4th Grade Reading
What is theme?
The moral or the lesson of the story.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What part of speech is the Italic word?
She quickly ran up the stairs.
Adverb
Who is the main character?
Stanley Yelnats
"It's raining cats and dogs!" is an example of which type of figurative language?
Idiom
What does conclusion mean?
the ending of a story
Is "I think green beans taste terrible" an example of a fact or an opinion?
Opinion
What part of speech is the Italic word?
The pepperoni pizza was my favorite.
Give two words to describe Stanley.
See student work.
"ZOOM" is an example of which type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
What does setting mean?
where and when the story takes place
What is a context clue?
Hints or clues found within a passage that can help the reader to understand the meaning(s) of new words.
What part of speech is the Italic word?
She wrote a story about her family.
verb
What two options does the judge give Stanley?
Camp Green Lake or Jail.
What is a metaphor?
a phrase that compares two things that are not alike without using like or as.
What does Main Idea mean?
What is a verb?
an action word
Are the words listed synonyms or antonyms?
dark and light
antonyms
What is the worst thing that can happen to you at Camp Green Lake?
Get bitten by a yellow spotted lizard.
"These shoes are killing me" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
What is a inference?
A guess using evidence from the text and your background knowledge or schema.
Fix this sentence
julie asked are we going to the zoo the store or the mall
Julie asked, "Are we going to the zoo, the store, or the mall?"
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
There,They're or Their going to the store.
They're
Why are there no fences at Camp Green Lake?
There is no other water source for miles.
"The flowers danced in the wind" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
What do you call an alphabetical list of key names and terms used in a book? (hint it is located in the very back of a book)
An index
What is it called when you put a space at the start of a new paragraph?
indent
What do we call giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics?
personification
How did Stanley end up with Clyde Livingston's sneakers?
They fell from the bridge and hit him on the head, so he took them home.
Write a sentence that uses either simile or metaphor.
See student work.