Figurative Language
Prefixes/Suffixes
Skills
Nonfiction Text Features
Writing
100
Her smile is as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
100
The prefix re- means
What is to do again. For example: Replay means to play again.
100
What the text is mostly about...
What is main idea?
100
Found at the beginning of the text
What is title?
100
You must start a sentence with...
What is a capital letter?
200
My head is KILLING ME!
What is a hyperbole?
200
The prefix un- means
What is not. For example: Unlucky means not lucky.
200
When you look at how something is alike and different
What is comparing and contrasting?
200
Comes underneath the photos, pictures, or diagrams?
What is caption?
200

The action word in a sentence.

What is a verb?

300
She is a shining star in class.
What is a metaphor?
300
The suffix -ful means
What is full of? For example: Hopeful means full of hope.
300
1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person...
What is point of view?
300
Tells you what the section will be mostly about..
What is a heading?
300

In the acronym CER, the E stands for this.

What is evidence?

400
The computer is asleep.
What is personification?
400
The prefix pre- means
What is before? For example: Preview means to view before.
400

The feeling or atmosphere the author creates in the writing using techniques like figurative language, details, etc.

What is mood?

400
An important word
What is bold face/ bold print?
400

Another name for the sentence or paragraph that ends a piece of writing.

What is a conclusion?

500
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
500
The prefix mis- means
What is to do wrongly. For example: misunderstand means to understand wrongly.
500

The central message of the story

What is theme?

500
Has the definitions of important words found in the text
What is glossary?
500

These are words that provide a signal to the reader of the connections between ideas.

What are transitions?