A type of text that describes a problem and explains how to solve it.
What is problem/solution
A sentence is which the subject does the action: The students completed the science project
by the deadline.
What is the active voice.
Many people in the town were incredulous of the fact that a small fire could cause so much damage.
What does incredulous mean?
The term for describing a character through their actions and words
What is indirect characterization .
Writing that is fact based is called this
What is Objective.
One sided language or missing facts indicates this in a passage.
What is bias
A writing style where the subject receives the action: The science project was completed by the
students by the deadline.
What is the passive voice