A person or animal in the story, play , or literary work.
a) Setting
b)Character
c)Plot
What is a character?
100
Reading is hard.
What is OPINION
100
Getting information from other parts of the story.
a)context clues
b)definitions
What is context clues?
100
sale |sāl|
noun
1 the exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something : we withdrew it from sale | the sale has fallen through.
• ( sales) a quantity or amount sold : price cuts failed to boost sales.
• ( sales) the activity or business of selling products : director of sales and marketing.
2 an event for the rapid disposal of goods at reduced prices for a period, esp. at the end of a season : a clearance sale.
• [often with adj. ] a public or charitable event at which goods are sold.
• a public auction.
I went to the sale because the dress I wanted was on sale. How is sale used in the sentence
What is DEFINITION 2
100
A word the means the same or has a similar meaning is called a __________.
What is a simile
200
Events that occur in the story
a) problems
b) events
c)plot
What is plot?
200
My mom's garden has red, pink, and white roses.
What is FACT
200
What is expository text?
a) fantasy
b) informational
What is SQ3R?
200
The cat dashed out of sight and I was unable to catch it.:
Dashed means
a)jumped
b)ran quickly
c)fell
What is ran quickly
200
Words that have opposite meanings
What are antonyms?
300
The castle sat in a moat surrounded by murky water. This sentence depicts the ___________ of the story.
a)setting
b)landscape
What is setting?
300
Abraham Lincoln was the best president of the United States of America. What word makes this statement an opinion?
a) president
b)best
What is BEST
300
A story that is not true or made up.
a) nonfiction
b) fiction
What is fiction?
300
catch |ka ch; ke ch |
verb ( past caught |kôt|) [ trans. ]
1 intercept and hold (something that has been thrown, propelled, or
2 capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape)
I had to catch the ball in order for the person to be out.
Which definition should match the sentence
What is DEFINITION 1
300
Synonym for brave
What is courageous (answers could vary)
400
This story element is a problem in the story...
a) Solution
b) Problem
What is CONFLICT
400
Mesquite Texas is a city in Texas. It's population is over 20,000 people.
What is FACT
400
He was as COOL as a fan.
a) simile
b) metaphor
What is figurative language or (simile)?
400
The prefix mis- in the word misunderstand and misuse means:
a) do again
b) not
b) not
400
Antonymn for weak
What is strong?
500
Overall emotion created by the work of literature, how the author writes with feeling. (sad, fear, hopeful,etc.)
a) personality
b) mood
What is MOOD
500
A fact is something that can be ________________
What is PROVEN, what is true
500
Compare and Contrast means to :
a) find similarities and differences
b) find only similarities
c) find only differences
a) find similarities and differences
500
What resource do you use to help you define words that you do not know?