Grammar
Punctuation
Figurative Language/poetic devices
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Books & organization
100
A person, place or thing is this.
What is a noun?
100
Where does the comma go in the following sentence: I tried but I just can't make it work.
What is after tried?
100
This is a comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
100
Something is missing in this sentence: After we get to school we need to get right to our TCAP testing area.
What is a comma after the word school.
100
This type of book has information on important dates and statistics. It is a reference book.
What is an almanac
200
These words "is" "be" and "are" are example of what part of speech?
What is verb?
200
This sentence is missing something: Hey! You need to be quiet!" I screamed.
What is a quotation mark?
200
This is a comparison NOT using like or as
What is metaphor?
200
What do you need to do with the first word of a quoted sentence?
What is capitalized? Example: He said, "Treat her as you would your own daughter."
200
This is a list of what's in a book, in the order that it appears. It appears in the front of a book.
What is the table of contents?
300
These words answer the question how much, or how often.
What are adverbs?
300
What kind of nouns always need to be capitalized?
What are proper nouns?
300
"Little Lucy was a little liar" is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
300
The sequence of events in a story the unfolds around a conflict is this
What is plot?
300
This provides additional information in chart, table or graph form. It is found in the back of the book.
What is an appendix?
400
Of, Between, Up, Until, and During are examples of this type of part of speech.
What is preposition?
400
The following sentence is an example of what kind of sentence: Because he said.
What is a fragment?
400
"The wind picked up my back and tossed it, and ran it's cold fingers down my spine" is an example of this
What is personification?
400
This is the author's message in a piece of writing like a story, or poem
What is theme?
400
This is an alphabetized list of words and phrases used in a book, with the words' definitions. It's found at the back of a book.
What is the glossary?
500
"Really" and "today" are often (and so is the word "often") what types of words?
What are adverbs?
500
Apostrophes come after the "s" when the noun end with "s" and is
What is plural?
500
This contains TWO kinds of poetic devices: Crash! My iPad fell from the table, onto the floor - the screen shattered. I knew my heart was going to break into a billion pieces, and I would never be happy again.
What are onomatopoeia and hyperbole?
500
This is the narrative method to tell a story. Some examples are first-person and third-person
What is Point of View?
500
Current issues of magazine, newspapers and journals are what type of reading material?
What is periodical?
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