4th Grade
ELA 1
ELA 1
What is a synonym for fast?
Quick, speedy, etc.
What is needed when you write dialogue in a story?
Quotation marks
Mrs. Crow teachs math at my school.
Teaches.
What part of your brain is responsible for decision making?
Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)
Spell the word that completes this sentence: It's almost time for summer _________
vacation
What is an antonym for cold?
Hot, warm, etc.
Fact or opinion: "I think asparagus tastes like soap."
Opinion
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare using "like" or "as"
What is missing as a symbol of the Holy Spirit: dove, fire, cloud, wind, light, oil, seal, _____.
water
Spell the word: a mountain with hot lava inside
volcano
What two words make the contraction "hasn't"?
Has + not
What is a singular possessive noun?
a noun that shows that one person owns something.
Simile or metaphor?
I am as hungry as a horse.
Simile
What is the word that describes what we do when we mark up a reading?
Annotating
How do i spell the contraction for "they are" ?
Which verb tense is correct?
There ______ 16 cows in the barn.
(Is / Are)
Are
What word is a adverb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
quietly
Simile or metaphor?
The sky is an ocean.
Metaphor
How many weeks are in a year?
52
Spell the type of rock that includes sandstone, conglomerate, and limestone rocks.
Sedimentary
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty
Paul punched a purple pear while at the park.
What is this an example of?
alliteration
Simile or metaphor?
When I heard about the party being cancelled, I felt as deflated as an old balloon.
Simile
How many continents are there?
7
Spell the figurative language device that can be described by giving objects qualities of a human.
Personification
What purpose would an author have when writing a story about how a husband and wife met, married and lived happily ever after?
a. to inform
b. to persuade
c. to entertain
c. to entertain
What process do we experience when we take what we know about a topic and add new information that we learn from a reading to gain a deeper understanding?
Synthesis or Synthesizing
My mom's spaghetti is very filling. The school's spaghetti leaves me with an empty feeling.
The underlined words in the sentence above are examples of which of the following? (Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms)
Antonyms
How old is Ms. Taylor?
28
Spell the word missing: Alliteration is an example of ________ language.
Figurative
Words or phrases that help make connections between phrases, sentences, or paragraphs are called what?
(example: First, Next, Then, Last)
Transition words
My new pants were on (sale/sail) at the store.
My soccer team (beet/beat) our rivals.
Sale / beat
Figurative Heart
What state is a peninsula?
Florida
Spell the word that can be described by comparing two or more things without using like or as.
Metaphor