Figurative Language
Word Parts
Vocabulary
Plot
Non-Fiction Elements
100
The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
The word part that gets added to the beginning of a root word.
What is a prefix?
100
Words that mean almost the same thing as each other.
What are synonyms?
100
This includes all of the actions and events in a story.
What is the plot?
100
Tells what a PART of a book is about.
What is a heading?
200
The pillow was a cloud beneath my head.
What is a metaphor?
200
The word part that is added to the end of a root word.
What is a suffix?
200
Tips in the nearby words or sentences that can help you figure out what an unknown word means.
What are context clues?
200
The part of the text that is the most suspenseful and intense?
What is the climax?
200
Lists some of the topics and the pages where they are found.
What is the index?
300
"Winds whipping wildly" is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
300
The suffix that means "without."
What is -less?
300
Words that are spelled the same and sound the same, but have different meanings?
What are homonyms (multiple-meaning words.)
300
The introduction of the text usually includes these two things.
What are the main characters and setting?
300
The part of a book that may give you additional information other than what is said in the text.
What is an illustration (and caption)?
400
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
What is onomatopoeia.
400
The meaning of the word "unforgettable."
What is the opposite of forget?
400
Addition for math Edition of a book
What is a homophone?
400
Another word for the solution.
What is the resolution?
400
Smaller titles that are sometimes given under headings to break down a topic further.
What is a subheading?
500
You snore louder than a freight train.
What is a hyperbole.
500
The prefix of the word "discover."
What is dis-
500
A word that means "gift," but also refers to the "Now," rather than the future.
What is "Present."
500
The part of the text where the main characters begin to solve their problems.
What is the Falling action.
500
The part of the book that tells you where to locate specific chapters in a text.
What is the Table of Contents?
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