Words that have similar meanings

What are the elements of a mystery?

Investigate, crime, clues, evidence

Words that sound the same but have different spellings

A known person suspected of a crime

Poetry with no specific rhyme or pattern

Written about someone else’s life

Once upon a time, magic, prince and princesses

Short, lesson learned, talking animals

Words that are spelled the same but different meanings

What does compare and contrast mean?

How things are alike and different

Includes main ideas from beginning, middle and end

What are text features?

Maps, charts, glossary, photo, caption

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1
What is a synonym?
Words that have opposite meanings
Words that start with the same sound
Words that have similar meanings
Action words
2
What are the elements of a mystery?
Story about yourself
Lines, stanzas
Investigate, crime, clues, evidence
Once upon a time, prince, princesses, magic
3
What is a homophone?
Words that mean the same thing
Words that are spelled the same but mean something different
Words that sound the same but have different spellings
4
Lines can be found in what genre?
Graphic novels
Poetry
Newspapers
Chapter books
5
What is a prefix?
Comes before a root word
Comes at the end of a root word
The root word
Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
6
What is a suspect?
The main character
A known person suspected of a crime
A person who solves a mystery
7
What is free verse?
Poetry with only rhyming words
Writing with no punctuation
Poetry with only 1 stanza
Poetry with no specific rhyme or pattern
8
What is a biography?
Written about someone else’s life
Not real
A story that could happen in real life but didn’t
A true story written in first person
9
What is a fairytale?
Non fiction
Short stories
Stories with real events
Once upon a time, magic, prince and princesses
10
What is a fable?
True story
Told a long time ago
Short, lesson learned, talking animals
Magic, prince, princess, happily ever after
11
What is an Antonym?
Words with opposite meanings
Words that are similar
Words that sounds the same but have different meanings
A part of speech
12
What is a homograph?
Words that are spelled the same but different meanings
Words that mean similar things
Words with opposite meanings
Words that are spelled differently but have the same meaning
13
What is a conflict?
The problem in the story
The setting
The solution in a story
Where the most action takes place
14
What does sequence mean?
How much time has past
Order of events
Where the story takes places
Characters in a story
15
What does compare and contrast mean?
Where the story takes Place
The ending to a story
The solution in a story
How things are alike and different
16
What is plot in a story?
The story line or main events
The beginning of a story
The main idea
The solution to a problem
17
What does sequence mean?
To tell out of order
Order of events
The beginning and end
Only the most important idea
18
What is a summary?
Retelling the details of a story
The biggest idea
Includes main ideas from beginning, middle and end
19
What is narrative poetry?
A poem that has all rhyming words
A short poem with a lesson
A poem that tells a story
No rhyming words
20
What are text features?
Non Fiction
A book of poems
Poetry
Maps, charts, glossary, photo, caption
21
What is the main idea?
The lesson learned in the story
The problem in the story
Retelling all the events in order
What the story is mostly about

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