4th Grade
Story Elements
Story Elements
What is the setting of a story?
Time & Place
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
Who are the 2 main characters in Save Me a Seat?
Joe and Ravi
Find the noun.
A.) run
B.) Shelly
C.) blue
D.) shiny
B.) Shelly
What is a simile?
Comparison using like or as
Example of a noun.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man.
A. Tom the barber.
Tom is a proper noun.
Barber is a thing.
What is another name for the problem of a story?
Conflict
What is a sentence starter in an essay for inference.
In The Hundred Dresses, which character was bullied?
Wanda
What is the problem and solution?
Sarah missed the bus. Her mom had to take her to school.
Problem: Sarah missed the bus.
Solution: Her mom had to take her to school.
Choose the hyperbole.
A.) The kite soared like an eagle.
B.) Bang went the hammer.
C.) The sun shines like a diamond.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
Example of a verb.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
Ran is the verb.
What genre of books has magic and dragons?
Fantasy
Ideally, how many sentences are in one paragraph?
About 5 sentences
The overall message of the story.
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
Compare: What is the same/similar
Contrast: What is different
What is Alliteration?
Phrase which each word starts with the same letter/sound.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Tom quickly cut the man's hair, so that he could eat his lunch.
Quickly
How do you know if a story is written in 3rd person Point of view?
he/she/they
What must you do at the beginning of every new paragraph?
Indent
The 3 Little Bears and The 3 Little Pigs
Both have 3 of the same animal
Choose the Alliteration:
A). He is a cheetah.
B).The branches waved at me.
C). She is cool as a cumumber.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Alongside Andy.
D). Allie Alligator Ate Apples Along with Andy.
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile uses like or as and metaphor does not.
Find the adjectives in the sentence.
Sam cut down the three, big trees.
Three and big
Accept something that is the same.
What is a verb?
A word describing an action.
Different Settings
(Accept any type of difference)
Choose the onomatopoeia:
A). Eat
B). Hop
C). Sizzle
D). Touch
C). Sizzle
What is personification?
Giving non-living things humanlike qualities.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
I saw the cat climb a tree.
I
Your group will sing the Unicoin Song
sing
What do you write in the first paragraph of an essay?
TAG and Summary
What is the theme of 'Save Me a Seat?'
Always be kind to others
or
You never know what someone is going through.
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
What form of figurative language is the following phrase?
It's raining cats and dogs.
A.) Personification
B.) Idiom
C.) Metaphor
D.) Simile
B.) Idiom
Example of conjunction.
A). Harry went to platform 9 3/4.
B). Ron did not see Harry at platform 9 3/4.
C). Harry went to platfrom 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.
C). Harry went to platform 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.