4th Grade
ELA 1
ELA 1
What is a root word?
a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes.
Bonus- Give an example of a root word then add a prefix or suffix to it
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. airA. water
Who is the best teacher ever?
Ms. Crawford
What is the verb in this sentence?
Cheryl celebrated her birthday on Sunday.
celebrated
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste like boogers."
Opinion
What is the meaning of the word react?
act again
What does the prefix un mean?
not
-uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story
Third-person point of view
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, rode bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
What word is a noun in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
Tony, hallway
What is the capital of Massachusetts?
Boston
Spell this word Ms. Crawford says
Barnyard
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty
What does RACES stand for?
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
Summarize
The text structure where you put events in order is known as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
If an MCAS questions says "In paragraph 12, blah blah blah..." what should you do?
Go back to reread paragraph 12!
A writer would most likely write an article about how steam engine trains were invented and designed in order to:
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
b. inform readers about how many steam engines are still in use.
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
What is this sentence an example of?
The sun was as bright as sparkly diamonds.
simile
My mom terminated my phone contract because I was not responsible.
What is a synonym for terminated?
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
b. stopped
Main Idea tells where the story takes place.
True or False
False: Main Idea is what the story is mostly about.
What could be an important detail for an article about Artemis II?
-It takes 4 days to get to the moon
-They will see the side of the moon that no one has before
-It is the first tine humans are going back in more than 50 years
What is this sentence an example of?
My bed is a cloud.
Metaphor
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What type of figure of speech is that?
idiom
What does this metaphor mean?
She has a heart of gold.
She was really nice.