Poetry
Text Features
Fiction
Text Structure
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
100
What type of poem is this?
Books stacked on my desk,
Whispers of adventure call—
Pages turn like wind.
Haiku
Bonus: Describe the characteristics of a haiku.
100
A M__.
A map.
100
This is the person or animal a story is about.
The character.
100
Finding what is the same (similar) or different within a text or between texts.
C_____ and C______
Compare and Contrast.
100
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
This math homework is taking forever!
I told you a million times to clean your desk.
H__________e
Hyperbole
100
“To make the fire burn more quickly, the old woman used a handful of straw.” What is the meaning of handful as it is used in this sentence?
A. empty handed
B. an amount to fill a hand
C. holding something again
D. the act of holding something
B.
200
What type of poem is this?
There was once a chicken who signed up for school,
But she sat all day on her eggs as a rule.
She clucked through each test,
She still passed like the rest—
Now she teaches math by the pool!
Limerick
Bonus: Name the characteristics of a limerick.
200
An Il_________.
An illustration.
Bonus: What is the difference between an illustration and a photograph?
200
These are the events that happen in a story.
The plot.
200
When there are dates and times within a text.
Chr_________.
Chronology.
200
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
He ran like a cheetah during recess.
The cookie was as hard as a rock.
S________e
Simile
200
“The colonies traded these raw materials for finished goods.” What is the meaning of raw as it is used?
A. bright
B. costly
C. natural
D. required
C.
300
What type of poem is this?
My pencil rolled across the floor,
It slipped right out the classroom door.
It zoomed past desks and chairs and shoes,
Then vanished near the lunchroom's snooze.
Rhymed Poem
Bonus: What is the difference between a rhymed verse poem and a free verse poem?
300
A t___ b___.
A text box.
300
This tells where and when a story happens.
The setting.
300
When one event reacts or changes another event.
C______ and E_____
Cause and Effect.
300
The classroom was a zoo after lunch.
She has a heart of gold.
His backpack is a ton of bricks.
M________or
Metaphor
300
“Here we go, swimming or diving in one of Florida’s seven hundred natural springs.” (paragraph 1)
What is the meaning of springs as it is used in this sentence?
A. to rise up
B. coils that stretch and bounce back
C. seasons after winter and before summer
D. places where water flows from the ground
D.
400
What type of poem is this?
The bell rings.
Backpacks zip.
Shoes shuffle across tile floors.
A whisper of wind
from the open book
carries the scent of sunshine
and something new.
Free Verse
Bonus: How could you describe a free verse poem?
400
A t____l____
A timeline.
400
The message or lesson in a story is called this.
The theme.
400
When issues need to be corrected or fixed.
P_____ and S_____
Problem and Solution.
400
It’s raining cats and dogs. (It’s raining really hard.)
Don’t spill the beans. (Don’t tell the secret.)
She was on cloud nine. (She was very happy.)
Id_____.
Idiom
400
“Keeping track of a few birds might sound easy, but raising chickens is a serious business.” (paragraph 1)
What is the meaning of serious as it is used in this sentence?
A. important
B. powerful
C. unsmiling
D. valuable
A.
500
Which lines rhyme?
1 - A puddle splashed beneath my feet
2 - The clouds rolled in without a sound
3 - The raindrops tapped a happy beat
4 - As thunder shook the wet ground
1 and 3 or 2 and 4.
Bonus: What is a good summary of this poem?
500
A h_______ or s__h____.
A heading or subheading.
500
When a character tells or shows the reading their thoughts, feelings, ideas, or actions.
The character's perspective.
500
A condensed or shortened version of the text which gives only the most important details.
S_____y
Summary.
500
Peter’s puppy played in the puddle.
The busy bees buzzed by the barn.
Silly snakes slither silently.
A_______tion.
Alliteration
500
“We never have arguments or other strife.”
What is the meaning of strife as it is used in this line?
A. shared ideas
B. dangerous events
C. conversations or talks
D. disagreements over problems
D.