Reading 1
What is a simile?
Name the correct punctuation mark:
Where are we eating today
?
Define Author's Purpose
Why an author writes a text/selection.
I tried explaining to my mom that the leftover lunch in the fridge was ____________.
A. Mines
B. Mine
B. Mine
A story that is not real, the story is made up.
What is fiction?
Opinion or fact?
The beach is way more fun than the pool.
An Opinion
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things using the words "is' or "was."
What is a contraction
Two words put together using an apostrophe to shorten the word.
What is text structure?
How an author organizes or puts a selection/text together.
What do you look at to find the main idea of a text?
The Title or Heading of a story.
A person who writes a drama or play is called.....
A playwright.
What does the academic word convey mean?
To communicate or make more clear.
What is an Alliteration?
The repetition of initial stressed, constant sounds in a series of words.
In drama, what is a dialogue?
The spoken word between characters.
What is a fable?
a fiction story that teaches a lesson. Usually has animals as characters. Retold by different cultures.
What is the past tense of the word sing
Sang
Which author's purpose: The author tries to convince the reader to do/try something?
Persuade
In a narrative drama or story, what is a flashback?
A scene that takes the narrative of story/events back in time.
What is a rhyme scheme?
The following is an example of what kind of text structure? I forgot my umbrella at school so I got soaked on my way home.
A. Compare/contrast
B. Problem/solution
C. Cause/effect
Cause & effect
Name three examples of text features that can be found in nonfiction text.
maps, graphs, data charts, pictures, captions, footnotes, sidebars, sub-headings, bolded words, and illustrations.
What is an informational text?
A text that tells us information about a specific topic.
What is the purpose of concrete details?
What two words are being combined in:
He'd
He would
What is couplet?
-two lines of verse that continue to rhyme in a poem.
In a drama, what is a static character?
A character who does not change throughout the play.
What is a theme?
The lesson or moral found in a story.
"The wind whipped through the yard like a dancing tornado" is an example of....
simile
What is a thesis statement?
A statement that answers the writing prompt, clearly identifies the topic being discussed, and is written for a specific audience.
What is foreshadowing?