TEST ON FRIDAY, September 13
Make sure your child can apply the words.

Be able to recognize a simile, synonym, antonym, & a homophone

1. simile – a comparison between 2 things using “like” or “as”

Examples: Her nose was as red as a cherry. The aardvark looked like a miniature anteater.

2. setting: where and when a story takes place

**Be able to tell the setting of a paragraph or story

3. synonym – words that mean the SAME thing

Examples: stroll/walk    draw/sketch    hate/detest    happy/elated

4. antonym: words that mean the OPPOSITE

Examples: day/night    in/out    hard-working/lazy

5. genre – a category of literature

Examples: folklore, science fiction, adventure, science fiction, biography

6. fairy tale – a children’s story about magical and imaginary beings and lands

Examples: Cinderella, Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Frog Prince

7. tall tale – an exaggerated and unbelievable tale, told as if it were true

Examples: Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry

8. protagonist – the leading character in a story (often considered the hero)

Example: Luke Skywalker in Star Wars

9. antagonist – the person who goes against (or opposes) another
Example: Darth Vader in Star Wars

10. homophone – words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings or spelling

Examples: know/no     knew/new     some/sum      tale/tail      plane/plain      aloud/allowed