Figurative Language
What is Simile
What part of speech is the word quickly?
What does the acronym R.A.C.E. stand for in writing?
What is Rewrite, Answer, Cite, Explain
These are words and phrases that help define unknown words
What are context clues
This idea is located in the introduction paragraph and the concluding paragraph
What is central idea
What is a Metaphor
Which verb tense is being used? "She walked to the store."
What is past tense
This is the main argument of your essay
What is a thesis statement
What changes the part of speech of a word (*Hint: think of affixes)
What is a suffix
This is to make an educated guess based on evidence.
What is inference (infer)
What type of figurative language gives human traits to non-human things?
What is Personification
You do not have a sentence if you don't have which two parts of speech?
What is a noun and a verb
What is it called when you use your own words to quote the author
What is paraphrasing
This is the "foundation" word of an affix
What is the root word
This is the lesson or overall message of a text
What is a theme
“I’ve told you a million times!” What is this an example of?
What is Hyperbole
What type of clause is the following: "but I never went."
What is a dependent clause
This paragraph restates the main points and leave a final thought.
What is a concluding paragraph
The suffix "able" changes the verb "fix" to "fixable". What part of speech is "fixable"?
What is an adjective
This idea typically applies to informational text
What is central idea
"The alarm clock screamed." What is being personified in the sentence?
What is the clock
What type of clause is the following:
"I am always hungry."
What is an independent clause
Which point of view is only allowed in an essay
What is third person point of view
This part of speech joins words, phrases, and clauses
What is a conjunction
This type of idea typically applies to a literary work
What is main idea