4th Grade
Reading
Reading
What is a character trait?
An adjective to describe a character in a story!
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What is theme?
Theme is the lesson of the story. Main idea is what the story is MOSTLY about.
What is Text Structure?
The way that an author organizes the information in a text
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
What text structure is it called when an author writes the events of a story in the order that they happen?
Sequence
What is a noun (3)?
A person, place,or thing (idea)
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using like or as
How can you figure out the main idea?
Tell what the WHOLE passage is about.
What are the people or animals that have dialogue in a narrative called?
Characters
What is a Summary?
When you retell the events in a story, in order from beginning to end in your own words.
An adjective is
A word that describes a noun
What is another word for how an author feels?
Authors perspective
If the story is written by someone IN the story, what is the point of view?
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?
fragile, easily breakable or damaged
A verb is
An action word
"finding friends for fun Fridays featuring food for fish" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Alliteration
Explain how you know that a text is written in 3rd person? What are some clue words?
That person is not in the text. Uses words like (He, She, Him, Her, They, Them, Names)
What are the three main parts of the plot?
Beginning Middle and End
(also rising action, falling action, resolution, climax)
Remember the roller-coaster?
Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes. What does fascinated mean?
interested in
What is the first and last paragraph called when writing an essay?
first = introdroduction
last = conclusion
Describe the difference between a primary source and s secondary source.
A primary source is when someone was there to witness and event. Secondary is when someone was not there and gets information about an event from somewhere else.
What are some text features?
Heading, Subheading, Captions, Photographs, Maps, Graphs, title, sub-title, illustration
What is the answer to a problem in the story?
Solution/Resolution