4th Grade
ELA 1
ELA 1
What is the root word in: uncomfortable?
comfort
These are: " "
What are quotation marks?
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
What is before?
What do you call the message in a story?
theme
Where is the adjective in this sentence?
The baby was sleeping in the wooden crib.
wooden
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is it third-person or first-person?
What is third-person point of view?
Give an example of a verb
What is run, skip, walk, jump, etc?
In the word looking, name the suffix.
ing
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
What are the two adjectives in this sentence?
She walked down the beautiful green forest.
beautiful and green
What are the three kinds of author's purpose?
Persuade, inform, entertain
If the prefix -un goes in the word unavailable-what does that mean?
What is, not able to do something
What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?
The purpose of a conclusion in a story is to provide a final summary of the main points and discuss the core message.
What is a theme of The Talking Eggs story?
Don't be greedy / Good things come to those who are kind.
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.
What is honesty?
Give an example of a synonym for small
The text structure that gives readers events in the order they happen is known as
What is sequence or chronological?
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator (I, me, and my)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
What are supporting details?
Give an example of an antonym for big
small
Slap - is an example of which figurative language?
a) onomatopoeia b)metaphor c)personification
a) onomatopeia
"The stars are like diamonds in the sky". Is it a metaphor or simile
simile
What do you call a noun that should be capitalized?
proper nouns