4th Grade
mcas writing
4th Grade Writing
4th Grade
ELA
4th Grade Figurative Language
4th Grade Parts of speech
100

What are the steps to writing an essay? Hint 4 steps

1.restate the prompt (topic sentence)

2. Cite evidence from the text using text talkers

3. Explain your evidence proving it relates to your topic sentence. 

4. Sum up your ideas in a closing sentence

100

What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?

A capital letter

100

Find the noun.

A.) run

B.) Shelly

C.) blue

D.) shiny

B.) Shelly

100

What is a simile?

Comparison using like or as

100

Example of a noun.

A. Tom the barber.

B. Tom ran to the barbershop.

C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man. 

A. Tom the barber. 

Tom is a proper noun. 

Barber is a thing. 

200

What are the two types of narrative writing on the mcas test.

1. Retell the story from a characters point of view

2. Write and ending to the story about what will happen next

200

What is a noun?

A person, place, thing.

200

What is the problem and solution?

Sarah missed the bus. Her mom had to take her to school.

Problem: Sarah missed the bus.

Solution: Her mom had to take her to school.

200

Choose the hyperbole.

A.) The kite soared like an eagle.

B.) Bang went the hammer. 

C.) The sun shines like a diamond.

D.) I'm drowning in homework.

D.) I'm drowning in homework.

200

Example of a verb.

A. Tom the barber.

B. Tom ran to the barbershop.

C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man. 



B. Tom ran to the barbershop. 

Ran is the verb.

300

What word tells you that you are writing a narrative.

Write a (story)

300

Ideally, how many sentences are in one paragraph? 

About 5 sentences 

300

What do the words compare and contrast mean?

Compare: What is the same/similar

Contrast: What is different

300

What is Alliteration?

Phrase which each word starts with the same letter/sound.

300

What is the adverb in the sentence?

Tom quickly cut the man's hair, so that he could eat his lunch.

Quickly

400

What word will tell you that you are citing evidence and explaining it (using RACE)

ESSAY

400

What must you do at the beginning of every new paragraph?

Indent

400

Choose the Alliteration:

A). Yellow Yoyos Are Cool.

B). Darcy Duck Took Debbie Deviled Eggs.

C). Peter Panda Passed Perry the Platypus Yesterday. 

D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Alongside Andy.

D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Along with Andy.

400

What is the difference between simile and metaphor?

Simile uses like or as and metaphor does not.

400

Find the adjectives in the sentence.

Sam cut down the three, big trees.

Three and big

500

What are the steps to using RACE?

Restate

Answer

Cite

Evidence


500

What is a verb? 

A word describing an action.

500

Choose the onomatopoeia:
A). Eat

B). Hop

C). Sizzle

D). Touch

C). Sizzle


500

What is personification?

Giving non-living things humanlike qualities.

500

What is the pronoun in the sentence?

I saw the cat climb a tree.


600

Every STORY should include what?

beginning middle and end

600

How do you make this word plural

Penny

Change the y to an I and add es

PENNIES


600

Example of adjective:

A). Truck

B). Yellow

C). Dog

D). Running

B). Yellow

600

What form of figurative language is the following phrase?

It's raining cats and dogs.

A.) Personification 

B.) Idiom

C.) Metaphor

D.) Simile

B.) Idiom

600

Example of conjunction.

A). Harry went to platform 9 3/4.

B). Ron did not see Harry at platform 9 3/4.

C). Harry went to platfrom 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.


C). Harry went to platform 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there. 

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