Grammar
What is the subject of a ssntence?
what is the pronoun that performs the action?
What is a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word?
What is a synonym?
What is a sentencethat expresses a complete thought?
What is a complete sentence?
What is the main idea of a text?
What is the central thought or message?
What is the term for the main character in a story?
Who is the protagonist?
What is the difference between a noun and a verb?
A noun is a person, place, thing or idea; a verb expresses action or state being.
This type of vocabulary includes words you are likely encounter in academic settings
What is academic vocabulary?
This type of writing tells a story or recounts events.
What is narrative writing?
This technique helps you visualize the text by creating mental images
What is visualization?
This is the feeling or atmosphere created by a literary work.
What is mood?
What punctuation is uesd to separate items in a list?
Comma
A word that has an opposite meaning is known as this.
What is an antonym?
Using descriptive language to create a vivid picture is known as this.
What is imagery?
What do you call the conclusion drawn from evidence in the text?
What is inference?
The sequence of events in a story is called this.
What is plot?
What are the three types of verbs
Action verbs, linking verbs, auxiliary (helping) verbs
What is the action of figuring out the meaning of an unfamiliar word from context?
What is context clues?
What is the purpose of a thesis statement in an essay?
What is to present the main argument or claim
Identifying the authors purposd involves understanding why they wrote the text. What are the three common purposes?
What are to inform, to entertain, and to persuade?
What is a character struggle against an outside force called?
What is external conflict?
What is the term for a word that modifies a noun?
Adjective
What do you call a word that describes an action?
What is a verb?
What is the term for the order in which ideas are presented in a paragraph?
What is organization?
Summarizing a text involves this action.
What is condensing the main points?
This term refers to the perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view?