Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Stories
Grammar
Narrative
100
The time and place where a story happens is called the ________
setting
100
The word for the measurement you measure with a scale.
weight
100
Who did Naomi talk with in "Becoming Naomi Leon" and what was he doing while they talked?
her father. he was carving an animal out of a piece of wood
100
Which of following words is spelled incorrectly? studied ceremonie buried journey
ceremonie ceremony
100
What is another word for narrative?
a story
200
Is this sentence in third person or first person? Rodger walked into the library. He was surprised that there was no one else there. All of a sudden, he heard his name being called from down the hall.
third person
200
A word that means a long time ago or something from the past is __________ Learning about _______ cultures helps us learn about the past.
ancient
200
In "Ancient Kids" what 3 things did we study about the Greek, Roman, and Mayan cultures?
school, play, rites of passage
200
Which conjunction fits in the blank? I love history, ______ I hate math.
but
200
What are the 4 important things you need to plan before you write a narrative?
characters, setting, problem, and solution
300
This kind of point of view uses the pronouns I, me, we, and us to have the character tell the story.
first person point of view
300
Something that is extremely large in size or amount is _____________
enormous
300
What did Misha teach his parents in "The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson?"
how to treat his grandfather
300
What does past tense?
It happened yesterday or a long time ago
300
A letter is a kind of narrative. True/False?
true
400
What is the correct past tense of give. *Hint: Today I give...
gave
400
Written information about someone or something is a ____________
document
400
In "Amazing Growth Facts" we learned that an ant is amazing because ____________
An ant can lift more than 100 times it's weight
400
Do you add a suffix to the end of a word or the beginning of a word?
the end
400
When characters are talking to each other in a narrative it is called ______________
dialogue
500
A sequence of connected events in a story is called the ________
plot
500
A result or reaction to something or someone
effect
500
In "Thirty Dollars," what was funny about the time that Tony returned to the ranch?
Tony returned to the ranch on a Monday like he promised but it was 7 years later.
500
What is the correct punctuation for the quote on the board?
"I haven't seen your phone," she said.
500
What is one way for you to start a narrative and hook your reader?
A question, a teaser for what's to come, a strong feeling
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