Genre
Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
Reference
Skills
100
Has characters and events that are like people and events in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
100
The sky is falling.
What is an idiom?
100
The dog ran ACROSS the busy street.
What is a preposition?
100
A set of books containing articles about various topics, arranged in alphabetical order.
What is an encyclopedia?
100
To look for similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
200
Based on real events in history, but is a story to which the author has added details from his/her imagination.
What is historical fiction?
200
Crash! Bang!
What is onomatopoeia?
200
I finished my homework QUICKLY?
What is an adverb?
200
A book containing synonyms of words.
What is a thesaurus?
200
A relationship describing an event and its result.
What is cause and effect?
300
Can tell the story of a real event. Details are presented in sequence.
What is narrative nonfiction?
300
Molly made marvelous muffins.
What is alliteration?
300
We climbed a ROCKY hillside?
What is an adjective?
300
A newspaper or magazine.
What is a periodical?
300
The main lesson or idea from a story.
What is theme?
400
A type of fiction that draws from scientific knowledge and fact.
What is science fiction?
400
We were as quiet as mice.
What is a simile?
400
We could eat brownies, OR we could have pizza.
What is a conjunction?
400
Literature published once a year about the happenings of the year.
What is an almanac?
400
A sentence or paragraph restating the main points.
What is summary?
500
A nonfiction book written about someone's life, written by someone else.
What is a biography?
500
The car crept down the road.
What is personification?
500
The basketball is MINE.
What is a possessive pronoun?
500
A book of maps
What is an atlas?
500
A statement that can be proven and a statement of belief or judgement.
What is fact and opinion?
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