Literary Elements
What is the theme of a story?
the message or lesson about life
What is the main idea of an informational text?
What is “What the text is mostly about.”?
What does the prefix “auto-” mean?
What is “Self.”?
What should a strong paragraph always have?
What is “A topic sentence, evidence, and conclusion.”?
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
What is “Fiction = made up; Nonfiction = factual.”?
Which sentence best shows a character’s motivation?
What is “She wanted to win to prove she could do it.”?
Which text structure shows how two things are similar and different?
What is Compare and Contrast?
What does the suffix “-ology” mean?
What is “The study of.”?
What does the transition word “however” show?
What is “Contrast.”?
What does tone show in a text?
What is “The author’s attitude.”?
What does figurative language do in a text?
What is “Creates pictures in the reader’s mind.”?
What is the author’s purpose if a text is trying to convince you to recycle?
What is “To persuade.”?
What is a synonym for “reluctant”?
What is “Unwilling.”?
Which sentence is correct: “Its going to be a great day.” or “It’s going to be a great day.”?
What is “It’s going to be a great day.”?
What does mood show in a story?
What is “The feeling created for the reader.”?
“The wind whispered secrets through the trees.” What type of figurative language is used?
What is personification?
What does a heading help the reader do?
What is “Find the main idea.”?
What does the word “biology” most likely mean?
What is “The study of life.”?
Which step comes last in the writing process?
What is “Publishing.”?
What does a summary include?
What is “Only the most important details and main idea.”?
What is the difference between theme and main idea?
What is “Theme = lesson or message; Main idea = what the text is mostly about.”?
Which detail best supports the claim “Dogs make great pets”?
What is “Dogs are loyal and help people feel less lonely.”?
What’s the difference between connotation and denotation?
What is “Connotation = emotional meaning; Denotation = dictionary definition.”?
What punctuation fits: “We went to the store buy snacks ___ drinks.”?
What is “A semicolon (;).”?
What strategy helps with short answers (RACES)?
What is “Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize.”?