Vocabulary
A person who tells the story.
Who is the narrator?
He is as sharp as a tack is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
A genre that is not true but is based on history.
What is historical fiction?
A brief statement of the MAIN parts of a story or passage.
What is summary?
A brief statement of the MAIN parts of a story or passage.
What is a summary?
A state or feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
What is suspense?
He is as sharp as a tack is figurative language that literally means. . . .
What is very smart?
A genre that is not true but could really happen in everyday life.
What is realistic fiction?
A set of books that gives facts.
What is an encyclopedia?
Summaries contain information from three parts of the story. What are the three parts?
What is from the beginning the middle and the end.
To conclude something is to infer what happens.
True or False?
True. To conclude is to infer what happens.
"The aroma of the pumpkin pie filled the house", is an example of what?
What is the use of sensory details? (smell)
A genre that is based on true facts.
What is nonfiction?
Following a logical order or sequence.
What is sequential order?
When somebody contributes to solving a problem, what are they doing?
What is helping a person out?
Something that people enjoy is called "appeal".
True or False?
True. Something that people enjoy is appealing.
"The orange pumpkins in the field were glowing brightly in the moonlight", is an example of what?
What is sensory details? (sight)
Describe realistic fiction.
What is events that could happen in real life, but the story is not true.
An encyclopedia is very helpful to make sure facts are true or false.
Do you agree?
Yes. An encyclopedia is helpful to make sure facts are true and false.
What type of character trait does a person have if they are determined to achieve their goal no matter what?
What is determination or perseverance?
A word that means the ability to keep up with goods and services.
What is a demand?
"Slowly I crept up the rickety stairs with trembling knees and my heart pounding", is an example of sensory details building what in a story?
What is suspense?
A genre that includes realistic photographs.
What is nonfiction?
An author organizes information sequentially to list reasons, show examples, compare or explain a method?
What is explain a method?
What does the word initially mean when reading a fiction story? When I initially started reading the book, I didn't understand the plot.
What is at first or in the beginning?