This is the suffix that means:
related to or having characteristics of
What is -al?
100
This is the text structure that shows how two or more things are alike and/ or how they are different.
What is COMPAIR and CONTRAST?
100
This is a piece of writing that illustrates one of the 3 author's purposes.
A young girl's note to her parents giving reasons why they should buy a puppy.
What is Persuade?
100
This is the purposeful repetition of consonant sounds for effect.
Example: A bumble bee buzzed boldly toward us.
What is alliteration?
100
This text feature gives the heading and beginning page number of each section of a book.
What is The Table of Contents?
200
This is the suffix that means:
incline to or have the qualities of
What is -some.
200
This text structure gives a clear picture of a specific topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing its features, characteristics, or examples.
What is DESCRIPTION?
200
This is a piece of writing that illustrates one of the 3 author's purposes.
A book of 1,000 knock-knock jokes.
What is entertain?
200
This is making comparisons between two things without using "like" or "as".
Example: Books are food for the brain.
What is a metaphor?
200
This text feature is slanted and shows importance or emphasis.
What are Italics?
300
This is the prefix that means:
self
What is auto-?
300
This text structure uses signal words like:
first, second, next, before, after, finally...
What is SEQUENCE?
300
This is a piece of writing that illustrates one of the 3 author's purposes.
A politician's speech about how health insurance should be provided to all families.
What is persuade?
300
This is making a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as".
Example: He is as sharp as a tack.
What is a simile?
300
This is the text feature that tells about a picture, table, chart, diagram, or graph.
What is a caption?
400
This is the prefix that means:
before or front
What is fore-?
400
This text structure uses signal words like:
so, because, this led to, as a result, consequently, therefore, if...then, for this reason, .....
What is CAUSE and EFFECT?
400
This is a piece of writing that illustrates one of the 3 author's purposes.
An article comparing and contrasting facts about the American and European health care systems.
What is inform?
400
This is giving nonliving objects living characteristics or qualities.
Example: The floor groaned as the dancers leaped upon it.
What is personification?
400
This is a text feature that is found at the end of a book and lists the page numbers where topics can be found.
What is the Index?
500
These are the two suffixes that mean:
to make or become like.
What are -ize & -yze?
500
This is the text structure tells about a situation and how that situation was solved or addressed.
What is PROBLEM and SOLUTION?
500
This is a piece of writing that illustrates one of the 3 author's purposes.
A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts.
What is inform?
500
This is the process of figuring out a word problem. You must figure out the relationship between the first two words to solve the problem.
Example: Support is to neglect as Expensive is to _____
* the first two words are opposites. So "cheap" would be correct!
What are analogies?
500
This is the text feature that lists new or important words and their definitions.