Reading
What do we call the main idea of a story?
Theme
What is the first draft of a piece of writing called?
Rough Draft
What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
Antonym
What is a noun?
Person, place, or thing
Which part of a story introduces the characters and setting?
Exposition
What do we include in all sentences? (Three things)
Capital letters, punctuation, and spaces
What do we call a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning?
Martinsville VA
What is a genre that tells a made-up story?
Fiction
When do you use commas in a list?
After each item in the list
What is a complete sentence?
A group of thoughts including a subject and predicate
What is the resolution of a story?
The ending/solution
What is the term for a story's turning point?
What two parts do all sentences have to include?
Subject (who) and Predicate (what are they doing)
What is the subject of a sentence?
Who or what the sentence is about
What is a conflict?
A problem that must be solved
What is a summary?
A brief statement of the main points of a text
What is the term for two sentences combined into one without proper punctuation?
Run on sentence
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence that includes two statements joined by a conjunction (connecting word)
What are the chunks in a poem called?
Stanzas