This is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
100
This is an object or picture that stands for something else. The peace sign is an example of this.
What is a symbol?
100
These three items are introduced in the exposition of the story.
What are the setting, the characters, and background?
100
The paragraph below is an example of this type of text structure.
Before applying the screen protector, clean the surface of your phone's screen with a soft cloth. Once the surface of your screen is clean, remove the paper backing on the screen protector. Evenly apply the sticky side of the screen protector to your phone's screen. Smooth out any air bubble trapped between the protector and the phone screen. Enjoy the added protection.
What is sequence or sequential order?
100
These are the three main purposes that authors have for writing. You probably remember its yummy acronym.
What is persuade, inform, and entertain?
200
The humming bird floated above the flower like a helicopter hovers above the Grand Canyon. In the simile above, these are the items being compared.
What are a humming bird and a helicopter?
200
This is another word for inference that starts with the letter "c".
What is a conclusion?
200
The setting is composed of these two elements.
What are time and place?
200
The paragraph below is an example of this type of text structure.
Dr. Miller doesn't want the tigers to vanish. These majestic beasts are disappearing at an alarming rate. Dr. Miller thinks that we should write to our congress people. If we let them know that we demand the preservation of this species, maybe we can make a difference. Dr. Miller also thinks we should donate to Save the Tigers. Our donations will help to support and empower those who are fighting the hardest to preserve the tigers. We owe it to our grandchildren to do something.
What is problem and solution?
200
Unlike Jamaal's room, which was immaculate, Jeffrey's room was very messy. In this sentence, immaculate probably means: a. very messy, b. perfectly clean, c. empty, d. dirty.
What is b. perfectly clean?
300
These are small parts of the poem that are similar to sentences.
What are lines?
300
This is a word that begins with the letter "e". It means to draw attention to.
What is emphasize?
300
This is the main problem in the story.
What is the conflict?
300
This text structure is used in the paragraph below.
Dolphins are intelligent animals. Because dolphins are smart and playful, they are often the stars of shows at aquariums. After being trained, they can perform complex tricks.
What is cause and effect?
300
This is the main type of figurative language used in the poem below.
the calendar says it's early spring
but the wind pretends not to know
it reaches with bone-cold fingers
inside my coat to rattle my bones
it swoops down into my mouth
stuns my tongue, steals my voice
it whispers secrets past my ear
a blur of words too fast too low
What is personification?
400
These are the major separations in poetry which are similar to paragraphs.
What are stanzas?
400
This is a type of faulty reasoning where a conclusion is drawn based on too little data. For example, my little next door neighbor has measles. This means that all the kids in the neighborhood have measles.
What is overgeneralization?
400
This is another word or phrase for the climax of the story.
What is the turning point?
400
This is the type of text structure below.
Bozman Intermediate School is located in Conroe, Texas. The school has been open since 2009. It is an intermediate school which serves almost 750 fifth and sixth grade students. There are approximately 48 teachers who work at the school and teach a wide range of subjects from music to math.
What is descriptive?
400
In the stanza below, this is the primary (or main) comparison.
Clankity Clankity Clank!
Ankylosaurus was built like a tank,
its hide was a fortress as sturdy as steel
it tended to be an inedible meal
What is a dinosaur to a tank?
500
This is the narrator in a poem.
Who is the speaker?
500
This is a problem in an author's argument. It occurs in a persuasive text.
What is faulty reasoning?
500
This is the French word for the resolution of the story.
What is the denouement?
500
This text structure is associated with the following words: similar, alike, same, just like, both, different, unlike, in contrast, on the other hand.
What is compare and contrast?
500
The man gigged the large fish, but he needed his friend to enlarge the hole to drag it out of the frigid water. In this sentence, the word gigged, probably means: a. saw, b. speared, c. set free, d. warmed