Reading Terms
Figurative Language
DGP
Vocabulary
Writing
100
The beginning or introduction of the characters.
What is the exposition of a plot map?
100
Comparing a word using like or as.
What is simile?
100
Verbs that express action.
What is an action verb?
100
To quit something.
What does resigned mean?
100
The paragraphs between the introduction and conclusion that develop the main idea of the writing.
What is the body of a paragraph?
200
Conflict that includes Man vs. Man or Man vs. Nature.
What is external conflict?
200
Comparing a word with another word without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
200
A verb that links the subject with a word that gives information about the subject.
What is a linking verb?
200
Two or more people fully in agreement.
What does unanimous mean?
200
A sentence that starts out a paragraph and describes the main idea.
What is a topic sentence?
300
The turning point in a story.
What is the climax of a plot map?
300
Overreacting about something and making it seem worse than it is.
What is a hyperbole?
300
A noun phrase indicating a person, place, or thing.
What is a direct object?
300
Coming after something in time.
What does subsequent mean?
300
A conversation between two characters.
What is dialogue?
400
A conflict from fighting yourself.
What is internal conflict?
400
A noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action.
What is an indirect object?
400
To be warned about something before it happens.
What does forewarned mean?
400
The sentence at the end of a paragraph that summarizes the paragraph's main idea.
What is a closing sentence?
500
The first sign of the conflict of the plot.
What is inciting incident?
500
All the vowels in the words are the same.
What is assonance?
500
A sentence that gives a direct command.
What is an imperative sentence?
500
Seeming reasonable for something.
What does plausible mean?
500
The sentences in the body of the paragraph that provide details to support the topic.
What is a supporting sentence?
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