Author's Purpose
Text Structure/Features
Fiction Elements
Poetry/Drama
Fix the Sentence
100
One day, Alice woke up and everything seemed wrong. She looked out the window and saw that aliens had taken over! What was she going to do?
What is the author's purpose?
A. Entertain / B. Persuade / C. Inform / D. Explain (how)
A. Entertain
100
What is the text feature at the bottom of the picture called?
Caption
100
What is the main character called in a fiction story?
Protagonist
100
What is it called when someone makes a comparison using LIKE or AS?
Simile
100
It was fun watching the horses look after there babys. (2)
It was fun watching the horses look after their babies.
200
Every day, you should brush your teeth. Brushing your teeth is good because the bits of food that stay in your mouth have bacteria and can cause cavities. You should also floss to be extra careful.
What is the author's purpose?
A. Entertain / B. Persuade / C. Inform / D. Explain (how)
B. Persuade
200
What text feature is this?
Diagram
200
Josie and Cameron are arguing about who gets to play with a toy. What kind of character conflict is this?
Character vs. character
200
Roger: [stomping his foot] I don't want to go to school today!
What is the part in italics called in a drama?
Stage Directions
200
If i get a chance. Im going to work on a ranch. (3)
If I get a chance, I'm going to work on a ranch.
300
Giant sloths the size of elephants once lived in many places on earth, including North America. Today, sloths can be found in the tropical forests of Central and South America. They eat leaves and berries. A sloth can stick its tongue out 12 inches.
What is the author's purpose?
A. Entertain / B. Persuade / C. Inform / D. Explain (how)
C. Inform
300
Apples and oranges are both fruits, which means that they have seeds inside of them. Each has a skin, but orange skins are thick and easy to peel. Apple skins are thinner and do not peel easily. Oranges also contain more acid than apples, but both fruits are delicious.
What is this text structure?
Compare and contrast
300
What is it called when you hit the turning point of the story, where the main character changes? (Think top of the plot mountain)
The climax.
300
Identify the rhyme scheme.
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!
How I wonder what you’re at!
Up above the world you fly,
Like a teatray in the sky.
AABB
300
Basketball is a fastest game then base ball. (3)
Basketball is a faster game than baseball.
400
If you want to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, here are the steps:
1. Get out bread, peanut butter, jelly, and a knife.
2. Spread peanut butter on one piece of bread and jelly on another.
3. Put the slices of bread together. Tada!
What is the author's purpose?
A. Entertain / B. Persuade / C. Inform / D. Explain (how)
D. Explain (how)
400
This morning was crazy. My alarm clock was set for PM instead of AM, so I woke up really late. I just threw on some clothes and ran out the door. Then, I rode my bike as fast as I could and thought that I was going to be late for sure, but when I got there everyone was outside and there were fire trucks all lined up in front of school. I guess somebody pulled the fire alarm before class started!
What is the text structure?
Chronological Order/Sequence
400
What three things do we learn in the exposition of a story?
Setting, protagonist/characters, problem/conflict
400
This day has been a million years long!
What kind of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
400
We painted pics of sheeps and horse for the scenery. (3)
We painted pictures of sheep and horses for the scenery.
500
What is the author's purpose?
A. Entertain / B. Persuade / C. Inform / D. Explain (how)
B. Persuade
500
Have you ever noticed that you often hear thunder just a few seconds after you see lightning? This is because it is lightning that causes thunder. If the storm is far away from you, there are a seconds between the lightning and the thunder. If the storm is close to you, you hear the thunder almost at the same time that you see the lightning. Lightning is caused by electricity building up inside a cloud. When a large mass of warm air and a large mass of cold air come together high above the earth, it causes a lot of movement in the air. The cold air moves down while the warm air moves up, which creates something like friction. An electric charge builds up in the clouds. The charge gets stronger and stronger until it explodes—and the LIGHTNING flashes.
What is the text structure?
Cause and effect
500
Who is the main character's best friend/trusted companion in a fiction story?
Confidant
500
What is the word for a sound word? Ex: buzz, chirp, splash
Onomateopoeia
500
the boy slide smoothly. Over the wite carpet of snow. (5)
The boy slid smoothly over the white carpet of snow.