Genre Genius
Writing that tells about real people, places, or events is called this.
Nonfiction
What figurative language is this? “Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
What is a simile
Which word is the verb? She quickly finished her homework.
What is finished
The sequence of events in a story is called what?
What is Plot
I’m a word that means the opposite of another word. What am I?
What is an antonym?
A story that uses magical or impossible elements that could not exist in the real world belongs to this genre.
What is fantasy
Which device is used here? “The leaves danced in the wind.”
What is personification?
What punctuation mark ends a question?
what is Question Mark
The perspective from which a story is told is called what?
What is Point Of View?
Fix this sentence in one step: me and my friend is going to the store.
What is My friend and I are going to the store.
A short, traditional story with talking animals or items that teaches a moral is called what?
What is a Fable
Which literary device is used here? “The leaves danced in the wind.”
What is personification
Where do you put the comma? "After the game we went to the store and bought chips soda and candy."
What is After “game” and between “chips, soda, and candy.”
When a story hints at something that will happen later, that’s called what?
What is Foreshadowing?
Which point of view is this sentence written in? You should always bring your notebook to class.
What second Person
What genre blends facts with imagination, telling true events in a story-like way?
What is nonfiction?
A statement that means the opposite of what is said is called what?
What is Irony
Which is correct? Their/There/They’re going to the mall later.
What is They're
What punctuation mark ends a question?
What is a question mark
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
A) The teacher graded the tests.
B) The tests were graded by the teacher.
What is B) The tests were graded by the teacher
A story about a person’s life written by someone else is what genre?
What is a Biography
He was a rock during the crisis” is an example of which figurative device?
What is a Metaphor
My friends going to the movies after school.
What is "My friend’s (or friends are) going to the movies after school.
Correct the sentence "We was late to class."
What is We were late to class.
What do we call an extreme exaggeration used for effect?
What is hyperbole?