Parts of Speech
What movie would you like to see tonight?
What part of speech is "movie"?
Noun
The main character of a story is called the ________________.
Protagonist
Describe the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact is a proven piece of data or information. Opinion is a personal belief that can be argued.
My family lived in Guadalajara Mexico until I was 7 years old.
a) My family lived in Guadalajara, Mexico until I was 7 years old.
b) My family lived in Guadalajara, Mexico, until I was 7 years old.
c) My family lived in Guadalajara, Mexico until, I was 7 years old.
d) Original sentence is correct as is.
a) My family lived in Guadalajara, Mexico until I was 7 years old.
Without my glasses, I'm as blind as a bat.
a) hyperbole
b) metaphor
c) simile
c) simile
An adjective describes a _______________.
Noun
The most suspenseful moment or "turning point" in a story is called the _________________.
Climax
When you compare and contrast information, you are finding the ______________ and _______________.
similarities and differences
The pencil rolled off the table and went under the chair.
What is the subject of the sentence?
pencil
The birds are tweeting in their nest.
a) alliteration
b) onomatopoeia
c) personification
b) onomatopoeia
I loaned her my favorite denim jacket.
What part of speech is "I"?
Pronoun
"Joey cannot decide whether to lie or tell the truth about doing his homework."
This is a type of ___________________ conflict.
Internal
The purpose of a newspaper article reporting on weather patterns is to ______________.
a) inform
b) persuade
c) entertain
a) inform
I was so tired I went to sleep early.
a) fragment
b) run-on sentence
c) complete sentence
b) run-on sentence
The leaves danced in the wind outside my window.
a) simile
b) personification
c) idiom
b) personification
The first public library in America was built in 1833.
What part of speech is "public"?
Adjective
What is the theme of a story?
The moral or lesson learned.
An autobiography is written in ___________ person point of view.
first
Ms. Fredericks my language arts teacher is really nice.
a) Ms. Frederick’s my language arts teacher, is really nice.
b) Ms. Fredericks, my language arts teacher is really nice.
c) Ms. Fredericks, my language arts teacher, is really nice.
d) Original sentence is correct as is.
c) Ms. Fredericks, my language arts teacher, is really nice.
My math class is a zoo.
a) metaphor
b) simile
c) hyperbole
a) metaphor
Anthony barely slept last night because of the storm.
What part of speech is "barely"?
Adverb
The thing that sparks or starts the conflict in a story is called the _______________.
initiating event
What is bias and how can you check for it when consuming nonfiction?
a personal belief or prejudice that influences one's thoughts and actions
-check for polarizing language (always, never, all, none)
-research the author's or organization's background and history
-the author is sharing opinions that target one thing, person, or group
Ms. Bs favorite food is chocolate however she also loves pizza.
a) Ms. Bs favorite food is chocolate: however, she also loves pizza.
b) Ms. Bs favorite food is chocolate; however, she also loves pizza.
c) Ms. B’s favorite food is chocolate; however, she also loves pizza.
d) Original sentence is correct as is.
b) Ms. Bs favorite food is chocolate; however, she also loves pizza.
My aunt always says, "time creeps up on you."
a) metaphor
b) hyperbole
c) idiom
c) idiom