Word Power (Vocabulary & Context Clues)
What tool would you use to find the exact definition and pronunciation of a word?
What is a dictionary?
What figurative language is used in “Her smile was sunshine”?
What is a metaphor?
What is “tone” in a passage?
What is the author's attitude toward the subject?
The events that build tension in a story are called what?
What is the rising action?
What is the author’s purpose in a persuasive article?
What is to convince the reader of a point of view?
If you come across a word you don’t know, what in the sentence can help you figure it out?
What are context clues?
Identify the tone: “He trudged through the endless homework with a sigh.”
What is exhausted or frustrated?
If a character helps a friend despite personal risk, what might the theme be?
What is bravery or selflessness?
What do we call a character who changes significantly during the story?
What is a dynamic character?
Name one way nonfiction text can be structured.
What is cause and effect (or compare and contrast, problem/solution, etc.)?
A student wants to find a more exciting word for “happy.” What resource should they use?
What is a thesaurus?
What do we call giving human qualities to a non-human thing?
What is personification?
What strategy helps you understand character motives or hidden meaning?
What is making inferences?
Name the part of a story where the conflict is introduced.
What is the exposition?
What’s the central idea of a nonfiction passage?
What is the main idea?
“Chrono” is a Greek root meaning what?
What is time?
What is the effect of figurative language in a poem?
What is to create imagery, mood, or emotion?
Why might an author choose to repeat a word or phrase?
What is to emphasize an idea?
What do we call the force or problem the main character faces?
What is a conflict?
Name one rhetorical appeal.
What is ethos (or pathos, or logos)?
What's the difference between connotation and denotation?
What is connotation is emotional meaning; denotation is the dictionary definition?
What’s the term for comparing two things using “like” or “as”?
What is a similie?
Give one possible theme from Romeo and Juliet.
What is love can be destructive or love defies social boundaries?
How can a character’s growth help reveal the story’s theme?
What is through their decisions and lessons learned?
How do authors support their arguments in informational texts?
What is with evidence, examples, and reasoning?