Fiction/Non- Fiction
Non-Fiction
Vocabulary 1
Literary Terms
Vocabulary 2
100

The character that goes against the protagonist.

Who is an antagonist?

100

Bedbugs are one of the worst household pests. This is an example of fact or opinion.

What is opinion?

100

a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something

What is fraction?

100

This is the moral of the story.

What is theme?

100

the ability to do something well; expertise

What is skill?

200

The hero/main character in a work of literature.

What is a protagonist?

200

Ligon Middle School is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is an example of fact or opinion.

What is fact?

200

the sport or activity of propelling oneself through water using the limbs

What is the definition of swimming?

200

This is considered the turning point of the story/the most exciting part of the story.

What is the climax?

200

not including; other than

What is except?

300

This is the problem in plot development.

What is conflict?

300

These help you to read a piece of informational text. They can be captions, sidebars, bold words, etc.

What are text features?

300

a piece of grassland, especially one used for hay

What is a meadow?

300

This is a paragraph in a poem.

What is a stanza?

300

an amount of space between two things or people

What is distance?

400

This tells you the setting and the main characters that are introduced at the beginning of the story.

What is the exposition?

400

There are five types of text structures. Name them.

What are problem/solution, cause & effect, description, compare & contrast, and sequence?

400

extraordinarily good or attractive

What is fantastic?

400

The four types of conflict.

What are man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, and man vs. society ?

400

giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment

What is pleasant?

500

This is the final part of the novel- the ending of the story.

What is the resolution?

500

These words have opposite meanings.

What are antonyms?

500

magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style

What is grand?

500

These are the five author's purposes.

What is to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to describe, and to explain?

500

demanding that rules concerning behavior are obeyed and observed

What is strict?