4th Grade Reading
theme
The moral or the lesson of the story.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What part of speech are the Italic words?
She quickly ran up the stairs.
She = pronoun
ran = Verb
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem
(a paragraph of a poem)
Name all 5 text structures
What is:
Chronological
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Description
Cause and Effect
What is dialouge
What should we do to fix this sentence?
"when is your birthday," asked Marta
capital W
? not a ,
period at the end
What part of speech is the Italic word?
The pepperoni pizza was my favorite.
This is an example of what poetic device?
The cat sat on the mat
Name the reasons an author writes a text
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
where and when the story takes place
What is Setting
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 is this an example of?
I was as happy as a clam
Simile
Name 3 things that are important to have in a narrative.
beginning, middle and end
characters, setting, problem, solution
dialogue
figurative language
details
What the text is mainly about.
What is Main Idea
Define these parts of speech...
Adjective
Pronoun
Contraction
- describes a noun
- replaces a noun
- two words combined with an apostrophe
The kitten was so cute!
What is a better word to use than "so cute"?
The group with the best word will get the points.
adorable
precious
What text feature is a picture with labels all over it.
Diagram
Identify the text structure:
Many students at school were having trouble remembering to bring their homework. This made it hard for teachers to help them learn and stay on track. The school started a homework club after school where students could finish their work with help from teachers.
Problem and Solution
A guess using evidence from the text and your background knowledge or schema.
Inference
Answers vary
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
There,They're or Their going to the store.
They're
This type of writing includes stage directions, a cast, and script
drama/play
Identify text structure
It started raining heavily during recess, so all the students had to go back inside. Because they couldn’t play outside, the teacher let them watch a movie in the classroom. In the end, the students still had fun even though their plans changed.
Cause and Effect
is used in writing to grab the reader's attention?
Hook sentence
What are the 3 types of writing?
Informative, Opinion, and Narrative
Give examples of the following...
1. compound word
2. contraction
3. antonyms/synonyms
answers will vary
List 5 figurative languages
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Onomonopiea
Hyperbole
Imagery
Name 3 titles of the 8 reading workbooks from Benchmark we read this year.
2. Characters Actions and Reactions
3. Government in Action
4. Understanding Different Perspectives
5. Technology for Tomorrow
6. Confronting Challenges
7. The Transcontinental Railroad
8. Earth Changes