4th Grade ELA 1
What are the people in stories referred to as?
A) Authors
B) Characters
C) Narrators
D) Illustrators
B) Characters
How many hours of sleep should you get the night before the test?
A) 5 hours
B) 7 hours
C) 8 hours
D) 3 hours
Correct Answer: C) 8hours
Correct Answer: C) 8hours
What is it called when two words mean the same thing in a metaphor?
A) Simile
B) Synonym
C) Hyperbole
D) Analogy
Correct Answer: B) Synonym
What are the three reasons an author writes? (What is their purpose?)
A) To inform, entertain, persuade
B) To describe, compare, explain
C) To confuse, entertain, surprise
D) To argue, question, debate
Correct Answer: A) To inform, entertain, persuade
What is the name of the person who writes the story?
A) Illustrator
B) Editor
C) Author
D) Narrator
Correct Answer: C) Author
What is the MOST important thing you should do when taking a test?
A) Answer all questions as quickly as possible
B) Try your best!!
C) Skip the questions
D) Guess on every question
Correct Answer:B) Try your best!!
Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?
“The boy was like a lion because he was so courageous”
Simile
What is a short version of the story that includes just the important details called?
A) Summary
B) Conclusion
C) Plot
D) Theme
Correct Answer: A) Summary
What text structure tells how something happened and why?
A) Compare and Contrast
B) Cause and Effect
C) Sequence
D) Description
Correct Answer: B) Cause and Effect
What do you do if you don't know the answer to a question?
What is skip it and come back to it later? OR Make an educated guess.
When the story is being told from an outside narrator
What is third-person point of view
What text structure would you use when teaching someone how to bake a cake?
A) Cause and Effect
B) Sequence
C) Compare and Contrast
D) Problem and Solution
Correct Answer: B) Sequence
Correct Answer: B) Sequence
What is the author trying to teach you in a story?
A) The setting of the story
B) The main character’s name
C) The theme or lesson (moral)
D) The number of pages in the book
Correct Answer: C) The theme or lesson (moral)
The multiple choice questions on a test are the fastest part and you should rush through it. True or False?
False. Take your time!
What do sensory details include?
A) Colors and numbers
B) Sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell
C) Characters and setting
D) Facts and opinions
Correct Answer: B) Sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell
Correct Answer: B) Sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell
When the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like "I" or "me"
What is first person?
Non-fiction means...
The story is true
You should skip every question you don't know and never go back to it. True or False?
What is false?
What perspective would an interview or autobiography be from?
A) First-person
B) Second-person
C) Third-person
D) Omniscient
Correct Answer: A) First-person
A picture with labels is called what in a nonfiction book?
A) Diagram
B) Photograph
C) Illustration
D) Chart
Correct Answer: A) Diagram
Fiction means...
A story is not real
What should you do if you are answering multiple-choice questions?
Process of Elimination
Where can you find the main idea of a text?
A) In the conclusion
B) In the first or last sentence of a paragraph
C) In the title
D) In the supporting details
Correct Answer: B) In the first or last sentence of a paragraph
In an essay where does all the information about the topic go?
A.) Conclusion
B.) Introduction
c.) Body Paragraphs
D.) Starting Paragraph
c.) Body Paragraphs
What the story is mainly about?
Main idea
How many sentences should you have in a writing prompt for each paragraph?
What is 3-5 sentences?
What is an adjective?
A) A word that describes a noun
B) A word that shows action
C) A word that connects ideas
D) A word that takes the place of a noun
Correct Answer: A) A word that describes a noun
What is the last paragraph in a essay called?
A.) Conclusion
B.) Body Paragraphs
c.) Ending
D.) Introduction
A.) Conclusion
Which of the following are examples of character traits?
A) Kind, Brave, Honest
B) Tall, Blue, Fast
C) Desk, Chair, Table
D) Running, Jumping, Swimming
Correct Answer: A) Kind, Brave, Honest
What process should you use when answering multiple-choice questions?
Process Of Elimination.
This is what you call the information that supports the Main Idea...
key or supporting details?
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
How the author feels about a topic is known as...
A) Theme
B) Plot
C) Author’s Purpose
D) Author’s Perspective (or Point of View)
Correct Answer: D) Author’s Perspective (or Point of View)
What MUST you do before submitting your test?
Double Check Answers
What does the theme tell you?
The lesson learned or the author's message
What are the paragraphs in a poem called, and what are the sentences called?
A) Stanzas and Lines
B) Verses and Sentences
C) Chapters and Phrases
D) Sections and Strokes
Correct Answer: A) Stanzas and Lines
Which of the following is an example of both a simile and a metaphor?
A) "She was as fast as a cheetah" and "She was a cheetah on the track."
B) "The clouds danced in the sky" and "The sun smiled down on us."
C) "He is a rock" and "The wind howled through the trees."
D) "She jumped high" and "The stars twinkled brightly."
Correct Answer:
A) "She was as fast as a cheetah" (simile) and "She was a cheetah on the track" (metaphor).
Name a type of breakfast to eat on the morning of a test day.
healthy breakfast, non sugary
Setting tells what two things?
Time and Place
Which of the following is NOT a text feature?
A) Headings
B) Table of Contents
C) Sentences
D) Bolded Text
Correct Answer: C) Sentences