Grammar
What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
What is a noun?
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation. (.!?)
What is the setting in a story?
Where and/or when the story takes place
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
What is a simile compares using "like" or "as," while a metaphor directly states that something is something else?
How do you paraphrase?
Retell something in your own words.
Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?
What is "She doesn't like pizza"?
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
4-5 sentences
List some author's purposes.
Persuade, inform, entertain
What is foreshadowing?
A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.
What does the word "sparse" most likely mean in the sentence: "The garden was sparse, with only a few plants scattered around"?
Thinly scattered
What is the past tense of drive?
drove
Why do we use quotation marks?
To show the words that someone has spoken; dialogue
What is the theme of a story?
The overall message or lesson
What is an hyperbole
Exaggeration
Why do you use context clues?
To determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
Choose the correct verb form: "Either the teacher or the students (is/are) responsible for cleaning the classroom."
What is "are"?
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
What is to introduce the main idea or point of the paragraph?
What does the word "infer" mean when you are reading a passage?
What is to make a conclusion based on clues from the text?
Give an example of an alliteration.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is a synonym for "mysterious"?
What is "unknown"?
What is the correct form of the adjective in the sentence: "This book is (good) than that one"?
What is "better"?
What is the name of the part of an essay that summarizes the main points and restates the thesis?
What is the conclusion?
What does text evidence mean?
Showing proof
What are the five parts of a plot?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is the meaning of the word "optimistic"?
What is having a positive outlook or expecting good things to happen?
Which sentence uses a conjunction correctly?
What is "I like pizza, but I don't like pasta"?
What is the difference between first-person and third-person narration?
What is first-person narration uses "I" or "we" and is told from the perspective of a character, while third-person uses "he," "she," or "they" and is told from an outside observer’s point of view
What is the main difference between a fact and an opinion?
What is a fact can be proven true or false, while an opinion is a personal belief or feeling?
What type of figurative language is this?
The stars danced in the night sky.
Personification
What does the word "meticulous" mean?
What is showing great attention to detail or being very careful and precise?