Fiction
Nonfiction
Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Miscellaneous
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
What does chronological order mean?
order of events from first to last
100
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
100
When something that is not a person is described as if it was a person
Personification
100
Name 3 different types of poems
Bonus points if you can tell the defining characteristics of 2 of them.
Haiku: 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllable pattern
Limerick: 5 lines, AABA rhyme scheme
Free Verse: No rhyme scheme
Rhyme Verse: Rhymes, but no overall structure.
200
The problem of the story
conflict
200
How the author thinks or feels about the topic
Author's perspective
200
What is an action word?
Verb
200
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
200
What punctuation marks do you use to cite direct evidence from the text?
Quotation marks
300
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
300
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
300
What kind of word describes a noun?
Adjective
300
"You are my sunshine" is an example of?
A metaphor
300
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
400
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
400
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Central Idea
400
What kind of word are the FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS?
Conjunctions
400
"Graceful gorillas gathered grapes" is an example of?
Alliteration
400
What the author is trying to convince you about a topic
Author's claim
500
Put the following plot elements in order: climax, falling action, rising action, resolution, exposition.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
500
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.
500
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
500
BUZZ! Bang! Whomp!
What is Onomatopoeia?
500
What strategy should I use if I am struggling to answer a question?
Use process of elimination