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Vocabulary
Fiction
Informational
Poetry
Mechanics
100
The root of the word thoughtful
What is thought
100
The people, animals, or imaginary creatures in a story
What are characters
100
The ordering of information in the order that they happen
What is sequence
100
A group of lines together
What is a stanza
100
The action word in a sentence
What is a verb
200
The prefix mis-, as in mistake, misspell, and misunderstanding means this
What is to do something wrong
200
A piece of writing that is meant to be acted out. It includes a cast of characters, acts, and scenes
What is drama
200
The organizational structure that includes the key words "For example," and "For instance,"
What is description
200
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
200
The past tense of win
What is won
300
The suffix less-, as in sleepless, hopeless, and fearless means
What is without something
300
Written conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue
300
The organizational structure that includes the key words "similar," "alike," "both," "on the other hand," and "different"
What is compare/contrast
300
Giving objects human characteristics
What is personification
300
The adjective in the sentence, "The new student is very shy."
What is new or shy
400
Words that have the same meaning
What are synonyms
400
Feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader
What is the mood
400
The key words for this organizational pattern are "since," "because," "due to," "so," and "as a result of"
What is cause and effect
400
The words "flashing" and "crashing" are an example of this.
What is rhyme
400
The adverb in the sentence, "The beautiful horse trotted gracefully across the meadow."
What is gracefully
500
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
What are homophones
500
A problem a character has within himself, or mixed feelings
What is inner conflict
500
An organizational pattern with a challenge and how it was fixed
What is problem-solution
500
"The thunder is growling" is an example of this
What is non-literal language
500
The adverb in the sentence, "We often talk about summer vacation."
What is often