4th Grade Reading
What is theme?
The moral or the lesson of the story.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
a strong feeling, such as love, hate, sorrow, happiness, and fear
emotion
What do you call an alphabetical list of key names and terms used in a book? (hint it is located in the very back of a book)
An index
What does conclusion mean?
the ending of a story
Is "I think green beans taste terrible" an example of a fact or an opinion?
Opinion
to spin or turn rapidly in a circle
whirl
Are the words listed synonyms or antonyms?
dark and light
antonyms
What does setting mean?
where and when the story takes place
What is a context clue?
Hints or clues found within a passage that can help the reader to understand the meaning(s) of new words.
give out as a task
assigned
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
friends and enemies
What does Main Idea mean?
What is a verb?
an action word
threw and spread about in different places
scattered
"Sally sold shells by the sea shore."
Which type of figurative language?
Alliteration
Double Jeopardy!!!!
Name 3 text structures.
problem and solution
cause and effect
compare and contrast
description
chronological or sequence
What is an adverb?
is a word that modifies (describes) a verb
What does it mean to be a big fish in a small pond?
to be an important person in a small place
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
There,They're or Their going to the store.
They're
What is a inference?
A guess using evidence from the text and your background knowledge or schema.
What is it called when you put a space at the start of a new paragraph?
indent
People who live in a particular place
residents
What type of figurative language is this and what does it mean?
It cost an arm and a leg.
Idiom
It cost a lot of money.
What are the three point of views?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
What are the three author's purposes?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Weariness means...
What type of figurative language is this?
The flowers danced in the wind.
personification