Grammar
What part of speech is the word quickly in the sentence “She ran quickly”?
What is an adverb?
What is a comparison using like or as called?
What is a simile?
What do we call the time and place of a story?
What is the setting?
If an author writes a recipe, their purpose is to do what?
What is to inform?
In the sentence “The girl was elated, or extremely happy, when she won the prize,” what does elated mean?
What is very happy?
Identify the subject in this sentence: “The dog chased the ball.”
What is The dog?
Giving human traits to non-human things is known as what?
What is personification?
What is the turning point or most intense moment of a story called?
What is the climax of the story?
A persuasive essay tries to convince the reader of what?
What is the author’s opinion or argument?
“He was famished after skipping lunch, so he ate three sandwiches.” What does famished mean?
What is very hungry?
In the sentence “They are going to the store,” what part of speech is they?
What is a pronoun?
What term describes a struggle between opposing forces in a story?
What is conflict?
Who is the main character or "hero" of the story?
What is the protagonist?
What is the author’s purpose in a fiction novel?
What is to entertain?
“The ground was arid after months without rain.” What does arid most likely mean?
What is dry?
What part of speech describes a noun?
What is an adjective?
What is dramatic irony?
What is when the audience knows something the characters do not?
What do we call the character or force working against the protagonist?
What is the antagonist?
If an author is writing a manual about how to assemble a blender, what is the author's purpose?
What is to inform?
“She showed great compassion by comforting the crying child.” What does compassion mean?
What is kindness or concern for others?
What do we call a word that shows action or a state of being?
What is a verb?
What is symbolism in literature?
What is when symbols are used to represent ideas or qualities.
What is the difference between internal and external conflict?
What is internal conflict happens within a character’s mind; external involves outside forces?
If a commercial uses emotional language and statistics, what is its purpose?
What is to persuade?
“Despite the convoluted instructions, she managed to build the desk.” What does convoluted mean?
What is complicated or hard to follow?