Reading Terms
Literary Devices
Clauses & Sentences
Types of Writing
Parts of Speech
100
a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story.
What is the plot?
100
A comparison of 2 unlike things using the words like, as or than (ex. Grandpa lounged on the raft like an old battleship.)
What is a simile?
100
a type of clause that cannot stand alone; sentence fragment (ex. After the game)
What is a dependent clause?
100
the purpose of this type of writing is to inform the reader.
What is expository writing?
100
a person, place, thing or idea (ex. computer)
What is a noun or common noun?
200
a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist.
What is a conflict?
200
A direct comparison of 2 unlike things; does not use the words like, as or than (ex. Kisses are the flowers of love in bloom.)
What is a metaphor?
200
A type of clause that can stand alone as a simple sentence; contains a subject, verb & predicate (ex. We long-boarded down to Safeway.)
What is an independent clause?
200
this type of writing requires a student to investigate two sides of a sometimes controversial topic; then, collect, generate, and evaluate evidence in order to establish a position on the topic.
What is argumentative writing?
200
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence (ex. jump)
What is a verb or action verb?
300
The surrounding words that readers use as helpful hints about the meaning and structure of an unknown word.
What are context clues?
300
An extreme exaggeration (ex. I have a million math problems to do for homework.)
What is a hyperbole?
300
a type of sentence made up of at least one dependent clause and one independent clause (ex. After dinner, we decided to go swimming.)
What is a complex sentence?
300
this type of writing tells a story and is often anecdotal, experiential, and personal—allowing students to express themselves in creative ways.
What is narrative or personal narrative?
300
a word or phrase that modifies or describes a noun (ex. purple)
What is an adjective?
400
the ability to read and write; competence or knowledge in a specified area.
What is literacy?
400
giving human qualities to a non-human thing (ex. The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.)
What is personification?
400
a type of sentence made up of two independent clauses joined by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction (ex. Henry Cavill is a British actor; he played Superman in "Man of Steel.")
What is a compound sentence?
400
within this type of writing, the author details the life story of someone else; most of the time it is written about a historical figure or celebrity.
What is a biography or biographical writing?
400
a word or phrase that modifies or describes an action verb (ex. slowly)
What is an adverb?
500
a conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence; an educated guess or prediction.
What is an inference?
500
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (ex. Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence.)
What is an oxymoron?
500
a type of sentence made up of at least one dependent clause and two independent clauses joined by a semicolon or a coordinating conjunction (ex. Before the test, I decided to get breakfast at Burger King; I ordered a Croissan'wich.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
500
a type of writing where the author writes about a particular subject that requires direction, instruction, or explanation; sometimes uses illustrations, diagrams, charts and tables to assist the reader with comprehension.
What is technical writing?
500
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
What is a conjunction?
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