Reading Skills and Literary Elements
The climax
to hide something
conceal
This part of speech connects words, phrases, and sentences.
CONJUNCTION
The terrible man was (stalking, plunger) the woman as she walked home.
stalking
True or false: An adverb describes a noun or a pronoun
False
Which point of view narrator uses the pronouns I, me, my?
First-person
not important; pointless
meaningless
On, off, up, down, in and out are all _______________.
PREPOSITIONS
You could see the (astonishment, baptism) in the man’s eyes as he watched the incredible show.
This part os speech shows where something is; shows a relationship between two things in a sentence
preposition
She went home because she was sick.
What is the cause in this sentence?
She was sick
to make fun of someone
mock
Yikes! That haunted house was scary.
What part of speeck is Yikes?
Interjection
My old shoes were (rouse, scuffed) from wearing them to hike so often.
scuffed
Mr. Rouquayrol loves his literature students!
What is loves in this sentence?
verb
Setting tells us ___________ a story takes place.
where and when
Tom asked Jessica to marry him, but he was _______________.
rejected
Mr. Porath laughed heartily when hearing the joke.
What part of speech is heartily?
ADVERB
The boy didn’t know who took his toy, but he had a _______________ that it was his brother.
suspicion
This part os speech replaces a noun.
Pronoun
Jennifer was climbing up the steep mountain when suddenly, she felt a big pain in her leg. She held tight to the rope, but became afraid. She didn't know if she could continue.
Make a logical prediction of what will happen next.
Open Ended
The police questioned the man about his _______________ in the crime.
involvement
SpongeBob sent holiday cards to his friend Squidward. What is holiday in this sentence?
ADJECTIVE
The man was _______________ against the cotton pickers in his town because he thought he was better than them.
prejudiced
The two parts of speech that modify or describes other parts of speech are ________ and _________.
adjectives and adverbs