AFFIXES
Which suffix means 'the study of?'
-logy
Pictures or photographs in texts sometimes have a description underneath them. What is this called?
Caption
Which of the following is NOT a proper noun and should NOT be capitalized?
Hanna Mars Autumn Christmas
autumn
What do we call the diagram that maps the plot of a story?
Narrative Arc
What point of view shows the thoughts and feelings of many different characters?
third person omniscient
What prefix means 'before?'
pre-
What's the purpose of a glossary in a book?
A glossary defines words from the text.
What is the past tense for the verb hold?
Held
What is another word for conflict?
Problem
What are the 'paragraphs' in a poem called?
stanzas
What suffix means 'without?'
-less
This text feature shows events in chronological order.
Timeline
Rewrite this sentence correctly.
The fox ate the mouse chipmunk and bird.
The fox ate the mouse, chipmunk, and bird.
or
The fox ate the mouse, chipmunk and bird.
Antagonist
What is the part of speech called that takes the place of a noun?
pronoun
What does musicology mean?
the study of music
What text feature is always found at the beginning of a book?
Table of contents
As I was riding home on my bike, I hit an oily patch on the road and tumbled to the concrete.
I hit an oily patch on the road
This is the most exciting part of the story, usually when everything starts to change.
Climax
When looking for the best summary in a fiction story, what 4 things should you look for?
Characters
Conflict
Climax
Resolution
What is the root word for ungraceful?
grace
This text feature shows vocabulary that the author thinks is important.
Highlighted words or bold words
Rewrite the following sentence using pronouns for the nouns.
Sara and Sami ate lunch.
They ate it.
What 2 things do you find in the exposition?
1. characters
2. setting
What type of sentence asks a question?
interrogative