Reading 5th Grade
The location and time of a story
What is the setting?
He walked away from her with a weary sigh. He couldn't stand to leave, but he had to. She watched him go, not sure how to feel.
What perspective voice is this written in? First, second, or third person?
Third Person
"He was as quiet as a mouse" is an example of ___.
What is simile?
What figurative language is expressed in the following sentence:
I have told you a million times!
Hyperbole
What genre has talking animals and the reader learns a lesson or a moral?
fable
What the author is trying to teach you?
What is theme.
This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.
What is the summary?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
What is wrong with this sentence?
He walked to the store and buy some milk.
The verb tenses don't agree - walked is past tense and buy is present tense.
What is the POV: I, we, me
1st person POV
What do you call a part of the book with titles and pages of where to find them?
What genre has made up characters but true events?
Historical Fiction
What is the ending of a story called?
resolution
Boom, crack, buzz
Text Structure
I can't believe I forgot to set my alarm clock! Now, I will be late for the bus and will be late for work.cause and effect
What the story is mainly about?
Central or Main idea
When the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like "I" or "me"
What is first person?
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
Bill and Ann went to the concert last week. While they were there, Ann said, "Bill, we need to get some pictures for our memory book." Unfortunately, Bill replied, "I left the camera on my desk."
What is the POV?
A book about a person written by someone else.
biography
How the author feels about a topic is known as...
What is the author's point of view or perspective?
A picture with labels is called what in a nonfiction book?
What is a diagram or caption?
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
"She is a tornado when she gets angry!"
What is metaphor?
What is the following text structure?
Summer is my favorite time. I love going to the mountains and the beach. Both are great places to get away. You can swim, surf, fish, and play in the sand at the beach. When you go to the mountains, you can hike, fish, rock climb, and canoe. Either place would make a wonderful vacation.
compare and contrast
The sentence "Cars is the best movie ever" is an example of
What is opinion?