Key Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
Grammar
Elements of a Story
Word Parts and Their Meanings
100
Which word means "old but good"?
Classic
100
To relate a few things means to ___________ them.
Connect
100
She is the _______ person in the world.
lucky
luckier
luckiest
luckiest
100
What is a character?
A person in the story
100
The amount of money he had declined over time, until he had no more left.
What does declined mean?
To become __________________.
To become less
200
What word means "very bad or harmful"?
Evil
200
What means "to find out or show what something is"?
locate
identify
specific
Identify
200
It was the ________ of the three lakes.
more shallow
shallower
shallowest
shallowest
200
What is setting?
Where/when the story takes place
200
What does unhappy mean?
Not happy
300
What word means "a character that represents an organization"?
Mascot
300
Specific means
a particular kind.
300
The doctor was very ______ when I broke my leg.
helpfulest
helpuler
helpful
helpful
300
What is a conflict?
A problem in the story?
300
What does the word "impatient" mean?
Not patient
400
What word means " a group of people who watch or listen to something"?
audience
400
What is a theme?
The main message of a story
400
The cars sped __________ and __________
lightly and quick
light and quickly
lightly and quickly
lightly and quickly
400
What is a resolution?
How the problem gets solved
400
What does the word "impossible" mean?
Not possible
500
What word means "to make something new"?
Create
500
What word means "The way something is organized or put together"?
Structure
500
Which sentence is correct?
a. Mrs. Gorden, my teacher, pushes a cart.
b. Mrs. Gorden my teacher pushes a cart.
c. The cart, my teacher, Mrs. Gorden pushes.
A
500
What is a turning point?
The time at which a situation starts to change in an important way
500
What sentence tells me someone is impatient?
I walked away.
He looked back at me.
I guessed he would catch up.
I guessed he would catch up.