Sentences
Parts of Speech
Genres
Figurative Language
Story Elements
100
This sentence states a fact
What is a declarative sentence
100
A person, place or thing
What is a common noun
100
This type of literature involves made up stories and characters, but could happen in real life
What is fiction
100
Uses like or as to compare two unlike things
What is a simile
100
The beginning of a story where the characters and setting are introduced
What is the exposition
200
This sentence asks a question
What is an interrogative sentence
200
The name of a specific person, place or thing
What is a proper noun
200
This type of literature is written by the author about their own lives.
What is autobiography
200
Comparing two unlike things, such as "The road is a skating rink"
What is a metaphor
200
The place and time a story takes place
What is the setting.
300
This sentence shows excitement
What is an exclamatory sentence
300
This describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb, example, "She sat quietly by the window."
What is an adverb
300
This type of literature is about inventions in the future that haven't been invented yet and may be from planets other than earth
What is science fiction
300
The repeat use of a consonant for entertaining value, such as Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers....
What is alliteration
300
The problem in a story
What is the conflict
400
This question gives a command or order, such as "Clean your room now."
What is an imperative sentence
400
These words link parts of sentences together, such as and, but, however, etc
What is a conjunction
400
This type of literature involves gods with powers, often from Greece and often have a moral ending
What is a myth
400
The use of words that sound like the word, such as drip, plop, bang, whiz, pop, crackle, swoosh.......
What is onomatopoeia
400
The high point of action in the story where the problem has to be dealt with
What is the climax
500
This is a part of a sentence that has a noun and a verb, and can stand by itself. Such as " I am a doctor, my wife is a nurse."
What is an independent clause
500
The words a, an, the that make references to a noun are what part of speech
What is an article
500
When reading a story, the outcome or ending is totally unexpected or the opposite of what you thought it would be.
What is irony
500
A type of question where the answer is so obvious that the question need not be answered. Such as a 110 degree day and someone says" Its hot today isn't it"
What is a rhetorical question
500
There are two types of conflicts that can occur in a story. Name both of them
What is internal and external conflict