Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A person, a place or a thing.
Name all the nouns in this sentence:
The big brown dog jumped quickly on the fluffy bed.
dog and bed
What is a summary?
A shorter version of a story put in your own words.
What is an author?
The person who writes a piece of literature.
What is a verb?
A word that describes an action.
Name all the verbs in this sentence:
The big brown dog jumped quickly on the fluffy bed.
jumped
What is the Moral of a story?
The lesson or what the story is trying to teach you.
What is the main character?
The person or animal the story is mostly about.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes something.
Name all the adjectives in this sentence:
The big brown dog jumped quickly on the fluffy bed.
big, brown, and fluffy
What is Main Idea?
The point of the story or what it is mostly about.
What is the setting?
The time and where a story takes place.
What is an Adverb?
Words that describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs and answer the questions how and when.
Name all the adverbs in this sentence:
The big brown dog jumped quickly on the fluffy bed.
quickly
What are Character Traits?
How a character acts, thinks, and feels; who they are on the inside.
What is fiction?
Literature especially short stories ad novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
What are examples of pronouns?
I, me, we, you, he, she, yours, us, who, and whom.
Write a sentence about a dog - underline the nouns, put a box around the verb, and circle the adjectives.
Follow the instructions, and get your points!
What is a conclusion?
An opinion that you are able to form using known facts or evidence as well as your prior knowledge.
What is non-fiction or informational text?
Writing that is based on facts, real events and real people, such as a biography or history.