Something written to show how to do something. For example, the directions that come with a new toy have.
What is to Describe?
100
Mary arrived at the swimming pool at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday morning. She left the pool at 12:15 p.m. How many hours did Mary spend at the swimming pool?
What is 4 hours?
100
I wake today,
get out of bed,
then stretch and yawn
and scratch my head.
I find my clothes,
I pull them on
while stifling another yawn.
I grab a breakfast bar for fuel
and hoist my pack
and head to school.
When I arrive
I'm truly shocked.
The lights are off,
The door is locked.
I check my watch.
It's me, not them.
I woke too soon.
It's 4am.
What is First Person?
100
The base is 10 inches long and the height is 8 inches long. Find the area.
What is 40 inches squared?
Area of a triangle formula is 1/2 (B x H)
100
?...is a comparison using like or as. It usually compares two dissimilar objects.
Example: The man was as tall as a tree. This compares the man to a tree.
What is a Simile?
200
Most news articles in the newspaper are written to...
A biography (a book written about the life of a person) usually has the purpose of...
What is to Inform?
200
What time is it 2 hours and 15 minutes before 5:45 p.m.?
What is 3:30 p.m.?
200
In this point of view, the narrator does not participate but has unlimited knowledge about all of the characters. From this angle, the narrator can go anywhere, see anything, and comment on events at will.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
200
One side of the square is 16 cm long. What is the perimeter of the square?
What is 64 cm?
Perimeter formula is adding all the sides.
200
?...is in which things are given human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.
Example: a smiling moon
What is Personification?
300
Writing found in advertisements. Advertisements are designed to...
Speeches by politicians are also examples of...
What is to Persuade?
300
What time is it 9 hours and 45 minutes after 7:45 p.m.?
What is 5:30 a.m.?
300
In this point of view, the narrator does not participate but knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character. In other words, the narrator's knowledge is limited only to one character.
What is Third Person Limited?
300
In a rectangular shape, the length of a side is 24 in and the width is 5 in. find the area.
What is 120 inches squared?
Area for rectangular shape formula is L x W (length x width)
300
?... uses words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
Example: "moo", "buzz", "splat"
What is Onomatopoeia?
400
The purpose of telling a story.
What is to Narrate.
400
While Jesse was in a meeting at his company, he checked his watch three times. It was 9:30 a.m. when the meeting started, 11:15 a.m. in the middle of the meeting, and 1:45 p.m. when the meeting ended. How long was the meeting?
What is 4 hours and 15 minutes?
400
In this point of view, it uses the word "you". Examples are giving directions or anytime you are speaking directly to someone. This point of view is almost never used to tell a story.
What is Second Person?
400
Triangle A (Base 36 in, Height 14 in) Triangle B (Base 9 in, Height is 54 in)....Which triangle has a bigger area and what is the area for that triangle?
What is triangle A, 252 squared inches?
Area of a triangle formula is 1/2 (B x H)
400
?...uses repetition of the same consonant sounds or of different vowel sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables.
Example: My big brother bought a baseball.
What is Alliteration?
500
The comic strips in the newspaper are there to... with humor. A mystery novel and a fairy tale are also good examples of writing that has the purpose of...
What is to Entertain?
500
School was finished for the day at 3:15 p.m. If the school day is 7 and one-half hours long, at what time did school start?
What is 7:45 a.m.?
500
Jorge feels sad for Chris, the new guy at school. He wants to be friends with Chris. He wonders how his friends Marta and Zach feel about Chris. He will have to talk to them to find out.
What is Third Person Limited?
500
What is a formula that can tell you the area of a trapezoid and parallelogram?
What is 1/2 H (a + b)?
500
?...is when exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
Example: This book weighs a ton.
Example: I could sleep for a year.