Story Elements
Fiction
Nonfiction
Writing
Wildcard
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
Correct this sentence:
the old tyred dog wantz to lay down by the warm fire
The old, tired dog wants to lay down by the warm fire.
100
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
100
What sentence can you read to quickly determine what a paragraph is about?
topic sentence - the first one
100
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
200
The problem of the story
conflict
200
What should be included in a summary?
Short version on main ideas and key details on the text. It should be in the same order as the text and free of opinions or personal bias.
200
What is a claim or thesis statement?
a statement that tells what a writing will be about
200
She is busy as a bee.
What is the figurative language in this sentence?
Simile
200
What are some ways you can tell if a source is reliable?
.edu, .gov, you can easily find similar information elsewhere, there is an author and published date
300
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
300
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
300
What is a nonfiction text?
Something written about facts or real events
300
What does the prefix "mis-" mean?
wrong
300
What is a verb?
An action or something you can do
400
Who is the antagonist in a story?
Someone who causes problems/the "villain"
400
Name as many types of figurative language as you can.
idiom, simile, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia
400
What is a counter-argument?
An opinion or point of view that is different from your own
400
What are the three types of author's purpose?
persuade, inform, entertain
400
Name 3 adjectives
description words
500
What does it mean to make an inference?
To use the text and your background knowledge to make an educated guess or assumption
500
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
500
What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back you up
500
What are the different text structures?
Cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, chronological
500
What is the meaning of vice in the sentence below?
"A small vice of Craig's writing style is his habit of not explaining his ideas, but he can improve his skills with increased effort."
a bad practice/habit