Grammar
This mark of punctuation is added when a noun is made possessive.
What is an apostrophe?
This is a comparison between two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
This adverb, beginning with the letter s, means "in a way that shows extreme sadness."
What is sorrowfully?
This piece of historical fiction was the story of a loyal dog who waits for his master at the train station.
What is "Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog?"
When making a claim about something you have read, you should always support it with ______ __________ (2 words).
What is text evidence?
This is a word that represents an action or state of being.
What is a verb?
This is an extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
This verb means "taking in greedily," and can refer to food consumption or taking in knowledge.
What is devouring?
This poem shares the childhood of a girl who grows up in San Franciso and does not follow gender norms.
What is "I Was a Skinny Tomboy Kid?"
This type of writing makes a claim and tries to convince the reader to take that side. It also argues against a counterclaim.
What is argumentative?
The simple past tense of a regular verb is formed by adding these two letters to the end of the word.
What is -ed?
This type of figurative language attributes human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
This adverb, beginning with the letter a, means "done in a way that shows you are sorry."
What is apologetically?
This memoir told about Jane Goodall's time living and working with chimpanzees.
What is My Life with Chimpanzees?
This type of fiction takes place in the past and often includes real people and places.
What is historical fiction?
This is a type of noun that cannot be physically seen or touched.
What is abstract?
When a word is the sound that it describes, it is this type of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
This past tense verb means "roamed around aimlessly" OR "ground a grain."
What is milled?
This piece of science fiction imagines a future where children are taught by robots instead of going to school.
What is "The Fun They Had?"
This type of writing is written in stanzas instead of paragraphs.
What is poetry?
For a sentence to be complete, it must have a subject and a __________.
What is a predicate?
This is a figure of speech with a commonly understood meaning that does not have anything to do with the literal meaning.
What is an idiom?
This adverb, starting with s, means "in a way that makes no noise."
What is silently?
This poem causes the reader to question what the foxes are eating at the end.
What is "Predators?"
This type of essay looks at the similarities and differences between 2 or more things.
What is compare and contrast?