Reading Basics
Who is the story mostly about?
Main character or protagonist
The first paragraph of an essay is called the:
Introduction
Which word is noun. Crabs crawl quickly.
Crabs
A sentence must have a subject and a:
Verb
The main character is called the:
Protagonist
Where and when a story takes place is called:
Setting
A sentence that tells the main idea of your paragraph is called the:
Topic sentence
Which word is the verb: Crabs crawl quickly.
Crawl
Is this a complete sentence: "Ran to the store."
No, it is a fragment
The "bad guy" or the person causing problems is the:
Antagonist
What problem happens in the story?
Conflict
Every sentence should start with a:
Capital letter
Which word is the adverb: Crabs crawl quickly.
Quickly
Fix this sentence:
"she likes pizza"
Capital S and period
When a story teaches a lesson, it is called the:
Theme
How does the story end?
Resolution
The tab key on the computer will help you __________ the beginning of a paragraph
Indent
The part of speech that describes nouns
Adjectives
Which word is the verb: "The dog barked loudly."
Barked
The series of events in a story
Plot
To guess what will happen next in a story
Make a prediction
An essay needs beginning, middle, and:
An ending/conclusion
The part of speech that shows action or a state of being
Verb
Fix the sentence: "the team are playing Soccer"
The team is playing soccer.
A hint about a future event in a story
Foreshadowing