| A | B |
| contrast | to compare how something is different |
| compare | to compare how something is alike |
| simile | to compare using the words as, like or than |
| similar | same as |
| theme | what the story teaches |
| character | a person in the story |
| introduction | beginning |
| incomplete sentence | a sentence missing words |
| unbiased | fair |
| predict | to guess what will happen |
| diary | a personal history |
| moral | lesson taught from a story |
| factual | truthful |
| noun | a person, place or thing |
| implied (inferred) | hinted at but not told |
| exclamation point | puncuation showing excitement |
| action | story movement |
| nonsense | not making any sense |
| past tense | in the past |
| intent | reason or purpose |
| outcome | result |
| setting | where the story has taken place |
| authors' point of view | how the author sees and feels about things |
| mood | the feeling of a story |
| even numbers | a number ending with 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 |
| make believe | pretend |
| apostrophy | shows a letter left out or ownership |
| dialogue | talking |
| synonym | same meaning |
| estimation | about how many |
| homonym | words that sound the same |