Literary Terms
the person, animal, or creature that is in a story, poem, or play
What is character?
The main idea is:
a) There are two different kinds of pandas
b) The giant panda is more important.
c) The two pandas are very similar.
a) What is two different kinds of pandas?
You decide that you want to keep track of how much it rains. Each day, you measure the rainfall and record your results. Already, you have realized that it tend to rain more on cloudy overcast days than on sunny ones.
It is likely that:
a) It rains more in the spring than the summer.
b) A lot of clouds usually mean more rain.
c) The greatest rainfall is during the night.
What is b) A lot of clouds usually mean more rain?
the reason why something happened and the result of what happened
What is cause and effect?
John wants to be a boxer. In boxing, people fight others of the same weight and size. This makes for an even match. John goes to a gym several times a week to practice. He wears padded gloves to prevent injury. It is necessary to be in top shape to be a good boxer.
The main idea is:
a) Boxing is an extremely dangerous sport.
b) All boxers are the same weight and size.
c) Boxing requires practice and safety measures.
What is c) boxing requires practice and safety measures?
the problem in the story
What is conflict?
Deserts are places that get very quickly little annual rainfall. It is quite difficult for any vegetation to grow there, and it is even harder for a lot of different animals to live in a desert because fresh water is so scarce. On the island, it rains almost daily.
It is like that:
a) The island you are on is not a desert.
b) The island you are on is in the northern hemisphere.
c) The island you are on has few plants
What is a) the island you are on is not a desert?
Joe went bowling for the first time. He was surprised at how well he did. At the bowling alley he rented bowling shoes and a ball. He learned that the object of the game is to knock down as many of the points as possible. Joe was careful to aim his ball at the pins before he threw it.
The main idea is:
a) People often bowl in gymnasiums
b) The object of bowling is to knock down pins
c) Bowling is an expensive sport.
What is b) The object of bowling is to knock down pins
the lesson or moral of the story
What is theme or central message?
a sound word, such as "Woof," "Buzz" or "Beep"
What is an onomatopoeia?
Make an inference: I begin in the morning . . . Tomorrow is always another . . . . . . at sunrise There are 365 of me in each year . . . and last until sunset Night is my opposite "yester" is always the one before I hope you have a nice . . . "to" is the one right now
What is DAY?
what the text is mostly about
What is main/central idea?
Cats are a popular house pet. Cats come in variety of colors. Some cats have long hair and some have short hair. There are cats that have no tails. Cats can have eyes of many different colors. A cat can be a solid color, more than one color, or stiped.
The main idea is:
a) Cats make the best house pet.
b) Cats are very similar.
c) There is much variety in the cat family.
What is c) There is much variety in the cat family.
the author's opinion or feelings about a topic
What is author's point of view?
While Billy was on vacation, he took a trip on a boat. The boat took him to the whales' feeding ground. There were many passengers on the boat. Everyone was excited at the thought of seeing a whale. Suddenly, a whale surfaced. Everyone went quiet. It was an awesome sight. Billy's eyes popped out of his head and his mouth dropped open. He stared at the whale, unable to utter a sound. BILLY felt...
What is amazed? (accept similar answers)
the order of events in a story
What is sequence?
The crop that gives the most food to humans and animals in the United States is corn. Most of the corn grown is for animal feed. The farmers of the United States produce about one half of the corn grown in the world.
The main idea is:
a) Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals.
b) Corn is grown all over the world.
c) Corn is important as it is used for many things.
What is a) Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals?