Which sentence is an explanation?

A pupusa is a corn tortilla filled with cheese or meat.

a trait or feature of a person or thing

a person's opinion or perspective

Which sentence is a description?

The pancakes were golden brown, soft, sweet, and warm.

a book of synonyms and antonyms

the central message of a piece of writing

to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader

The elements of fiction

characters, plot, setting, tone, mood

Which sentence IDENTIFIES something?

Santoro is the antagonist in the story.

a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

to retell the important parts of a text, in a short form

A place where something can be found

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1
Which sentence is an explanation?
Pupusas taste good.
Please get some pupusas on your way home.
Use fresh masa harina.
A pupusa is a corn tortilla filled with cheese or meat.
2
characteristic
the protagonist in a story
the meaning of a word
a person or animal that plays a role in a story
a trait or feature of a person or thing
3
viewpoint
to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader
a person's opinion or perspective
third person limited
a comparison using the word "like" or "as"
4
Which sentence is a description?
The pancakes were golden brown, soft, sweet, and warm.
The pancakes were on the plate.
She made some pancakes.
He ate 8 pancakes.
5
cause
the result of an event or circumstance
persuade, inform, or entertain
a trait or feature of a person or thing
the reason an event happens
6
thesaurus
to explain how two things are similar
a book of synonyms and antonyms
to retell the important parts of a text, in a shorter form
the central message of a piece of writing
7
theme
a book of synonyms and antonyms
the central message of a piece of writing
to explain how two things are different
stories that aren't true but could really happen
8
author's purpose
to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader
one piece of writing from a book or magazine or website
a person's opinion or perspective
a trait or feature or a person or thing
9
What is the setting of a story?
the characters' characteristics
the pictures
the tone and mood
the place, time, and duration
10
The elements of fiction
headings, subheadings, index, captions
characters, plot, setting, tone, mood
persuade, inform, entertain
main idea, details, summary
11
Which sentence IDENTIFIES something?
What's your opinion of Santoro?
I like Santoro more than the other character.
Santoro is tall and has black hair.
Santoro is the antagonist in the story.
12
antonym
a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
a word that has the same meaning as another word
the pronunciation of a word
the meaning of a word
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summarize
the reason an event happens
the function of a word within a sentence
to explain how two things are different
to retell the important parts of a text, in a short form
14
The 3 purposes for writing
compare, contrast, describe
summarize, viewpoint, theme
persuade, inform, entertain
characters, plot, setting
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What is a source?
A book of word definitions
Fictional writing
A place where something can be found
An author's belief or opinion

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