Story Elements
Guess the....
parts of speech
The missing writing mechanic
elements of a reading passage
100
The part of the plot that happens after the conflict, and which consist of events leading up to the climax.
What is rising action?
100
Her eyes and hair were black as coal and her skin was the color of cafe au lait. She smelled like flowers in the spring time!
What is a simile or example of a simile?
100
Gail ran after her dog, Zoe.
What is a verb or what is the action verb "ran?"
100
the president's daughters' names are malia and sasha.
What is missing capitalization?
100
What a story or passage is mainly about.
What the main idea?
200
The part of a story in which the characters, plot, & setting is introduced. Hint: "Once upon a time"
What is the introduction/exposition?
200
Cinderella,her two step-sisters,the prince and Cinderella's step-mother in the story of "Cinderella."
What is/are the characters in a story?
200
The capital of Georgia is Atlanta.
What is noun (common and/or proper)?
200
She often visits her father on the weekend
What is a missing period?
200
The sentence that ends the paragraph.
What is the sentence concluding paragraph?
300
The part of the plot with the most exciting or important events of a story. It is the "turning point of the story."
What is the climax?
300
Giving human qualities to animals and objects. The cow jumped over the moon...
What is personification or an example of personification?
300
The two, greedy dogs happily ate their dinner.
What is an adjective?
300
A special kind of punctuation that is used to indicate a pause or separation in writing. I like lettuce tomatoe bacon blue cheese and barbeque sauce on my hamburger.
What are the missing commas?
300
A short title that comes before a page or paragraph, telling you what the topic of the page or paragraph will be.
What is the heading?
400
The part in the story in which the characters try to resolve the conflict.
What is falling action?
400
content, sad, shame, etc. What a character feels
What is/are emotions?
400
After she brushed her teeth, she combed and brushed her hair.
What is pronoun?
400
What's for dinner.
What is a missing question mark?
400
A type of passage that tries to change your mind about something or tries to make you think or feel a certain way about something.
What is a persuasive passage?
500
The outcome that brings the story to a close. Hint: "They lived happily ever after."
What is the resolution?
500
"There's no place like home!", said Dorothy to her Auntie Em. The spoken conversation between characters in any type of writing.
What is dialogue or an example of dialogue?
500
"Do you want french fries, mashed potatoes or rice with your meal?", the waitress asked.
What is a conjunction?
500
Micheals new car was a gift from his grandmother.
What is a missing apostrophe?
500
Sentences that give you more information about the topic introduced in the topic sentence, or a sentence that provides evidence to support the point made in the topic sentence.
What are supporting sentences?
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