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Nonfiction
Grammar
Fiction
Poetry
Vocabulary
100
The reason why an article is written
What is the author's purpose?
100
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
A story about two young boys who find themselves in a lot of trouble. OR... A story about a young girl who fell in love with a rebel.
What is The Outsiders, OR West Side Story
100
A word that represents a sound
What is an onomatopoeia?
100
Jest
What is another word for joke?
200
What the author is writing about
What is the main idea?
200
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
200
A story about generosity, love, kindness, and selflessness set in NY around Christmas.
What is The Gift of The Magi?
200
A comparison of two or more unlike things by using like or as
What is a simile?
200
Sickly
What is a word that describes someone or something that looks sick?
300
The descriptions found under photographs
What is a caption?
300
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
What is an adverb?
300
A Gothic story written by Poe that leaves the reader in a state of confusion.
What is The Fall of The House of Usher?
300
The poet's attitude towards the subject
What is the poet's tone?
300
Braggart
What is a word that describes someone who brags about themselves?
400
The bold print at the beginning of a section of an article
What is a heading?
400
A word, or phrase, that connects a verb to a noun or pronoun
What is a preposition?
400
Internal and External
What are the categories of conflict?
400
The feeling the poet's words entices in the reader
What is the mood?
400
Slain
What is a word that means killed by violence?
500
Pictures, diagrams, or charts that are DRAWN to help the reader understand the article
What is an illustration?
500
A word that is added to a sentence, usually at the beginning, that is not needed but adds emphasis
What is an interjection?
500
The turning point of a fictional story
What is the climax?
500
Alliteration, Consonance, Assonance, Rhyme, Onomatopoeia
What are examples of sound devices?
500
Rebuke
What is a word that means stern disapproval?