Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is called this.
What is a simile?
100
A phrase is this.
What is A group of words that does not make a complete thought and is not a complete sentence?
100
One good strategy to figure out an unknown word in a text.
What is Using context clues?
100
This is what is needed for a good essay.
What is, beginning, middle and end?
200
This genre is one that is not real, but it could be.
What is Realistic Fiction
200
A metaphor does this.
What is, compares two unlike things not using like or as?
200
This is what kind of sentence- My dog chased the cat and the cat ran up the tree.
What is COMPOUND sentence?
200
A good example of a text feature is this.
What is pictures, maps, graphs, colored ink, bold letters, footnotes?
200
Give two examples of transition words.
Answers will vary
300
I want to write a story about myself. The genre would then be this...
What is Autobiography?
300
Buzz, Screech, Pop, Boom, are all examples of this.
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
300
These parts of speech are called ARTICLES.
What is-- A, AN and THE?
300
Three text structures.
What is, compare/contrast-sequential, problem/solution, cause/effect, main idea/detail?
300
Two things that are never acceptable in writing and will get you a zero.
What is a tiny baby i and the letter u as a word.
400
This genre usually has stories in SEQUENTIAL order.
What are Biographies?
400
"The firelight danced in the wind," is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is Personification?
400
This part of speech usually ends with an LY.
What is an adverb?
400
A good example of SECOND PERSON point of view.
What is a recipe or instruction manual?
400
A HOOK.
What is the beginning of a sentence that makes your reader want to read?
500
Harry Potter is an example of which genre?
What is Fantasy, or Science Fiction?
500
Give an example of an IDIOM.
Answer will vary.
500
The three types of Affixes are these.
What is, Root, Prefix and Suffix?
500
Name three of the many Story Elements.
What is- exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, character, setting, Point of view?
500
Three strategies for getting an EXCEEDING on the ACT.
What is- Write a strong beginning. Write a strong body paragraph clearly explaining my opinion. Writing a good conclusion and a reflection for my opinion?