Grammar
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a Noun?
The person who tells the story in a text.
Who is the narrator?
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this.
What is personification?
The place and time a story happens.
What is the setting?
This is the most important point the author wants you to know about a paragraph or story.
What is the main idea?
Words like run, jump, and swim are examples of this.
What is a Verb?
The main problem in a story is called this.
What is the conflict?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
The person or animal who takes part in the story’s action.
Who is a character?
These are sentences in a paragraph that support or explain the main idea.
What are supporting details?
This type of sentence asks a question.
What is an interrogative sentence?
The lesson or message the author wants you to learn from the story.
What is the theme?
A comparison that does NOT use “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
The solution or ending of the story where the problem is solved.
What is the resolution?
If a paragraph is about “dogs as pets” and lists different dog breeds and how they help people, the main idea is this.
What is dogs make great pets?
A word that describes a noun, telling which one, what kind, or how many.
What is an adjective?
The events that happen in the order they occur are called this.
What is the sequence of events?
Words that make the same sound as the action they describe, like buzz or splash.
What is onomatopoeia?
The events that lead up to the climax and develop the story.
What is the rising action?
When reading a passage, you can find the main idea by asking yourself this question: “What is the author mostly trying to…?”
What is tell me or teach me?