Vocabulary
Reading Literature
Informational
texts
text structure
and purpose
Writing and
Grammar
100

After the long drought the once lush fields were arid. What does arid likely  mean ?

What is dry

100

The lesson or moral of a  story

What is theme

100

The parts of a text that state the main idea of each section

What are the headings.

100

A statement that can be proven

What is a fact
100

What is the error in this sentence

He play the guitar  in his friend's band. 

What is verb agreement. 

200

What is a synonym for reluctant

What is unwilling. 

200

The reason a character acts a certain way

What is motivation

200

The most important idea of  a reading passage

What is the main idea

200

A style of writing that explains why something has happened

What is Cause and effect

200

A word that describes location such as under or above

What is  a preposition

300

The part of a word added at the beginning of a root word

What is a prefix

300

A character's treatment and attitude can be affected by this element of a story. 

What is the setting

300

Materials that are first hand accounts of events such as diaries or original documents

Primary sources 

300

The purpose of an editorial supporting a specific political candidate

To persuade

300

Describe the error in this sentence: I went to the park it was a lot of fun.

What is a run-on sentence

400

She was elated when she discovered she had won the contest. What does elated mean?

What is happy, excited, thrilled etc.

400

The term for spoken words in a  story

What is dialogue 

400

Facts an author uses to back up his argument

What are supporting details. 

400

A type of text that describes a problem and explains how to solve it. 

What is problem/solution

400

A sentence is which the subject  does the action: The students completed the science project 

by the deadline. 

What is the active voice. 

500

Many people in the town were incredulous of the fact that a small fire could cause so much damage. 

What does incredulous mean?

What is  unbelievable?
500

The term for describing a character through their actions and words

What is indirect characterization . 

500

Writing that is fact based is called this

What is Objective. 

500

One sided language or missing facts indicates this in a passage.

What is bias

500

A writing style where the subject receives the action: The science project was completed by the 

students by the deadline.

What is the passive voice