Vocabulary & Word Meaning
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
The time and place of a story.
What is the setting?
Text written to give facts or information is called ____.
What is informational text?
A complete sentence must have a subject and a ____.
What is predicate?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
A word that means the same or nearly the same as another word.
What is a synonym?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
What is the author’s reason for writing a text (to inform, entertain, or persuade)?
What is author’s purpose?
The punctuation used to join two independent clauses with a conjunction.
What is a comma?
A comparison that says one thing is another.
What is a metaphor?
Using context clues, what does “reluctant” most likely mean in this sentence: “She was reluctant to speak in front of the class”?
What is unwilling or hesitant?
The series of events in a story, usually including rising action and climax.
What is plot?
A sentence that clearly states the main idea of a paragraph or section.
What is a topic sentence?
Writing that explains a topic or gives information is called ____.
What is expository writing?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
What is the meaning of the prefix “pre-” in words like “preview” or “predict”?
What is before?
The perspective from which a story is told (e.g., first person or third person).
What is point of view?
The logical structure used to organize informational texts (e.g., cause/effect or compare/contrast).
What is text structure?
A group of related sentences that focus on a single idea.
What is a paragraph?
A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning, like “hit the hay.”
What is an idiom?
What is the meaning of the Greek root “phon” as in “telephone” or “symphony”?
What is sound?
The message or lesson the author wants to share through the story.
What is theme?
A statement that cannot be proven and is based on personal belief or feeling.
What is an opinion?
Combining two short sentences into one by using a conjunction is called ____.
What is sentence combining or using a compound sentence?
The use of words that imitate sounds (e.g., “bang,” “buzz,” “crash”).
What is onomatopoeia?