Book Genre
Studies
Studies
Is Harry Potter Fiction or Nonfiction?
Fiction
What is one of the two words a simile must always contain?
"like" or "as"
Is the Protagonist typically the hero or villain of a story?
Hero
What other part of speech do adjectives typically help describe?
Nouns
Name one of the parts of speech that an adverb can modify.
verb, adjective, or another adverb
Does a prefix come before or after a base word?
before
What things do a noun describe?
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
Is a documentary about the life cycle of a frog Fiction or Nonfiction?
Nonfiction
Complete this hyperbole often used by students when waiting for lunch.
"I'm starving to......"
Death
Is the Antagonist typically on the same side as the Protagonist in a story?
No, the Antagonist the character against the Protagonist in a story, the villain.
Identify the adjective in the following sentence.
The blue Gatorade is my favorite!
blue
Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
My sister ran downstairs.
downstairs
Does a suffix come before or after a base word?
after
Identify the (proper)noun in the following sentence.
The red Chevrolet sped past!
Chevrolet
A type of literature that utilizes rhythm, rhyming, emotion, and figurative language to express deep emotion. Example: roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, so are you.
poetry
What action must be taken place when using a metaphor?
comparison
illustration
contrasting
What is the name for the time or location a story takes place?
Setting
Identify the adjective in the following sentence.
The tall girl was good at soccer.
tall
Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
Often the soccer team travels on a bus.
often
What Greek Root means self?
Hint: When a grocery store door opens itself.
"auto"
What part of speech does a pronoun replace?
noun. A pronoun replaces a specific person place or thing.
Fiction writing that incorporates actual events to better engage readers while retelling of events that occured throughout history.
Historical Fiction
What type of figurative language gives non-human things, such as an animal, an object, or the weather, human like characteristics?
Personification
Often illustrated as a mountain, what is the name for the layout or order of a story?
Plot
Identify the adjective in the following sentence.
The dog with the shaggy hair is the one I want.
shaggy
Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
For many centuries both men and women frequently wore wigs.
frequently
What is a Latin Root that means to build?
Hint: The type of career that builds things has it in the word.
"struct"
How many pronouns are in the following sentence?
I was happy to help Sara move, but she didn't want to help me.
two:
I
she
A type of writing that presents details about characters, and events that occurred to prompt the reader to solve a puzzle, similar to that work a detective would do.
Mystery
Hyperbole
What is the word that is typically used for the struggle or problem the character experiences within a story?
Conflict
How many adjectives are in the following sentence?
The yellow bus slowed down for the curvy road.
two:
yellow
curvy
Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
Queen Elizabeth I of England dearly loved clothes and jewelry.
dearly
How many morphemes are in the word biology?
two:
"bio"
"ology"
Identify any nouns or pronouns in the following sentence.
The black cat belongs to Hank, but he hasn't realized it got out of the house.
three nouns:
cat
Hank
house
one pronoun: he
Science Fiction
What type of figurative language is the following phrase?
Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Pickled Peppers
Alliteration
What is the part of the plot in which the major event, often called the BIG BOOM, occurs?
Climax
How many adjectives are in the following sentence?
The old man drove his blue truck to the grocery store.
three:
old
blue
grocery
How many adverbs are in the following sentence?
I quickly awoke when my brothers loudly stomped past my room!
two:
quickly
loudly
How many morphemes are in the word unprepared?
four:
un- not
pre- before
pare- base word, means "to trim or peel"
ed- past tense
Identify all the nouns in the following sentence.
Florida is Amanda's favorite state to visit with her dog Rover, whereas Brandon likes to take his dog to Colorado.
Florida
Amanda
dog, dog
Rover
Brandon
Colorado
What is the main purpose for most nonfiction literature?
to inform
What type of figurative language is word that imitates or resembles the sound in which it refers to?
Onomatopoeia
What is the final step in the plot, when the conflict is resolved?
Resolution
Provide some adjectives to complete this sentence.
Will you hand me the bag of _________ apples so I can finish making the __________ baskets?
1. (a color)
2. fruit or gift
How many adverbs are in the following sentence?
The extremely tired players later abruptly fell asleep after proudly celebrating.
three:
extremely
abruptly
proudly
How many morphemes are in the word deconstructed?
four:
de- from, reduce, or opposite
con- together, with
struct- build
ed- past tense
Provide some nouns to complete this sentence.
The ________ walked down the sidewalk, bouncing a ____________ headed to the___________.
potential answers:
boy, girl, animal, names
ball
park, playground, basketball court, rec center