ELA 1st
I write the words in books. Who am I?
I am the author.
A text that give facts about real-world things.
Non-fiction
What kind of punctuation do you use when you say something excited?
exclamation point
What is an example of a pronoun?
he, she, I, they
What is it called when you put the text in your own words?
paraphrasing
I am when and where the story takes place. Who am I?
How do you make "class" plural?
Add -es, classes
What kind of nouns are always capitalized?
proper nouns
What is a synonym?
Words that have similar meanings.
What does the prefix "pre-" mean?
before
I am a person in a story. Who am I?
Character
Words that rhyme with "bear"
glare, wear, scare, beware
What does main idea of a story mean?
It's what the overall story is about.
What type of figurative language is this?
She is as fast as a lion.
simile
To describe how things are alike and how they are different.
compare and contrast
True or false: Fairy Tales are non-fiction.
False. They are not real stories, so they are fiction.
What is a dictionary?
A book with a list of all words and their definitions.
What is an antonym for the word "happy?"
sad, upset
What is the future tense of "remove?"
will remove
The style of writing where you inform the readers about a topic.
informative writing/explanatory writing
I am the person who makes the pictures in a story. Who am I?
Illustrator
What is the preposition in the sentence: "I found my pencil under my desk."
under
What is a verb?
an action word
What is the plot of a story?
what happens in the story or the storyline
When events are listed in the order they happen?
chronological order