Reference Skills and Materials
Greek and Latin Roots
Elements of Fiction
Book Parts
Elements of Fiction 2
100
The best source to quickly locate facts and figures organized by year about many topics.
What is an almanac?
100
The meaning of the root word aud
What is hear?
100
This is when a character has a problem or struggles.
What is Conflict?
100
It is located in the back of a textbook and provides supplemental information.
What is an appendix?
100
Where the story takes place
What is setting?
200
The best source to locate up-to-date information.
What is a periodical?
200
What is the root word of evidence and what does it mean?
What is vid--see?
200
Mary thought about giving up, but she changed her mind and worked through the puzzle one more time. This is an example of what characterization method?
What are thoughts?
200
An outline is similar to what book part?
What is table of contents?
200
How an author develops a character
What is characterization?
300
Looking through a document to see general information.
What is a skimming?
300
The meaning of the root word grat
What is pleasing?
300
Ruth finished spraying her hair. She smoothed the wrinkles from her pink silk dress and threw the cashmere wrap around her shoulders. This is an example of which method of characterization?
What is action and physical appearance?
300
This feature is in the back of a textbook and provides the location of information.
What is the index?
300
The person or thing working against the main character
What is the antagonist?
400
The best source to find a map of South America
What is an atlas?
400
The meaning of the root word fort
What is strong?
400
As she walked up the hill, she realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. There was no sound from the cardinal who she so often heard singing from the top of the maple tree. She thought she saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when she looked again it was gone. Nevertheless, she shuddered as she felt a silent threat pass over her. It felt like a cloud creeping over the sun. This is written in what Point of View?
What is Third Person Limited?
400
This textbook feature is located in the back of the book and gives definitions
What is a glossary?
400
The turning point of a story
What is the climax?
500
The best source to find winners of past Olympic games.
What is an almanac?
500
The meaning of the root word mem
What is remember?
500
A memoir is not informational nonfiction; it is _________ nonfiction?
What is literary nonfiction?
500
What feature in a textbook previews the chapter and emphasizes key points.
What is a title page?
500
The perspective in which a story is narrated
What is Point of View?