This is an exaggerated statement. An example might be "this backpack weighs a ton!"
What is a 'hyperbole'?
100
This is the number of stanzas in the poem "As Soon As Fred Gets Out Of Bed."
What is 2?
100
This is the term for where a story takes place.
What is the 'setting'?
100
This type of nonfiction text tells the life story of a real individual.
What is a 'biography'?
100
These are two words that mean the same thing. An example pair of these might be "loud" and "noisy."
What are synonyms?
200
"Royie ran really rapidly down the street" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is 'alliteration'?
200
These types of poems have no rhythm and no rhyme pattern.
What are 'free verse' poems?
200
In a story, this is the main problem that the characters are facing. It is usually introduced at the beginning of the story.
What is the 'conflict'?
200
In this genre of stories, it is common to find examples of magic, supernatural characters, and battles between good and evil.
What are 'fantasies'?
200
These are the three main reasons that authors write.
What are 'to inform,' 'to entertain,' and 'to persuade'?
300
This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to an animal, object, idea, or element in nature.
What is 'personification'?
300
This is the term for the "beat" of a poem.
What is 'rhythm'?
300
These are words or phrases that describe the looks and personalities of the characters in a story.
What are 'character traits'?
300
These are traditional stories usually passed down through generations. The characters usually show good judgment and common sense.
What are 'folktales'?
300
This is added to the beginning of a root word to create a new word; for example "un-" in "unhappy."
What is a 'prefix'?
400
This phrase doesn't make sense exactly as it is written. An example of this might be, "I'm feeling under the weather today."
What is an 'idiom'?
400
"Splash" is this type of poem.
What is a 'haiku'?
400
This is the important message of story. Some examples are "don't judge a book by it's cover," "be careful what you wish for," or "the pen is mightier than the sword."
What is 'theme'?
400
This type of story combines real facts from the past with made-up characters and events.
What is 'historical fiction'?
400
This is the "cause" in the following sentence: 'Because Karen studied for the test, she got an A.'
What is "Karen studied for the test"?
500
Fifth graders often mix up these two types of figurative language. Both compare one thing to another, but the FIRST type uses "like" or "as" and the SECOND type does not.
What are 'similes' and 'metaphors'?
500
This describes the rhyme pattern in "As Soon As Fred Gets Out of Bed."
What is a-a-b-b-c-c?
500
In a story told from this point of view, the narrator is NOT a character in the story. As readers, we are told the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters.
What is 'omniscient third person point of view'?
500
These are stories about heroes and heroines. They may be based on real people.
What are 'myths'?
500
This is a type of text feature that usually appears in bold letters. These help introduce and organize the main ideas in nonfiction texts.