Elements of Fiction
What is a main character?
What is it called when two words have the same meanings?
Synonyms
What is the main idea?
What the text is mostly about.
What type of text feature goes on the top of a page and gives it a name?
Which pattern would someone use to list the similarities and differences between two things?
Compare and Contrast
What is the difference between a static and dynamic character?
Static characters personalities stay the same, dynamic characters change.
What word means two words that are opposites?
Antonym
What three places do we look for the main idea?
The first sentence, last sentence, and title/heading
Which text feature defines words?
Glossary
Which pattern is the best one to use for the sentence below?
I don't have enough money for new shoes so my idea is to ask my neighborhood if anyone needs their law mowed for some money.
What are the four (4) main types of conflict?
Character vs. Character
vs. Self
vs. Nature
vs. Society
Define the following word;
Quirky
Strange, unique, different in some way
True or False?
One article can have multiple main ideas.
Which two text features would you use when navigating and traveling?
A map and key
What is the definition of a generalization pattern?
You have a topic and you group everyone together. You generalize everyone into one category.
What is a theme?
A message, moral, or life lesson learned from the story.
Define the following word in the sentence;
Excess
We ordered way too much food and had an excess of pizza when the party was over.
Too much of something, a lot
Give three examples of types of texts that have a main idea.
Article, document, research, study, journal, memoir, autobiography, biography
What are three types of text features that are used to visually organize information?
Graph, diagram, chart
Which of these key words does not belong to a Sequential Order pattern?
First, Second, Next, Because of, Lastly, Then, Step-by-Step, Tutorial, How-to, Finally, Fourth
Because of
Which part of plot takes the longest and what part of plot does it lead to?
Rising Action is the longest and it leads to the Climax
Define the following word in the sentence;
Volatile
People on the team kept getting injured so coach had to change the volatile roster every single day.
Inconsistent, keeps on changing, never stays the same
What is the main idea of the paragraph below?
There are many different ways we can help with ocean pollution. First, we can recycle our plastics because plastic typically ends up in the ocean and then the wildlife swallows it and it kills them. Another thing we can do is replace any paper or plastic containers like water bottles with reusable ones. That way, we won't throw out multiple pieces of plastic and garbage that may make its way to the ocean.
There are many different things people can do to help with ocean pollution.
What text feature is in the back of a book and lists every key word in alphabetical order and where to find it?
Index
From science,
Give three examples of effects that would happen if the cause was that there was no rain/precipitation for a long time.
Plants and animals would not have nutrients and die off, the air quality would drop and be more dry, water levels would drop in ponds / rivers / lakes, less crops would grow and we would have less food, farmers might lose their farms if they can't grow anything, small wetland ecosystems would die off