Parts of Speech
a person, place or thing
What is a noun?
the lesson or moral of a story
What is the theme?
what a story is mostly about
What is main idea?
People are standing outside shivering and rubbing their hands together. What is happening?
What is "they are cold?"
Bang! Pow!
What is onomatopoeia?
These words show action.
What are action verbs
the people involved in the story
What are characters?
to draw a conclusion based on prior knowledge and the text
What is an inference?
Mother measures flour into a bowl, then adds eggs and sugar. What is Mother doing?
What is cooking?
She is as strong as an ox.
What is a metaphor?
These words describe nouns.
What are adjectives?
the main events in a story
What is plot?
Words in a text that help determine the meaning of other words.
What are context clues?
George pulls up and stops his car. He puts his credit card into a machine, punches a button, and places a hose into the hole in the side of his truck. What is George doing?
What is getting gas?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
These words rename a noun. (For example, he, she or they)
What are pronouns?
the turning point or highest action in the story
What is the climax?
the feeling the author wants the readers to get while reading
What is mood?
Dad goes into the garage and gathers up brushes, the ladder, and a metal can. He leans the ladder against the house and starts to climb while holding the brushes and bucket. What is Dad about to do?
What is paint the house?
My books weigh 1000 pounds!
What is hyperbole?
These words describe verbs.
What are adverbs?
the ending of the story
What is resolution?
What is author's purpose?
Mr. Hanks puts on his overalls and boots, grabs a basket and walks outside. As he enters the metal pen, he hears the loud cackle of birds. What is Mr. Hanks about to do?
What is gather eggs?
"She's so old, she's knocking on Heaven's door!"
What is allusion?