4th Grade
Story Elements
Story Elements
What is the setting of a story?
Time & Place
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
Who are the 2 main characters in Tiger Rising?
Rob and Sistine
Find the noun.
A.) run
B.) Shelly
C.) blue
D.) shiny
B.) Shelly
What is a simile?
Comparison using like or as
What is the name of the song in the soccer brain break?
Waka Waka
What is another name for the problem of a story?
Conflict
What is an inference?
Answers may vary... but should be something like: what you can tell about something using clues from the text
In Mr. Lemoncello's Library, which character is a bully?
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.
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.
Explain Mr. Montague's nickname
C is for Christopher and MO stands for the first two letters of Montague
What genre of books has magic and dragons?
Fantasy
Ideally, how many sentences are in one paragraph?
About 5 sentences
What does 'theme' mean?
The overall (or hidden) message of the story.
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
Compare: What is the same/similar
Contrast: What is different
What is Alliteration?
Phrase which each word starts with the same letter/sound.
What is the name of our class pet?
Urtle (spelling matters)
How do you know if a story is written in 3rd person Point of view?
he/she/they
What must you do at the beginning of every new paragraph?
Indent
In Captain's Dog, where do Lewis and Clark meet Sacagawea?
Fort Mandan
Choose the Alliteration:
A). He is a cheetah.
B).The branches waved at me.
C). She is cool as a cumumber.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Alongside Andy.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Along with Andy.
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile uses like or as and metaphor does not.
This student likes to point things out
His beard was a swarm of buzzing bees. Is an example of a?
metaphor
What is a verb?
A word describing an action.
In No Talking, who inspires the main character not to talk?
Gandhi
Choose the onomatopoeia:
A). Eat
B). Hop
C). Sizzle
D). Touch
C). Sizzle
What is personification?
Giving non-living things humanlike qualities.
Who painted the framed picture in the back of the classroom?
(Vincent).... Van Gogh (Spelling Matters)
The turning point in Tiger Rising was when...?
Answers may vary... should say something like Rob "hitting" his dad, and opening his "suitcase"
Give 2 examples of narrative story starting strategies
What is the theme of Loser?
Answers may vary: Something like "Winning doesn't mean everything" or "Empathy" or "Always be kind to others, even if they seem different than you"
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
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
What episode and at what time does Mr. Montague's close up, show up in the Obi-Wan Series?
Episode V (5) and 8:53 (near times will count +/- 5 seconds)