Reading 4th Grade
A figure of speech where the meaning of a phrase doesn’t match the literal meaning of the words that make up the phrase.
What is an idiom?
A FANBOY that connects two sentences with a comma.
(FANBOY = For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet)
What is a coordinating conjunction?
A consumer that eats meat is called a...
What is a carnivore?
In grammar, a person, place, or thing is called.
What is a noun?
The short version of the story that includes the important details.
What is the summary?
A composition that tells a story about me in a specific time.
What is a Personal Narrative?
A consumer that eats meat AND plants is called a...
What is an omnivore?
The part of a piece of writing that closes, gives the results and summarizes what was said.
What is a conclusion?
A group of words that means something else that uses "like" or "as"?
What is a simile?
What you are doing when you are making your composition better by adding sparkle words, taking out any repetitious sentences, and staying focused
What is revising?
Name an adaptation of an elephant.
Answers will vary.
What are big, floppy ears, tough hide, a long trunk, big feet...?
The part of a sentence that is actually DOING the action is...
What is subject?
The terms used to describe the process by which you show differences and similarities in characters.
What is compare and contrast?
The part of a composition that tells what the essay or story will be about.
What is an introduction?
What drives the water cycle or what makes the water cycle work?
What is the Sun?
Two sentences that are put together with a comma and a conjunction (and have a similar theme).
What are compound sentences?
Each paragraph within a poem.
What is a stanza?
The part of a composition or essay that contains one idea using several related sentences.
What is a paragraph?
In a food chain or web, an eagle is a...
What is predator/carnivore/consumer?
A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
(Ex: During the dinner conversation, Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.)
What is an appositive?