4th grade reading
A person, place, thing, or animal
A noun
What comes at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation (.?!)
What 2 parts of a sentence have to be in agreement for your sentence to make sense?
subject and verb
True or False
When I'm done my test, I can read, draw, or put my head down?
False - you can only read or put your head down.
What the text is about or what the author wants you to know.
The main idea
When reading a direct quote, what will you see at the beginning and end of the text?
Quotation marks
How many paragraphs should be in your TDA answer?
4
Can you ask for certain questions to be read to you?
Yes!
Coordinating conjunctions, like nor, and, but, are also known as...
FANBOYS
What part of speech tells the action of a noun?
A verb
TDA stands for Text _______ Analysis
Dependent
True or false - I am allowed to have my snack and water while I'm taking my test?
False
Predicate
Which word is incorrect in the sentence:
Ms. Neilson's class were working hard this morning.
were
Introduction
main idea
details
conclusion
How many days will PSSAs last?
5 days
True or false - The following proper nouns get capitalized.
person, place, month, season, day of the week, holidays
False - seasons don't get capitalized
Identify the affix in this sentence:
The girls reread the PSSA questions twice before choosing an answer.
Re/reread
The topic of a text is called the ______.
Theme
True or false - my teacher will check over my test to see if I missed any questions
False!