Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
Literary Skills
Literary Skills
100

a story or report, usually spread by word of mouth, that has not been established as true

What is rumor?

100

an expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation

What is a compliment?

100

a type of figure of speech using the words like, as, or resembles to compare 2 unlike objects

What is a simile?

100

writing based on scientific ideas and often set in the future

What is scientific fiction?

100

gives facts and examples about a topic

What is informational text?

200

to have a strong, often favorable effect on the mind or feelings of; awed

What is impressed?

200

acknowledged or confessed to be true or real

What is admitted?

200

a type of figure of speech comparing 2 unlike objects without the words like, as, or resembles

What is a metaphor?

200

I, me, us, we, mine, etc.  (hint:  think point of view)

What are some of the pronouns used for 1st person point of view?

200

place and time of a story

What is the setting?

300

existing before all others; first

What is original?

300

the place to which a person or thing is going or is sent

What is destination?

300

LAFFF is an example of this

What is an acronym?

300

the perspective from which a story is written

What is point of view?

300

someone is telling the story from his/her point of view

What is first person point of view?

400

created by mental or physical effort

What is produced?

400

to keep or direct one's thoughts, attention, or efforts

What is concentration?

400

the events in a story

What is the plot?

400

use inferences and events in the story to help you guess what might happen next

What is a prediction?

400

how a story is organized

What is story structure?

500

in full control of oneself; composed; calm

What is collected?

500

the state or quality of being undecided or uncertain

What is suspense?

500
a type of figure of speech where an object or animal given human-like qualities

What is personification?

500

a type of figurative language where words sound like what they mean

What is onomatopoeia?

500

use text details and other evidence to make a logical guess that is not stated by the author

What is to infer?

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