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Short story elements
Poetry
Reading Skills
Facts vs. Opinion
Mixed application
100

What is setting? 

Setting is WHEN and WHERE the story takes place 

100

What is a stanza?

A grouped set of lines within a poem. 

100

What are context clues?


Hints in the text that help readers determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

100

Which is a fact?

A. Pizza is the best food.
B. Water freezes at 0°C.

Water freezes at 0°C.

100

What is theme? 

The big lesson or message the author wants the readers to learn from the story. 

200

What are characters? Provide an example 

Characters are the person, animal or creatures in a story. 

200

What is a simile? 

A comparison between two like things that uses like or as.

200

What is the main idea?

The most important point or message of a text.

200

Which is an opinion?

A. Summer is better than winter.
B. Canada has ten provinces.


Summer is better than winter.

200

"The backpack weighed a thousand pounds."

What poetic device is being used?

Hyperbole

300

Name the 5 plot elements of a story 

1. Exposition / Introdution 

2. Rising action 

3. Climax 

4. Falling action 

5. Resolution

300

"The wind whispered secrets through the trees."

What poetic device is being used?


Personification 

300

"The volcano erupted suddenly, sending ash high into the sky and forcing nearby towns to evacuate."

Part A: What is the author’s purpose?

Part B: What does “author’s purpose” mean?

Answer:

  • Part A: What does “author’s purpose” mean?
  • Part B: What is the author’s purpose?
  • Part A:  Author’s purpose is the reason why the author writes a text (to inform, persuade, or entertain). 
  • Part B:  To inform
300

"Basketball is the most exciting sport to watch."

Is this a fact or opinion?

Opinion 

300

"Sally sold seashells by the seashore."

What poetic device is being used?

Alliteration

400

"The old bridge creaked loudly beneath the truck's weight. Several boards looked cracked and worn."

Which literary element is the author most likely using?

Foreshadowing 

400

"The fireworks exploded with a BOOM!"

What poetic device is being used?

Onomatopoeia 

400

First, Liam gathered his ingredients. Next, he mixed everything together. Finally, he baked the cookies."

What reading skill is being used to understand the order of events?


Sequence of events 

400

"The novel contains 250 pages."

Is this a fact or opinion?

Fact

400

"Everyone in the audience expected the hero to win. Instead, the villain saved the town."

What literary element is being used?

Irony

500

"As Maya opened the door, she remembered the day her grandfather taught her how to fish at the lake ten years earlier."

What literary element is being used?

Flashback 

500

"The sun was a golden coin
Dropped into the ocean's hand."

What poetic device is being used?

Metaphor 

500

"Dark clouds covered the sky. The wind picked up, and people hurried indoors carrying umbrellas."

What conclusion can you make?

It is likely going to rain or a storm is approaching.

500

"The movie earned $500 million worldwide. It is clearly the greatest movie ever made."

Which part is fact and which part is opinion?


  • Fact: The movie earned $500 million worldwide.
  • Opinion: It is clearly the greatest movie ever made. 
500

"Jacob walked slowly toward the abandoned house. Every floorboard creaked. A strange shadow appeared in the upstairs window."

What mood is created in this passage?

Suspenseful/ eerie