Part of Speech
What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
What does the word "reluctant" mean?
Unwilling or hesitant
A comparison without using "like" or "as" is called what?
Metaphor
What punctuation mark ends a question?
A question mark
What is the main idea?
The most important point of a text.
What part of speech shows action?
What is a synonym for "happy?"
Glad, joyful, cheerful
A comparison using "like" or "as" is called what?
Simile
What punctuation mark shows possession?
Apostrophe
What are details?
Supporting information that explains the main idea.
What part of speech replaces a noun?
Pronoun
What is an antonym for "ancient"?
Modern or new
Giving human traits to non-human things is called what?
Personification
Where does a capital letter belong?
Beginning of a sentence and proper noun
What is a character?
A person, animal, or figure in a story.
What part of speech connects words or groups of words?
Conjunction
What does the prefix "un" mean
Not
"Boom! Crash!" is an example of what?
Onomatopoeia
What is a complete sentence?
A sentence with a subject and a predicate that expresses a complete thought.
What is the setting?
Where and when a story takes place
What part of speech shows the relationship between a noun and another word (like "in," "on," "under") ?
Preposition
What does "context clues" mean?
Words or sentences around a word that help you understand its meaning.
An extreme exaggeration is called what?
Hyperbole
What type of sentence gives a command?
Imperative sentence
What is the theme?
The loess or message of a story