Literary Elements
What do we call where and when a story takes place?
Setting
Bird is to fly as fish is to _____.
swim
What part of speech describes a noun? (pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb)
adjective
What does the prefix un- mean? Give a word.
not; unhappy, unreliable, unlocked
The root circ means _____.
Circle or around
Which literary element explains who the story is about?
Character
Leaf is to tree as page is to _____.
book
Is the word city a common noun or proper noun?
common
What does the prefix re- mean? Give a word.
again; rewrite, reheat, revisit
The root cycl means _____.
circle or wheel
What literary element is the sequence of events in a story?
Plot
Artist is to paint as writer is to _____.
words
Which words needs capitalization?
We went to paris last summer, and my sister hannah got lost near the eiffel tower.
Paris, Hannah, Eiffel Tower
What does the prefix pre- mean? Give an example.
before; preheat, preview, prehistoric
What word uses the root cycl and means a vehicle with three wheels?
tricycle
What is the message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn?
Theme
Branch is to tree as finger is to _____.
hand
What do we call a sentence made of two complete sentences joined by a conjunction?
compound sentence
What does the prefix mis- mean? Give a word.
wrong; misheard, misunderstand, mispronounced
Which ADJECTIVE uses the root circ to describe something that has the form of a circle?
A. Circle
B. Circus
C. Circular
D. Circumference
C. Circular
If a story uses words like I, me, and my, what point of view is it written in?
First person
Caterpillar is to butterfly as tadpole is to _____.
frog
What punctuation mark is missing, and what type of sentence is it?
What is your favorite book
question mark; interrogative
What does the prefix dis- mean? Give a word.
not; disappear, disconnect, discontinued
Which word with the root cycl means to use again?
A. Cycle
B. Cyclone
C. Recycle
D. Bicycle
C. recycle