Word Power
These are two words at the top of a dictionary page that tell you the first and last words on that page.
What are guide words?
This is the person who is telling the story.
What is the narrator?
This is the primary reason an author writes a nonfiction article (to give you facts).
What is to inform?
This text feature is found at the very front of a book and lists the chapters and their page numbers.
What is the Table of Contents?
Words like "crunch," "buzz," and "hiss" that imitate sounds are called this.
What is onomatopoeia?
This is the word you would look for if you wanted to find the meaning of "unhappily."
What is the root word (happy)?
These are the qualities that describe a character's personality, such as "brave" or "selfish."
What are character traits?
This is the most important thought or "big picture" of a nonfiction paragraph.
What is the main idea?
This is an alphabetical list of topics and page numbers found at the very end of a book.
What is an index?
This type of language uses words that appeal to the five senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing).
What is sensory language (or imagery)?
Two words that have the same, or almost the same, meaning.
What are synonyms?
This is the sequence of events that make up a story from beginning to end.
What is the plot?
This is a statement that can be proven true with evidence or research.
What is a fact?
This text structure explains things in the order in which they happened.
What is chronological order (or sequence)?
"The clouds were as fluffy as cotton candy" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
This reference tool is used to find a word's pronunciation, part of speech, and definition.
What is a dictionary?
This is the lesson or message the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
What is the theme?
An author would write this to convince a reader to buy a certain brand of sneakers.
Answer:
This text feature is a drawing or photo with labels pointing to its different parts.
What is a diagram?
This is a comparison that says one thing is another thing, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
If the prefix "pre-" means "before," this is what it means to preheat an oven.
What is to heat it before using it?
This is the part of the story where the main character’s problem is finally solved.
What is the resolution?
These are the specific pieces of information that help explain or prove the main idea.
What are supporting details?
When an author explains how a toad and a frog are alike and different, they are using this structure.
What is compare and contrast?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of this kind of extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?