MS Grade ELA 1
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
What do you call how someone feels about something?
perspective
Give an example of an idiom.
Answers will vary.
Give an example of personification.
Answers will vary
The problem of the story
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What is a protaganist?
The main character in a story
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What is a noun?
person, place or thing
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
What does fiction mean?
imaginary/made up
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
"You are my sunshine" is an example of?
A metaphor
What does chronological order mean?
order of events from first to last
What does it mean to support your answer?
Provide evidence that your answer is correct.
What does nonfiction mean?
real events
What is an action word?
Verb
What is an antagonist?
The character who works against the main character.
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
Define cause and effect AND give key words
Test structure that tells what happens and why, key words: as a result, because, It/then, etc.
What is an autobiography?
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What punctuation marks do you use to cite direct evidence from the text?
Quotation marks
What strategy should I use if I am struggling to answer a question?
Use process of elimination