4th Grade Reading
What is theme?
The moral or the lesson of the story.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does regal mean?
royal, majestic
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
A horrible smell emanated from the deep pit beneath. Emanated means?
spread, came out
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.
Name an object that would reek?
acceptable answers: dirty socks
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
friends and enemies
antonyms
What does Main Idea mean?
What is a verb?
an action word
What does descend mean?
Go downward
"Sally sold shells by the sea shore."
Which type of figurative language?
Alliteration
What is text evidence?
Using text to find the answer to the question through direction quotes or paraphrasing
Fix this sentence
julie asked are we going to the zoo the store or the mall
Julie asked, "Are we going to the zoo, the store, or the mall?"
Give an example of generosity.
:)
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
What does impeccable mean?
amazing, perfect with no faults
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