Reference Books
Figurative Language
Parts of a Book
Genre
Potpourri
100
Alphabetically arranged book containing word spellings, pronunciations, parts of speech, and the definitions.
What is dictionary?
100
Comparing two unlike things using like or as.
What is Simile?
100
This type of print is used in texts to make words stand out or appear larger.
What is Bold Print?
100
Stories that have a suspenseful or puzzling event. Blood on My Hands or Nancy Drew
What is Mystery?
100
A book that contains information that is made up from the author's imagination.
What is Fiction?
200
This is a book of maps.
What is Atlas?
200
Words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make.
What is Onomatopoeia?
200
The section in the back of the book that has key topics of the book and the pages where those topics can be found.
What is Index?
200
Stories that take place in modern times. Bluford High Series and Wish You Were Dead
What is Realistic Fiction?
200
A book that contains information that is true and real.
What is Nonfiction?
300
Book containing synonyms and antonyms of particular words.
What is Thesaurus?
300
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
What is Alliteration?
300
These are the words underneath a photograph, chart, or map explaining what is happening in the picture or illustration.
What is Caption?
300
The story of a real person's life written by that person. Family Huddle
What is Autobiography?
300
This is the system that arranges the Nonfiction books.
What is Dewey Decimal System?
400
These books are an alphabetically arranged set, used to find facts about people, places, events, or things.
What is Encyclopedia?
400
A phrase or expression with a special meaning.
What is Idiom?
400
The "business page" of the book, this is one of the first few pages of a book, containing the title, author, publisher, and the place of publication.
What is Title Page?
400
Stories that contain futuristic technology and may take place on a different planet. Maze Runner and The Giver
What is Science Fiction?
400
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What is Wikipedia?
500
Book containing information and statistics about popular events. It is usually updated every year.
What is Almanac?
500
Using extreme exaggeration in order to make a point.
What is Hyperbole?
500
The reverse of the Title Page, this page usually contains the copyright date.
What is Verso Page?
500
Stories that contain a message or a moral. Passed down by word of mouth, initially. Cinderella and Fox and the Grapes
What is Folk Tale?
500
This is what you sign into to take an Accelerated Reader test.
What is Renaissance Place?
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