Grammar
The name for the part of speech that signals a person, place, or thing.
A noun.
A _____ is an action word.
Verb
Who is the main character in our newest class book, Free Lunch?
Rex
A comparison between two things that uses "like" or "as" is called _______.
a simile
The peak of the story is called ______
the climax
What tense is used in the following sentence:
Lisa went to the supermarket yesterday.
Past tense.
What tense is used in the following sentence:
They kick the ball.
Present tense.
The genre of Free Lunch is _______.
memoir
A comparison of two things that does not use "like" or "as" is called _____.
a metaphor
The end of the story where loose ends are tied up is called _______.
the resolution
The underlined words in the following clauses are examples of which part of speech:
"the book between the pillars"
"the man on the platform”
“she arrived after dinner”
Preposition
Direct Object
Memoir is an example of what category of writing?
Nonfiction
When a non-human thing is given human characteristics, it is called ___________.
Personification
A _______ is when a story or plotline ends suddenly or a large plot twist occurs and is left unresolved.
cliffhanger
The words below are examples of what kind of verb?
am, is, was, are, being
Linking Verbs
The words below are examples of ________.
above, before, during
Prepositions
What is the setting of Free Lunch?
a middle school in Texas
A __________is a very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic.
Hint: it is one type of "hook" sentence you can use.
Anecdote
This is an optional final chapter of a story, such as in a play or book, and which may serve a variety of purposes—concluding or bringing closure to events, wrapping up loose ends, reporting the eventual fates of characters after the main story, commenting on the events that have unfolded, and or setting up a sequel.
Epilogue
A predicate is another name for a ______.
Verb.
"This, that, these, those" are examples of ______ pronouns
Demonstrative
Who or what are the antagonists in the book so far?
1. money
2. adults (teachers and parents)
______ is a story within a story. It has a “surface story” and another story hidden underneath. For example, the surface story might be about two neighbors throwing rocks at each other’s homes, but the hidden story would be about a war between countries.
An allegory
This is the fancy term for "resolution," the very end of a story.
The denouement (Dey-noo-mahn)