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Grammar
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Grammar Vocabulary
Genre
Literary Elements
100

What is the predicate of the following sentence:

Mr. Morton saw a bird.

saw

100
What is an antonym for the word high?

low

100

words that are spelled alike but have different meanings

homograph

100
Which genre tells about fictional characters and events that could happen in real life? (Red Kayak)
Realistic Fiction
100

What happens in a story? 

Plot

200

What is the subject of the following sentence?

The cat ran up the hill.

cat

200
Name one cause and its effect in Thunder Rose.
Cause: Rose sings to the tornadoes Effect (s): The tornadoes calm down, and the rain starts to fall
200

to make a conclusion based on evidence

infer

200
Which genre is a humorous story that tells about extravagantly impossible happenings? (Thunder Rose)
Tall Tale
200

What is the climax of The Red Kayak?

When Brady finds Ben and he is not breathing. 

300

What is this sentence missing?


ran up the hill

the subject

300

what is an antonym for the word dark?

light

300

tells something and ends with a period

declarative sentence

300
Which genre is longer than a short story, can have many characters, more description, more subplots and can take place over a longer time period and in several different locations? (Island of the Blue Dolphins)
Novel
300

What is theme of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Dedication and hard work can help you complete a difficult task(s).

400

What is an antonym

The opposite of a word.

400

How does using an antonym help you find the meaning of an unknown word?

If you know the meaning of the antonym it helps you figure out the meaning of the unknown word. 

400

asks something and ends in a question mark

interrogative sentence

400
Which genre tells about a person's life? Authors create a third-person narrative based on true incidents. They may use literary language and devices, such as idioms and quotations, to help illustrate major events in a person's life.
Biography
400
How are Satchel Paige and Roberto Clemente similar?

They both faced the same struggles playing baseball (based on their skin tones)- they had to eat in different restaurants, or stay in different hotels, or no hotels and no warm meals. 

500

What is a synonym?

a word that has the same, or similar meaning

500

What is the antonym of the underlined word in the sentence. 


I ran swiftly down the road.

slowly

500

gives a command or makes a request and ends with a period

imperative sentence 

500

Which genre tells about real people and events, and explains the nature of people, events or things in the real world?

Expository text

500

What are the key components of a tall tale?

A tall tale uses extreme exaggeration to tell an entertaining story for the reader.