Literary Elements
Genres of Literature
Word Meanings
Frequently Used EOG Words
Parts of Speech
100
Who the characters are and how they act, feel, think, look, and act
What is Characterization?
100
A selection that is not true, one that is fake.
What is fiction?
100

to steal something entrusted to your care

What is to embezzle something?

100
This word means to convince a person to do something
What is persuade?
100

A person, place, thing, or idea. 

What is a noun? 

200
The main lesson learned from the selection
What is theme?
200
A selection that is true; such as a newspaper article.
What is non-fiction?
200

What is the meaning of the word 'seclusion?"

What is to be isolated or excluded?

200
A piece of information that supports a conclusion.
What is evidence?
200

An action word 

What is a verb? 

300
The main problem or situation the characters face.
What is conflict?
300
The story of a person’s life
What is a biography?
300

an additional performance called for by the audience

What is an encore?

300
What the author states to be true.
What is author's claim?
300

he, she, it, they, them

What are pronouns? 

400
The clues the author gives the reader about things that might happen next in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
An untrue story that is based upon past events
What is historical fiction?
400

What does the word 'malady' mean?

What is an ailment or disease?

400
To give aid or encouragement to a specific piece of work
What is supports?
400

A word that describes a noun. 

What is an adjective? 

500

The reason why an author wrote a particular selection

What is author's purpose?

500
Written steps that the reader follows in order to prepare food
What is a recipe?
500

clumsy or impolite

What is uncouth?

500
A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves
What is a phrase?
500

A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.

What is a conjunction?