Reading
This is the central idea or message of a story or article.
theme
The word dog is this part of speech.
noun
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
The fat cat sat on the mat.
fat
This is the use of words or phrases that have meanings different from their literal interpretation.
figurative language
The person telling the story.
narrator
This is the process of making logical guesses about information not directly stated in the text.
inference
In the sentence “Sarah gave her book to him,” her and him are these.
pronoun
The slimy fish swam away.
Find the adjective
Slimy
This is a figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as."
simile
This is where and when a story takes place.
setting
This is rewording of something written or spoken by someone else (putting something in your own words)
Paraphrasing
DAILY DOUBLE
A word that shows action or being.
verb
The word blue is an adjective in this sentence: “She wore a blue dress.” What does it describe?
the dress
If someone has cold feet, they are feeling this.
Nervous or scared to do something
This is the part with the highest amount of action or suspense
climax
This refers to the way an author organizes information in a text, such as cause and effect or problem and solution.
Text Structure
In “The red balloon floated away,” red is this part of speech.
adjective
In the phrase “three green apples,” these are the adjectives.
three and green
DAILY DOUBLE
This exaggeration means you're very hungry: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Hyperbole
The sequence of events in a story, often including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Plot
This is a description that appeals to the senses. Sight, sound, hearing, taste, and touch.
imagery
In “He ran quickly,” quickly is this part of speech.
adverb
True or False: Adjectives can only come before the noun.
False
In this sentence, an object is doing something only a person can do: The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
This is giving credit to the original source of information or ideas.
Citation