Parts of Speech
Basic Vocabulary
Story Elements
Genre
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What is a noun? 

person, place, thing, idea

100

What is an idiom? 

a group of words that have a meaning not understandable from those of the actual words

100

What is the main idea? 

What the text is MOSTLY about. (Look at the title, pictures, first and last sentence, and clue words)

100

What is fiction? 

a story that is made up

100

What is a simile? 

sentence that compares something using like or as 

200

What do adjectives do? 

describe a noun

200

What is genre? 

category of literature

200

What is the setting? 

Where the story takes place

200

What is non-fiction? 

a story/text that is real/true

200

What is a metaphor? 

sentence that compares something without using like or as

300

What is a verb? 

shows action 

300

What is an inference? 

logical guess based on textual evidence

300

What is plot? 

the problem, important events, and the resolution of a story.

300

What is historical fiction? 

untrue stories that use real elements from history

300

What is personification? 

when an author gives inanimate objects human traits

400

What does a pronoun do? 

replaces a noun (he, she, it, they, them) 

400

What are context clues? 

hints the author gives to help figure out the unknown in a text 

400

What is a theme? 

The lesson that is meant to be learned from reading a story.

400

What is science fiction? 

stories that are not real, based around scientific topics 

400

What is conflict? 

the problem or issue that needs to be solved in a text 
500

What is a proper noun? 

Names a specific person, place, thing or idea

500

What is dialogue?

words spoken between characters 

500

What is point of view? 

the point from which the story is told (first person, third person, etc) 

500

What are graphic novels? 

stories that are told with pictures in a comic book style 

500

What is our school mascot? 

lion

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