Text Structure
What text structure shows how one event leads to another?
Cause and Effect
What sentence introduces the main idea of a paragraph?
Topic Sentence
“The wind howled all night.” Name the figurative language.
Personification
What strategy helps you figure out the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence?
Context Clues
When a story is told from “I” or “me,” what point of view is it?
First Person
A paragraph that explains how two ideas are similar and different uses what structure?
Compare and Contrast
What part of an expository essay clearly answers the prompt with your main idea?
Thesis Statement
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.” Name the figurative language.
Simile
“Tiny” and “minuscule” have similar meanings, but “minuscule” has a stronger what?
Connotation
What technique is used in narratives to show characters speaking?
Dialogue
A passage describing steps in order uses what structure?
Sequence / Chronological Order
In a compare/contrast paragraph, name one transition you should use.
however / similarly / on the other hand / in contrast / both
What is the author’s attitude toward the subject called?
Tone
Fix the modifier error: “Running down the street, the backpack fell off.”
“Running down the street, the student dropped the backpack.”
What does the narrator’s perspective influence in a story?
How events and characters are described
A paragraph that presents a challenge and then shows how it is fixed uses what structure?
Problem and Solution
What type of writing requires a claim, reasons, and evidence?
Argumentative Writing
“He’s a walking dictionary.” Name the figurative language.
Metaphor
In the sentence “The child strolled into the room,” what feeling does “strolled” add?
A relaxed or unhurried feeling
A struggle between a character and an outside force is what type of conflict?
External Conflict
Which text structure is used if the author organizes details around a central topic with characteristics or features?
Description
What is the term for explaining why your evidence supports your point?
Elaboration / Explanation
The feeling the reader gets from the text is called what?
Mood
Studying the origins of words (like Latin or Greek roots) is called what?
Etymology
Name one narrative technique authors use to develop plot and pace.
Dialogue, description, pacing, sensory details