Definitions!
Gist; what the story or section is mainly about
Main Idea
A person, place, or thing in a sentence.
Noun
I have short lines and a unique formation. Sometimes I rhyme, sometimes I do not. I am a...
Poem
This text describes characteristics of something or someone.
Descriptive
I want to know _______ I should give this present.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. which
B. whom
A line that a character says in a drama or story. Can be found in quotation marks (story) or outside of quotation marks (drama).
This word describes how the noun is acting. This word in a sentence describes the verb.
Adverb
I have many pages and I have a sequence of events. Sometimes I even have chapters! I am a...
Novel
This text describes events in a specific order or steps in order.
Chronological
I ____________ as fast as I could until my legs started to hurt.
A. will be running
B. am running
C. was running
C. was running
What the author is trying to teach you.
This type of word is used to replace a noun. It can be used to replace a repeating noun in a paragraph.
Pronoun
I give plenty of information to my reader. I can be short and to the point, but I make sure to give lots of facts. I am an....
Article
This text discusses similarities and differences between two or more things.
Compare and Contrast
At the dinner Saturday night, their family finished two hole pies.
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. hole
B. whole
b. whole
Inference
Maggie ran extremely fast during her race last Saturday.
What is the adverb?
extremely
I am a piece of work written about someone's life. I give you all the details and important events that happen. I am a...
This text explains events and the results of these events.
Cause and Effect
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Your looking very pretty today.
B. Your my best friend.
C. You're the prettiest girl in class.
D. You're dress is beautiful.
C. You're the prettiest girl in class.
This type of writing tries to get my reader to believe a specific point of view.
Persuasive/Argumentative
Erica wants to go to the new mall down the street, but she didn't have a ride.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
She
I tell a story to my reader. I am usually just a few paragraphs or pages long and I don't have any chapters. I am a...
Short Story
This text describes a problem and how it was solved.
Problem and Solution
(Sense/Since) my grandmother was not home, I wanted down the (road/rode) to my uncle's house.
Which choices are spelled correctly?
(Since, road)