The Basics
What is the theme of a story?
The main idea or message of the story
Give an example of a noun?
Various answers
Give an example of an adjective
Various Answers
Find the adverb
The red dog quickly drank his water.
quickly
What is a simile?
A comparison using LIKE or AS
Mr. Spencer is as tall as a house
What is imagery?
A description that appeals to the senses. Sight, sound, hearing, taste, and touch.
What is the definition of a pronoun?
A proper noun, a nouns name.
Find the adjective in the sentence
The lazy dog crawled under the bed
Find the adverb
The fat dog sat quietly in the shade
quietly
What is figurative language?
Language that describes in detail what something looks like or feels like.
"Mr. Spencer is very tall, with dark shiny hair, and an ugly shirt."
What is a verb?
An action word
Give an example of a pronoun
Thornton
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The slimy fish swam away.
Find the adjective
Slimy
What is a narrator?
The person telling the story
What is a setting of a story?
Where the story takes place
What is paraphrasing?
rewording of something written or spoken by someone else (putting something in your own words)
What is the definition of an adverb?
a word that modifies a verb
Find the adjective
The turtle was very slow as it waddled away
slow
Find the adverb
The pen wrote smoothly.
What is the climax of a story?
the part with the highest amount of action or suspense
What is a noun?
Person, place, animal, or thing
What is the definition of an adjective?
A word/phrase that modifies or describes a noun
Find the adjective
The old man loved to read ancient books.
old
Give an example of an Idiom
a rip-off
easy as pie
break a leg
beating around the bush
(other answers)
What is a metaphor?
Word/ phrase that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
ex: he had a heart of stone
she is a ray of sunshine!