Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, idea
What is an idiom?
a group of words that have a meaning not understandable from those of the actual words
What is the main idea?
What the text is MOSTLY about. (Look at the title, pictures, first and last sentence, and clue words)
What is fiction?
a story that is made up
What is a simile?
sentence that compares something using like or as
What do adjectives do?
describe a noun
What is genre?
category of literature
What is the setting?
Where the story takes place
What is non-fiction?
a story/text that is real/true
What is a metaphor?
sentence that compares something without using like or as
What is a verb?
shows action
What is an inference?
logical guess based on textual evidence
What is plot?
the problem, important events, and the resolution of a story.
What is historical fiction?
untrue stories that use real elements from history
What is personification?
when an author gives inanimate objects human traits
What does a pronoun do?
replaces a noun (he, she, it, they, them)
What are context clues?
hints the author gives to help figure out the unknown in a text
What is a theme?
The lesson that is meant to be learned from reading a story.
What is science fiction?
stories that are not real, based around scientific topics
What is conflict?
What is a proper noun?
Names a specific person, place, thing or idea
What is dialogue?
words spoken between characters
What is point of view?
the point from which the story is told (first person, third person, etc)
What are graphic novels?
stories that are told with pictures in a comic book style
What is our school mascot?
lion