Main Idea and Cause and Effect
Conflict
Genre
Plot
Figurative Language
100
A one sentence summary of a story.
What is main idea
100
Sofia is being bullied at school by Emma.
What is being bullied
100
A made up story that could be real, but is not.
What is realistic fiction.
100
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
100
When you compare to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is simile.
200
Why something happens.
What is the cause?
200
How many conflicts do you see and what are they? A girl forgets to call her mom after school, so nobody picks her up She goes back inside and ends up missing her dance class.
What is 3 - forgetting to call mom, nobody picks her up, she misses dance class
200
A story that is based on real events and possibly some real people, but otherwise the characters and plot are made up.
What is historical fiction.
200
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
200
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. For example - "Moo", "Hiss", "Bam"
What is onomatopoeia.
300
The central point of a piece of writing.
What is main idea.
300
What is/are the conflict(s)? Tom's lunchbag ripped in half and his food spilled onto the floor, so he had to share food with a friend because the class was on a field trip.
What are lunchbag ripping, food spilling
300
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
300
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
300
Directly comparing two unlike objects without using the words "like" or "as". For example - The snow is a white blanket.
What is a metaphor.
400
The effect of this sentence: The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global warming.
What is global warming.
400
Jack must survive a cold winter in the wilderness.
What is man vs. nature
400
A fictional story with magic, made up creatures, and imaginary settings
What is fantasy
400
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
400
Using the same beginning sound - for example: Ronny runs rapidly.
What is alliteration.
500
The cause in this sentence: There wasn't any rain for many months, so the crops died.
What is no rain for many months
500
John is afraid of flying in a plane, but it is his only choice if he wants to see his grandfather before he passes away.
What is man vs. self.
500
A book that was written long ago, but is still popular and enjoyed by readers in the present time.
What is a classic
500
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.
What are falling action events.
500
Giving human traits to an object or an animal. For example - The dead tree branches reached down and grabbed my shirt.
What is personification.
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