Grammar
This punctuation mark ends a declarative sentence.
What is a period?
Comparing two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
In this novel, a boy named Jonas lives in a community without color or emotions.
What is The Giver?
The opposite of “happy.”
What is sad?
The time and place in which a story happens.
What is the setting?
The part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
A word that sounds like the sound it represents, like “buzz” or “bang.”
What is onomatopoeia?
A girl hides in an attic during World War II in this famous diary.
What is The Diary of Anne Frank?
A word that has the same meaning as another word.
What is a synonym?
The main character in a story, often the one the reader roots for.
Who is the protagonist?
This verb tense describes an action happening right now.
What is present tense?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
A young boy named Ponyboy belongs to a gang called the Greasers in this novel?
What is The Outsiders?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is an antonym?
The problem or struggle the main character faces.
What is the conflict?
A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition, like “he,” “she,” or “it.”
: What is a pronoun?
An extreme exaggeration, often not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
Jay Gatsby throws extravagant parties in hopes of seeing this woman again.
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
This type of word connects other words or phrases, like “and” or “but.”
What is a conjunction?
The message, lesson, or main idea the author wants you to understand.
What is the theme?
The type of sentence that gives a command or makes a request.
What is an imperative sentence?
A figure of speech where two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect, like “jumbo shrimp
What is an oxymoron?
In this book, a boy survives on a deserted island after a plane crash.
What is Hatchet?
A word formed from the first letters of other words, like NASA.
What is an acronym?
The series of events in a story, usually including rising action, climax, and resolution.
What is the plot?