Parts of Story
What is a setting?
When or where the story takes place.
What is a synonym? What is an antonym?
Synonym are words that mean the same. (ex. kid and child)
Antonym is the opposite. (ex. on and off)
What does the prefix un- mean?
What does the suffix -ful mean?
un means not
ful means full of
What figurative language compares two things using "like or as"?
Similes
What are illustrations?
They are pictures or drawings in a story.
What is a narrator?
The person telling the story.
What are the two words that make up this contraction?
can't
can not
What it is the difference between a paragraph and essay?
Paragraph- 5 sentences
Essay- 10 or more sentences
What are the five story elements?
Characters
Setting
Wish
Problem
Solution
Message
What are captions?
They are descriptions of the pictures or diagrams.
What is a main idea?
What the story is mainly about.
What is a noun? What is an example of a common noun? What is an example of a proper noun?
A person, place, or thing.
common noun- school
proper noun- Lincoln Elementary School
What is a stanza in a poem?
It is a group of lines like a paragraph.
What is a homophone?
A homophone is words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Why are words in a text bold, highlighted, or italicized?
Pay extra attention to these words, they are important or vocabulary words.
What is a moral or central message?
The lesson that is being taught in the story.
A word that describes a noun.
Ex. blue, big, sad
What is compare and contrast?
compare- things that are the same
contrast- things that are different
What is author's purpose? (hint 3 of them)
Persuade- convince you to do something
Entertain- a story for fun, makes you laugh
Inform- tells you facts
What is a diagram?
A labeled picture giving facts and information on the topic.
What is plot?
The beginning, middle, end. The problem and solution.
What is verb? Give an example
A word that describes an action.
Ex. jump, run, is, was
What is fiction? What is nonfiction?
Fiction is a story that is made up.
Nonfiction is a story that is real.
Is this literal or figurative language?
It is pouring rain outside.
Literal Language
What are headings and titles?
Headings come before the section or paragraph to give you a clue of what it is about.
Titles come in the beginning of a text. Usually bold.