Vocabulary
What is a synonym?
A word that means the same or almost the same.
What is the subject of the sentence: The dog barked loudly.
The dog
What is a protagonist?
The main character in a story.
What is a metaphor?
a way to compare to things without the words like or as
EX: she is a busy bee
What is a topic sentence?
The first sentence or two which tells what the passage is going to be about.
Define the word predict.
I predict I will make a 100 on this test.
a guess
Correct the sentence: She don't like broccoli.
She doesn't like broccoli.
What is a setting of a story?
When and where a story happens.
Give an example of alliteration.
Teacher decision.
Sally sells seashells by the seashore
How do you start writing a conclusion?
You restate your topic sentence in different words.
Use the word extraordinary in a sentence.
What is an adjective?
A describing word.
What is a main idea of a passage?
The most important part. The main thing being talked about.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses the words like or as to compare two items
What do you do at the beginning of a paragraph?
You indent.
What does the prefix un mean?
not or opposite of
Identify the verb in this sentence: He quickly ran to the store.
Describe a stories problem and solution.
Problem is what is wrong in the story.
Solution is how the problem gets solved or attempted to solved.
Identify the personification in this sentence:
The wind whispered through the trees.
the wind whispered
What is the difference between narrative and expository writing?
Narrative tells a story with characters and a plot
expository- informs or explains with facts
What would be an antonym of the word courageous?
cowardly/fearful
What is the difference between their, there, and they're
their- belongs to a group of people
there- a location
they're- they are
What can be an author's purpose for writing text?
PIE
Persuade- get you to think a certain way or do something
Inform- teach you facts
Entertain- just for fun
What is onomatopoeia? give an example
What are the five text structures we have learned?
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Descriptive