Poetry
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Story Elements
Parts of Speech
100

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

How I wonder what you are.

What is a rhyme?

100

The CAUSE in the following sentence is ___.

The car ran out of gas. The driver had to walk to the gas station to get more.

What is "The car ran out of gas"?
100

Alike, same, both, and similar are common terms for this.

What is compare?

100

The time and place a story takes place

What is the setting?

100

Identify the PRONOUN in the following sentence.

He rode his bike to school this morning.

What is he?

200

She was as busy as a bee.

What is a simile?

200

The CAUSE in the following sentence is ___.

There was a big snowstorm last night. School was cancelled for the day.

What is "there was a big snowstorm last night"?

200

Different, unalike, how they differ are common terms for this.

What is contrast?

200

The main character of the story.

What is protagonist?

200

Identify the VERB in the following sentence.

My cousin wrote me a letter during his trip to summer camp.

What is wrote?

300

He was an angel for me today.

What is a metaphor?

300

The EFFECT in the following sentence is ___.

The lady was feeling sick, so she went to see the doctor.

What is "She went to see the doctor"?

300

The following sentence is an example of ___.

Both cats and dogs have tails.

What is compare/comparison?

300

The problem that the story characters face.

What is conflict?

300

Identify the CONJUNCTION in the following sentence.

My friend wanted pepperoni pizza, but I wanted cheese pizza.

What is but?

400

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

What is an alliteration?

400

The EFFECT in the following sentence is ___.

She studied hard for the test and received a good grade.

What is "received a good grade"?

400

The following sentence is an example of ___.

Bees and wasps are similar because they have stingers.

What is compare/comparison?

400

The sequence of events in a story. Includes exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action.

What is plot?

400

Identify the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence.

The old house stood at the top of the hill.

What is old?

500

That was a piece of cake.

What is an idiom?

500

Identify both the CAUSE and EFFECT in the following sentence.

I ate too much candy at the party. I had a stomachache all night.

Cause: I ate too much candy at the party.

Effect: I had a stomachache all night.

500

The following sentence is an example of ____.

Alligators and crocodiles are different because alligators have a U-shaped snout while crocodiles have a V-shaped snout.

What is contrast?

500

The theme is the _____ of the story.

What is lesson, moral, or message?

500

Identify the ADVERB in the following sentence.

The girl spoke softly in front of the class.

What is softly?