Language Arts 1
What should every proper noun begin with?
A capital letter
Give an example of a noun?
Various answers
Give an example of an adjective
The fat cat sat on the mat
Which word is the proper noun?
I brought my friend to Disneyland.
Disneyland
What is a compound word?
Give an example.
putting two whole words together to make a new word.
ex: sunshine
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Give an example of personification
The sun smiled down on us
What is a character?
The people in the story.
Give two character traits of Greg from Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Examples
What is a synonym?
a word, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word
What is a verb?
An action word
Give an example of a simile
She was as cold as ice.
What is wrong with this sentence:
"Oh no" she said. The exploshion made the cave blow up
"Oh no," she said. "The explosion made the cave blow up!"
When something goes wrong for the characters of the story, it's called the...
problem
What is a setting of a story?
Where the story takes place
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
Explain what it means to compare and contrast.
Compare= similar
Contrast= difference
What is it called when you tell about the events of a story in order?
Summarizing
What is an inference?
Using text detail and our knowledge to come to a conclusion.
What is it called when the problem of a story is solved?
resolution
What is a noun?
A person, place, animal, or thing
What is theme? Give an example of a theme.
The message the author is trying to get across. Examples.
Find the adjectives
The old man loved to read ancient books.
old, ancient
What is a narrator?
The person telling the story
When two characters are talking, what is it called?
a dialogue/conversation