Vocabulary
What does previous mean in the sentence, "Her previous job was as a teacher"?
What is earlier or before?
What is the literary term for giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things?
What is personification?)
What is the central message or lesson that an author wants to convey in a story called?
What is theme?
What is a folktale?
What is a traditional story passed down through generations, often teaching a lesson or moral?
What is the possessive form of the noun "cat"?
What is cat's?
Which word means "giving confidence or making someone feel certain"?
What is assuring?
Which of the following is an example of personification?
A) The car zoomed down the road.
B) The wind whispered through the trees.
C) The rain fell steadily.
What is B, "The wind whispered through the trees"?
Which of these could be a theme of a story?
A) A young boy goes on an adventure.
B) Friendship can help overcome challenges.
C) The main character's dog runs away.
What is B, "Friendship can help overcome challenges"?
In many folktales, animals talk, think, and act like humans. What literary device does this represent?
What is personification?
In the sentence, "The dog's bone was buried in the yard," what does the word "dog's" tell us?
What is that the bone belongs to the dog?
In the sentence, "The scientist detected a faint signal from the satellite," what does detected mean?
What is noticed or discovered?
What is being personified in this sentence? "The clock lazily stretched its arms as the minutes passed by."
What is the clock?
In a story where a character learns that hard work leads to success, which detail best supports the theme?
A) The character spends all day playing video games.
B) The character practices every day and wins a competition.
C) The character takes a vacation and rests.
What is B, "The character practices every day and wins a competition"?
In the folktale The Boy Who Cried Wolf, a boy lies to entertain himself, but when he needs help no one comes. As a result, he gets eaten by a wolf. What is the theme or moral?
What is "Honesty is important" or "If you lie, people won’t believe you when you tell the truth"?
What is the possessive form of the plural noun "children"?
What is children's?
What word means "the act of chasing or trying to achieve something"?
What is pursuit?
Create a sentence using personification about the sun.
Teacher's choice
A story about a girl who stands up to a bully teaches a lesson about courage. What is the theme of this story?
What is "Courage" or "Standing up for what is right"?
Many folktales teach lessons, like "honesty is the best policy." What is this lesson called?
What is the theme or moral?
In the sentence, "The horses' stable was cleaned yesterday," where is the apostrophe placed and why?
What is after the "s" because the word "horses" is already plural?
What is a synonym for gratitude in this sentence: "He showed his gratitude by writing a thank-you note"?
What is thankfulness or appreciation?
How many examples of personification are in this passage:
"The storm angrily slammed its fists against the windows, and the frightened trees begged for mercy as the howling wind roared through the forest."
What is three?
Read this short passage:
"After losing the race, Jake felt defeated. But instead of giving up, he trained harder and came back stronger the next year, winning first place."
What could be a possible theme of this story?
What is "Perseverance leads to success" or "Never give up"?
In the folktale The Tortoise and the Hare, how is personification used?
What is the animals are given human traits, such as the hare being boastful and the tortoise being determined?
Correct this sentence: "The womens dresses were displayed in the store window."
What is "The women's dresses were displayed in the store window"?