Parts of Speech
Grammar
SS
3rd Grade Standards
Elements of Literature
100

A person, a place or a thing. 

What is a noun? 

100

A period (.) 

What is a type of punctuation that can end a sentence?

100

The town you live in

Melville, Farmingdale, Dix Hills, Wheatley Heights, etc.

100

A shorter version of a story put in your own words. 

What is a summary? 

100

The person who writes a piece of literature. 

What is an author? 

200

A word that describes an action. 

What is a verb? 

200

A comma (,)

What punctuation is used to separate ideas?

200

The state you live in

New York (NY)

200

The moral/lesson or what the story is trying to teach you? 

What is Central Message? 

200

A person who recounts the events of a story or a poem.

What is a narrator? 

300

A word that describes something. 

What is an adjective?

300

An exclamation point (!)

What is used at the end of a sentence to express a strong feeling?

300

The country you live in

United States of America (USA)

300

The point of the story. 

What is Main Idea? 

300

The time and where a story takes place. 

What is the setting? 

400

Names of people or places that are always capitalized. 

What is a Proper Noun?

400

Always capitalized when talking about one's self. 

What is "I"?

400

The continent you live on

North America

400

How a character acts, thinks, and feels. 

What are Character Traits? 

400

Literature especially short stories ad novels, that describes imaginary events and people. 

What is fiction? 

500

I, me, we, you, he, she, yours, us, who, and whom. 

What are examples of pronouns?

500

A Question Mark (?) 

What type of punctuation is used to form a question? 

500

The capital of NY

Albany

500

A conclusion or opinion that is formed because of known facts or evidence. 

What is an Inference? 

500

Writing that is based on facts, real events and real people, such as a biography or history. 

What is non-fiction or informational text?