4th Grade Reading
What is theme?
The moral or the lesson of the story.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What part of speech is the Italic word?
She quickly ran up the stairs.
Adverb
Name the common noun in this sentence: "The cat slept on the warm blanket."
cat or blanket
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
What part of speech is the Italic word?
The pepperoni pizza was my favorite.
adjective
"The team ___ ready for the game." (is / are)
is
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.
What part of speech is the Italic word?
She wrote a story about her family.
verb
Circle the adjective in the sentence:
"The bright moon lit the quiet night."
bright
What does Main Idea mean?
What is a verb?
an action word
Are the words listed synonyms or antonyms?
dark and light
antonyms
A scene shows dark clouds and shutters banging. What inference can you make about what might happen next? Give the clue you used.
A storm is coming.
Clue: “Dark clouds” and “shutters banging” indicate strong wind and bad weather approaching.
What is a inference?
A sensible guess
What does gist mean?
What the story is most about. (like a summary)
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
There,They're or Their going to the store.
They're
Which word in the sentence is a verb?
"Jordan rides his bike to school every day."
Rides
Which two words make the contraction "they're"?
They are
What is it called when you put a space at the start of a new paragraph?
indent
What do we call two words being combined into one word using an apostrophe to stand for the missing letters.
contraction
What is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence: "Because it was late, we took a taxi."
Because