Text Structure
Author's Purpose
Plot
Figurative Language
Mixed Bag
100

Which type of text structure does an author provide details of events in the order in which they happened?

Chronological Order/Sequence

100

What is the author's purpose if they are trying to convince you of something?

To persuade

100

Which part of the plot is at the beginning of a story and reveals the setting and characters?

Introduction or Exposition

100

Which type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare 2 things?

Similie

100

What is the central message or lesson of the story called?

Theme

200

In which type of text structure does an author discuss similarities and differences between two or more subjects?

Compare and Contrast

200

What is the author's purpose if they are giving you a lot of facts?

To inform

200

Which part of the plot is where the problem or conflict is revealed?

Rising action

200

Which type of figurative language compares 2 things without the use of "like" or "as"?

Metaphor

200

Which type of figuarative language uses extreme exaggeration?

Hyperbole

300

In which type of text structure does an author give many details or characteristics about a specific topic?

Description

300

What is the author's purpose if they are trying to make you feel something?

To entertain

300

Which part of the plot is when the story is at its highest point of interest or at the turning point?

Climax

300

Which type of figurative language uses the words to represent sounds?

Onomatopoeia
300

What are two words that have the same or almost the same meaning called?

Synonyms

400

In which type of text structure does an author provide information about an issue and ways to fix it?

Problem & Solution

400

Which point of view is a story told in if the narrator is part of the story?

1st person

400

Which part of the plot is where the events and complications of the story begin to resolve?

Falling action

400

Which type of figurative language uses words or phrases not meant to be taken literally?

example: Time flies when you're having fun

Idiom

400

Which type of figurative language is it when the same beginning sound is repeated in one sentence or line of a poem?

Alliteration

500

In which type of text structure does an author tell what happened and why it happened?

Cause & Effect

500

Which point of view is a story told in if the narrator is NOT part of the story? (uses she/her/they)

3rd person

500

Which part of the plot reveals or suggests the outcome of the conflict?

Resolution

500

Which type of figurative language gives human qualities to something that is not human?

Personification

500

What are 2 words that have opposite meanings called?

Antonyms