Vocabulary Vault
What does the word enormous mean?
What is very big or huge
What is the main problem in a story called?
What is the conflict?
What is the main idea of a paragraph?
What is the most important point the author is making
What do we call when an author compares two things using like or as?
What is a simile
What kind of writing tells a true story?
What is narrative nonfiction?
Choose the synonym for happy: sad, joyful, tired.
What is joyful
Name one way you can use text evidence.
What is to support your answer or prove your thinking
True or False: Details in a paragraph support the main idea.
What is true
“The wind whispered through the trees.” What author’s tool is this?
What is personification
What should every opinion writing piece have?
What is a clear opinion and reasons?
If someone is reluctant to do something, how do they feel about it?
What is unwilling or hesitant
If a character in a story helps someone who is sad, what might that tell us about their character traits?
What is kind, caring, or helpful
Read this short passage: “Bees help flowers grow by spreading pollen. They also make honey. Bees are very important insects.” What’s the main idea?
What is bees are important insects
What does an author’s point of view tell us?
What is how the author feels or thinks about the topic
What is a topic sentence?
What is the sentence that tells what a paragraph is about
Use context clues: “Even though the dog was timid, it slowly walked up to the stranger.” What does timid mean?
What is shy or afraid
What is the theme of a story?
What is the lesson or message the author wants you to learn
How can you find the main idea of a nonfiction article?
What is look at the title, headings, and repeated ideas
Why would an author use bold print or headings in an article?
What is to help the reader find important information
What are three types of writing 4th graders need to know?
What is opinion, narrative, and informative/explanatory
What does the prefix re- mean in the word revisit?
What is "again
In a story, what is the difference between plot and theme?
What is plot is what happens; theme is the lesson or message
What’s the difference between a main idea and a summary?
What is main idea is one main point; a summary is a short version of the whole text
How do you know if a text is written in first person?
What is it uses words like "I" or "my"
What are three ways to organize an informational paragraph?
What is cause and effect, compare and contrast, or sequence