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100
The time and place in which a story occurs.
What is setting?
100
A comparison between to unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile?
100

"And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the Daffodils."

This is an example of ________________________.

What is PERSONIFICATION?

100
A comparision between two unlike things without using like or as.
What is metaphor?
100
Writing that uses cast of characters, dialogue, scenes, settings, set directions
What is drama?
200
A struggle or problem in a story.
What is conflict?
200
When an author gives hints and clues about events that are likely to happen later in the story.
What is foreshadow?
200

What comma is NOT correctly placed in the following sentence:

We ate popcorn, tacos, pizza, and, ice cream last night!

Answer: the comma after "and" is incorrect! You almost never need a comma after the conjunction "and." If you are using "and" as a conjunction to combine two sentences or combine a series of three or more items, then you need a comma BEFORE "and," not afterward! :)

200
The story of a real person's life that is written by another person.
What is a biography?
200
The name used to identify the category or type of literature.
What is genre?
300
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
300
A narrator in the story is telling his or her own story using pronouns such as: I, me, or my.
What is first person point of view.
300

Commas are super important! Place commas where they should go in the following sentence:


When the sun goes down the stars get really bright and shiny!

When the sun goes down, the stars get really bright and shiny!


Remember: "When" is an AAAWWUBBIS word and makes that first phrase a dependent clause. When you start a sentence with a dependent clause, you need a comma after the phrase to help you pause before the independent clause. :)

300
This type of writing is used to convince the reader of the writer's point of view.
What is persuasive?
300
Writing that contains verses, lines, stanzas, and rhyme schemes
What is poetry?
400
The message or lesson the author is trying to give the reader?
What is theme?
400
The time order in which events happen.
What is chronological order?
400

Mr. Comma Llama needs some help choosing the correct subject for the following sentence:

The (dog/dogs) race around the park every morning!

Answer: dogs!

Remember: for the plural verb "race" (does not end in -s/-es like singular verbs do), you need a plural subject (dogs)!

400
This is a brief statement of the main events of a story.
What is a summary?
400
The people, animals, or object in a story.
What are characters?
500
The person or character who is telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
500
When a story goes back in time presenting the reader with events that happened earlier.
What is flashback?
500

Add the correct punctuation to the following sentence:

Weve been working hard all year long so let us show our very best on this upcoming STAAR test

(100 points for 1, 200 points for 2, 500 points for 3)

Answer:

We've been working hard all year long, so let us show our very best on this upcoming STAAR test!

500
This is slanted text that identifies new or important words.
What is italic print?
500
Writing that inspires thought and expresses feelings.
What is poetry?