Parts of speech
What part of speech is the capitalized word?
The DOG barked loudly.
Noun
What genre describes a story that has magic, and talking animals.
Fantasy
What is the main purpose of nonfiction texts?
To entertain, inform, or persuade?
Inform
What is something all sentences need at the very end?
Punctuation
What is the synonym of happy?
Joyful, cheerful, content, glad, merry, etc.
What part of speech is the capitalized word?
Jacob is great at SINGING.
A narrator says "I could barely breathe as I opened the mysterious door."
What point of view is it written in? 1st, 2nd or 3rd?
1st
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
Fact: Can be proven through observation or research
Opinion: Based on feelings, not evidence
my friend jenny went to Walmart and bought chips soda and candy?
My friend Jenny went to Walmart and bought chips, soda, and candy.
What is an antonym for the word mean?
Kind, nice, sweet, friendly
Identify the pronoun in this sentence:
They walked to the park after school.
They
Tom was a brave and smart boy.
Is this an example of direct or indirect characterization?
Direct
Which text feature lists words and their definitions? (Usually at the back of the book)
Glossary
The hook
Which 2 words are homophones?
Happy / joyful
Pair / pear
Hot / cold
Pair / pear
Identify all the adjectives in the following sentence:
The small brown owl sat on a crooked branch.
Small, brown, crooked
What type of conflict is shown when a character struggles against a hurricane or blizzard?
Man vs nature
Give an example of a topic you would use the problem/solution text structure to write about
Answers will vary
What is the mood of the paragraph?
Emma stepped closer to the basement door, noticing muddy footprints that hadn’t been there before. Somewhere below, something scratched softly against the floorboards… and then suddenly stopped.
Creepy, eerie, mysterious, scary, etc.
An alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence.
For example: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Write your own alliteration.
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What part of speech is the capitalized word?
Maria QUICKLY finished her homework.
Adverb
The part of a plot where the main conflict reaches its most intense point is called ______.
The climax
List the 5 different text structures
Problem/solution
Cause/effect
Description
Chronological order/sequencing
What are 2 ways you can avoid plagiarism?
Paraphrase (restate in your own words)
Use quotation marks
Credit the author
Is the following a simile or a metaphor"
She was as fast as lightning.
Simile (uses like or as)