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Fiction
Non-Fiction
Figurative Language
Literary Terms
Genre
100
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is an example of what type of work.
What is a novel
100
Bedbugs are one of the worst household pests. This is an example of fact or opinion.
What is opinion
100
School is like a zoo sometimes.
What is simile
100
Two people speaking back and forth.
What is dialogue
100
so much depends/ upon/ a red wheel/ barrow / glazed with rain/ water/ beside the white/ chickens. / -William Carlos Williams
What is a poem.
200
The person in a work of literature.
What is a character
200
Boushall Middle School is located in Richmond, Virginia. This is an example of fact or opinion.
What is fact?
200
My computer hates me! It crashes anytime I have something important to do!
What is personification
200
The reason the author writes the story
What is author's purpose
200
A piece of writing entitled "Mother's Day: The Second Sunday in May" It explains how this became a national holiday.
What is an article or informational text.
300
The problem in a story
What is the conflict?
300
A recipe for pancakes uses this text structure.
What is sequence.
300
My nephew is a ball of energy
What is metaphor
300
The perspective of who is telling the story
What is point of view
300
A story that deals with alien cloning.
What is science fiction
400
The story takes place in Virginia in the 1980's. This description is an example of...
What is the setting?
400
The author explains two or more things including how they are alike and different
What is compare and contrast
400
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole
400
One person talking to themselves or to the audience.
What is monologue?
400
A book with pictures and text. Can be from Japanese origin
What is a graphic novel
500
The point of the story where the reader is the most excited. They do not know what is going to happen next.
What is the turning point or climax
500
Time Order (spell it)
What is c-h-r-o-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l.
500
Words that imitate the sounds they represent.
What is onomatopoeia
500
The three authors purposes
What are entertain, persuade, inform.
500
A story about a girl and her pet unicorn.
What is fantasy.