Literary Elements
What is the setting of a story?
The time and place where the story happens.
What part of speech is the word quickly?
Adverb
Identify the complete subject: The bright red balloon floated into the sky.
The bright red balloon.
Where should the quotation marks go?
i want to go to the park said Mia.
“I want to go to the park,” said Mia.
What type of figurative language? He was as brave as a lion.
Simile
Who is the protagonist?
The main character or hero in the story.
What part of speech replaces a noun?
Pronoun
What is the complete subject: After the bell rang, the students packed up their books.
the students
Fix the dialogue:
What time is it asked Leo.
“What time is it?” asked Leo.
What type of figurative language? The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
What type of conflict is this? A boy struggles to climb a mountain during a storm.
Character vs. Nature.
Identify the adjective: The tiny kitten chased the ball.
Tiny
Choose the sentence with a complete subject:
A. Ran down the street.
B. The dog ran down the street.
B. The dog ran down the street.
Fix the dialogue:
I love pizza shouted Max its my favorite food!
“I love pizza!” shouted Max. “It’s my favorite food!”
What type of figurative language? I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
What is the theme of a story?
The lesson, message, or moral the author wants readers to learn.
Identify the verb: The students are reading quietly.
are reading
Turn this into a compound sentence: I studied. I passed the test.
I studied, and I passed the test.
Add quotation marks correctly:
Stop! yelled Emma Dont cross the street yet!
“Stop!” yelled Emma. “Don’t cross the street yet!”
What type of figurative language? Her smile was sunshine.
Metaphor
What is the resolution of a story?
How the conflict or problem is solved at the end.
Which part of speech describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb?
Adverb
Identify the complete subject and predicate: The noisy students in the back row laughed at the joke.
Subject: The noisy students in the back row / Predicate: laughed at the joke.
Correct this sentence:
My mom said clean your room before dinner.
My mom said, “Clean your room before dinner.”
What type of figurative language? “Oh great,” he said, as his ice cream fell on the floor.