1-LETTER WORDS
CURRENT U.S PRESIDENTS
MONTHS THAT START WITH "FEB"
MOVIES THAT START WITH THE WORD JAWS
COLORS THAT END IN "URPLE"
100
The problem the character must resolve.
What is a conflict?
100
Someone who tells the story
Who is the narrator?
100
Compares something that is not human to something that is human. Gives something human qualities
What is personification
100
To inform, entertain, or persuade
What is an author’s purpose?
100
The turning point of the story
What is the climax?
200
Sound words that refer to the thing it is describing
What is onomatopoeia?
200
This makes something else happen
What is a cause?
200
Exaggerated comparison for effect; often funny An example would be: “It was so hot outside, we fried.”
What is hyperbole?
200
The message of a story
What is the theme?
200
The events occurring after the climax
What is the falling action?
300
The repetition of single consonant letters in the alphabet. “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
What is alliteration
300
A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary meaning of the words. “Put a lid on it.”
What is an idiom?
300
Direct comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
What is a metaphor?
300
The beginning, middle, and end of a story
What is the plot?
300
Subheadings, captions, graphs, charts, pictures, and timelines
What are graphic sources?
400
When you use “like” or “as” to compare two unlike ideas or objects
What is a simile?
400
To tell in your own words what a passage is about, including the main idea, and most important supporting details
What is “to summarize?”
400
A paragraph in a poem
What is a stanza?
400
Where AND when the story takes place
What is the setting?
400
When the events in story are told in the order that they happened
What is chronological order?
500
The result of something happening
What is an effect?
500
When you combine what “you know” with “what the author tells you” to draw a conclusion.
What is making an inference?
500
Using the words around an unknown word to determine its meaning
What are context clues?
500
The events leading up the problem being solved
What is the rising action?
500
Using these are best way to support your answer on an open response question?
What are direct quotes?
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