🏗️ TEXT STRUCTURE
This text structure tells how two or more things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
Add the missing comma: I brought apples oranges and bananas.
I brought apples, oranges, and bananas.
This genre includes stories that could really happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
The time and place of a story.
What is the setting?
"He was as fast as a cheetah." What type of figurative language is this?
What is a simile?
This text structure tells the events in the order they happened.
What is chronological order (or sequence)?
Fix this: “Let’s go she said.
“Let’s go,” she said.
This genre includes made-up stories with magic, talking animals, or imaginary worlds.
What is fantasy?
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
What is external conflict?
"The wind whispered through the trees." What is this an example of?
What is personification?
This text structure explains a problem and then shows ways to fix it.
What is problem and solution?
Name 3 types of end punctuation.
Period (.), question mark (?), exclamation point (!)
This genre tells about a person’s life, written by someone else.
What is a biography?
A story where animals act like humans.
What is a fable?
"She has a heart of gold." What type of figurative language is this?
What is a metaphor?
This structure tells why something happened and what happened as a result.
What is cause and effect?
Fix this sentence with commas: Yes I would love to go.
Yes, I would love to go.
A type of nonfiction writing that is meant to educate or inform the reader about a specific topic.
What is informative text?
When an object stands for something else (like a heart for love).
What is symbolism?
"She has a heart of gold." What type of figurative language is this?
What is a metaphor?
This structure explains a topic by giving details, facts, and examples.
What is description?
What do quotation marks show in a sentence?
They show someone is speaking or quoting.
This genre is a story with a mystery to solve, often involving clues and detectives.
What is mystery?
The message or lesson in a story.
What is the theme?
"I've told you a million times!" What kind of figurative language is that?
What is hyperbole?