Text Structure
Prefixes
Story Arc
Figurative Language
Reading terms
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Pete needed 25 dollars to buy a new cell phone case. He decided in order to get a new case he needed to sell 2 of his comic books.  So Pete went online and sold his comic books.  Now he had enough money to get a new cell phone case.   What text structure does this paragraph use? Sequence, Problem and Solution, or Compare and Contrast.  

Problem and Solution  

100

What is a prefix?  

A group of letters at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.  

100

What is a conflict?

The problem of the story.

100

She was as quiet as a mouse.  What figurative language is being used?

Simile

100

What is a genre?  

A type of book.  Nonfiction, fiction, biography, fantacy ect...

200

This is how to make chocoate milk.  First, you need a cup.  Then you need to get milk and chocolate sauce out of the fridge.  Pour the milk in the cup.  Then you take the chocolate and put that in the cup.  Stir the chocolate in the milk.  Finally, enjoy your glass of chocolate milk.  What text structure is this paragraph?  Cause and effect, Sequence, or Problem and solution  

Sequence  

200

What is the prefix in this word?  prewriting

pre

200

What is the resolution of the story?

How the problem is solved.

200

It's raining cats and dogs.  What figurative language is being used?

Idiom

200

What are character traits?  

Different traits or things about a character in a story.  

300

Jill talked back to her mom.  Her mom took Jill's phone away for a week.  What text structure are these sentences?  Cause and Effect, Sequence, Problem and Solution, or Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

300

What prefix is used in this word?  rewriting

Re

300

What is the climax of the story?  

The turning point of the story.

300

Betty is a peach.  What figurative language is this?

Metaphor

300

What is a theme of a story?  

A lesson learned or a moral of a story.

400

It is always fun to go on vacation.  It is always hard to decide where to go.  The beach is always fun because it is relaxing and it is fun to play outside in the water.  New York City though is also a fun place to visit.  New York City is busy, but you can visit a lot of fun places.  The Statue of Libery is one fun place to see while visiting New York.  Both places are great but one is more relaxing than the other.  What text structure is being used in this paragraph.  Cause and Effect, Sequence, Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast

400

What prefix is used in this word?  disliked

Dis

400

Jenna had a basketball game at 7:00.  She also had a choir concert that same night at the same time.  She had to decide which one she was going to attend.  What is the conflict?

Jenna has two things going on the same time.  

400

I'm so hungry I can eat a horse.  What figurative language is being used?  Simile, metaphor, idiom, hyperbole or oxymoron.  

Hyperbole

400

What is a suffix?

A group of letters that comes at the end of a word.

500

What text structure uses time order words?  


Sequence

500

What does the prefix pre mean?

before

500

Carly wanted to go to Bella's house, but she did not have a ride there and her parents were not home to take her.  So Carly called her grandma and her grandma was able to come over and take her to Bella's house.  What is the resolution?  

Carly calls her grandma

500

Beth bought both a blanket, and a ball.  What figurative language is being used?  Simile, metaphor, oxymoron, allliteration, or idiom

alliteration

500

What is a nonfiction genre?

A story that is real.  

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