Elements of Fiction
Literary Elements
Grammar
Nonfiction Text Features/Structure
Miscellaneous
100
The where and when (or place and time) of a story.
What is setting?
100
She was as busy as a bee.
What is a simile?
100

Correct this sentence:

I could eat that pizza right now but I will probably save it for later.

What is add a comma after now (or before but)?

100
The words that explain what a picture shows.
What is the caption?
100
A type of fiction that is based on historical facts. Name the type and give an example.
What is historical fiction? Answers vary.
200

Another name for the problem of a story.

What is conflict?

200
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is a personification?
200

What word is spelled wrong in this sentence:

She found the puppy hiding underneath an enormus piece of furniture

What is enormus (enormous)?

200
The part of a nonfiction book that defines words.
What is a glossary?
200
The type of writing which convinces the reader to agree with your point of view (opinion).
What is persuasive writing?
300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
300
A comparison NOT using like or as?
What is a metaphor?
300
Identify the subject of the sentence: The cat ran across the street.
What is "the cat"?
300

When one event makes another event happen.

What is cause and effect?

300

The most important point that is being stated in a paragraph or entire passage.

What is the main idea?

400
The lesson (main message) given in a story.
What is theme?
400
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
What is alliteration?
400

Correct this sentence:

I don't want to go to the movies, because I hate the smell of popcorn.

Remove the comma after movies.

400
Author's purpose to tell you how things are the same and how things are different?
What is compare/contrast?
400
The three main author's purposes.
What is to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
500
What makes up a character's personality?
What are character traits?
500

What is this example of figurative language:

Cartoons are a dime a dozen.

What is an idiom?

500

How should you punctuate this title?

Monsters of the Deep (magazine article)

What is add quotations?

500
Text is written in an order or timeline format.
What is chronological order?
500
Fiction, Non Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
What are the Four Main Genres?