Parts of Speech
This word names a person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
This tells what a story is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
Words that have the same meaning.
What are synonyms?
A sentence with one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
The central problem in a story.
What is the conflict?
This word shows action.
What is a verb?
The people or animals in a story are called this.
What are characters?
Words that have opposite meaning.
What are antonyms?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
Words added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning.
What are prefixes?
This word describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
Where and when a story happens is called this.
What is the setting?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
A group of words that have a noun and a verb.
What is a sentence?
A conclusion you make using clues from the text and what you already know.
What is an inference?
(The boys like to run.) "Run" is what type of word.
What is a verb?
Clues that help you understand a word's meaning.
What are context clues?
Giving human traits to animals or objects.
What is personification?
A word that joins words or groups of words (and, but, or)
What is a conjunction?
The narrator's point of view using "I" or "me".
What is first-person point of view?
(The happy baby likes to smile.) "Happy" is what type of word.
What is an adjective?
The lesson or message of a story.
What is the theme?
Words that sound like what they mean (buzz, boom).
What is onomatopoeia?
Punctuation mark used to indicate possession.
What is an apostrophe?
The turning point or most exciting part of a story.
What is the climax?