4th Grade
Reading
Reading
What is a character trait?
An adjective to describe a character in a story!
What is the name of a word that sounds the same, but has different meanings?
Homophone
What is the difference between theme and main idea?
Theme is the moral, message, or lesson of the story. Main idea is what the story is MOSTLY about.
What are the different types of text structures? (hint: There are 5)
Cause and effect, Problem and Solution, Description, Chronological/time order, Compare/Contrast
What are some elements of Narrative Fiction ?
Character, setting, plot, problem, solution
What is the text structure where it is written in order of which the events happen?
Chronology, sequence, chronological order
What corrections are needed in the following sentence?
The railroad connected southern cities in florida.
Florida
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?
A primary source is a first account from someone who was at an event. A secondary source is from someone who not at an event.
How can you figure out the main idea?
Determine what the WHOLE passage is about.
How does an author support his or her claim?
Through evidence and reasoning
When Fido had a juicy bone, a cozy place to lie, and me petting him, he was in paradise. What does paradise mean?
What is a place of extreme happiness?
What does the root geo mean?
having to do with Earth
What is an example of a primary source?
What is a diary entry, journal, letter written by someone who EXPERIENCED the event
If the story is written by someone IN the story, what is the point of view?
What is first person POV
What is the setting?
Where and when the story takes place
Cathryn carried the delicate china to the table very carefully. What does delicate mean?
What is fragile, easily breakable or damaged?
What is the difference between archaeologist and archaeology?
An archaeologist studies ancient history and archaeology is the study of ancient history.
What is a fable?
A kind of traditional literature that teaches a lesson usually using animals for characters.
What does it mean to make an inference?
What is to make an educated guess based on the text and prior knowledge?
What are the three main parts of the plot?
Beginning Middle and End
Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes. What does fascinated mean?
What is interested in or curiosity of?
Give me a sentence that has a main clause, a subordinate clause, and a conjunction.
Answers will vary
"finding friends for fun Fridays featuring food for fish" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Alliteration
What are 3 types of text features?
maps, diagrams, photos, paintings, time lines, graphs, headings, title
What is the different between an author's perspective and point of view?
Perspective is how the author feels or thinks, point of view is who is telling the story.