Parts of speech
What part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
noun
What part of speech is the underlined word:
The big dog ran fast.
noun
"The flower danced in the wind." is an example of what kind of literary device?
personification
writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history is called...
nonfiction
What is the time, place, and environment in which a story occurs called?
setting
What part of speech is a word that shows action?
verb
What part of speech is the underlined word:
They are ready for lunch.
pronoun
"Splash, pop, buzz" are examples of what kind of literary device?
onomatopoeia
kind of literature that is invented or untrue
fiction
How many minutes should you read every day for the reading challenge?
at LEAST 20
What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
What part of speech is the underlined word:
The cow jumped over the moon.
preposition
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." is an example of what kind of literary device?
hyperbole
what is realistic fiction?
a genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting
what is the difference between perimeter and area?
area is the space inside the shape, perimeter is the distance around the shape.
What part of speech is a word that replaces a noun?
pronoun
What part of speech is the underlined word:
Can I use your computer, please?
verb
what is the difference between a metaphor and simile?
Similes compare two things using the words like or as
what is the difference between a biography and autobiography?
a biography is the life history of an individual, written by someone else. An autobiography is the story of a person's life, written by that person.
what is a stanza?
paragraph for poetry
What part of speech is a word showing relation between two nouns?
preposition
What part of speech is the underlined word:
The principal gave us important news in the morning announcements.
adjective
"Clary closed her cluttered clothes in the closet" is an example of white kind of literary device?
alliteration
what are 2 elements of a fairytale?
talking animals, magic/spells, castles, forests, fairies, villians, heroes, happy endings, "once upon a time"
what is Ms. Sandoval's favorite color?
green