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Fiction/Text Structure
Context Clues
Vocabulary
Poetry/Figurative Language
Genres
100
The time and place of a story
What is setting?
100
My body was still "quivering" after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.
What is shaking?
100
Bare is a homophone for this word.
What is bear?
100
This patterned poem has 5 lines.
What is a cinquain?
100
This is a made-up story that is set in the past.
What is historical fiction?
200
The lesson or central idea of a story
What is theme?
200
The giant ice cream sundae was so "scrumptious" that I ate the entire thing.
What is delicious?
200
Pretty and beautiful are these of each other.
What is a synonym?
200
I am so hungry I could eat a horse is an example of this.
What is a hyperbole?
200
This is a made-up story that could really happen.
What is realistic fiction?
300
This text structure is set up showing what something has in common or what is different
What is compare and contrast?
300
We had to "vacate" the building when the tornado siren sounded because no one could be left inside.
What is leave empty?
300
Fast and slow are these of each other.
What is a antonym?
300
The sun shone like a diamond in the sky is an example of this.
What is a simile?
300
This is a tale or legend that is passed down for generations, usually by mouth or orally.
What is a folktale?
400
Usually this text structure is written with the signal words first, next, finally, and last.
What is sequence?
400
Kevin thought that it was a great "injustice" that girls could wear earrings in the school while the boys could not.
What is unfair?
400
Whole is a homophone of this word.
What is hole?
400
Peggy heard the last piece of cheesecake in the refrigerator calling her name is an example of this.
What is personification?
400
This tells about someone else's life which is true.
What is a biography?
500
We can learn a lot about a character based on what he or she says, does, what others say about him or her, or this last thing.
What is what the narrator says about him or her?
500
Since professional athletes have to say in peak physical shape, most athletes "seldom" eat junk food.
What is rarely?
500
Kind and nice are these of each other.
What are synonyms?
500
Kisses are the flowers of love in bloom is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
500
This is a traditional story which explains some natural phenomenon (such as earthquakes) and typically involves gods and/or goddesses.
What is a myth?