Grammar Quiz 5.1

Every fiction story will have a conflict, or problem.

• the people in the story.

• The end of the story.

• The problem in the story

When reading a paragraph or writing, you want to concentrate on finding what it is about, or the main idea.

• A short description with the main points

• What the writing or paragraph is mostly about.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.

The caption near the picture helps you understand what is going on in the picture.

• Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture.

• The reason an author writes; persuade, inform, entertain, explain, describe.

• Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words.

The phrase Peter Piper packed a peck of pickled peppers repeats the "p" sound at the beginning of each word and is an example of alliteration.

• A comparison of two things using like or as.

• The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• When and where the story takes place.

The stove was as hot as fire, is an example of a simile.

• A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".

• Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to learn.

The author's purpose of the book Harry Potter was to entertain his readers.

• The reason an author writes; persuade, inform, entertain, explain, describe.

• The message or lesson the author wants you to earn.

• A short description with the main points.