4th Grade
ELA
ELA
What is a root word?
a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes.
Bonus- Give an example of a root word then add a prefix or suffix to it
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. airA. water
How many days are in a week?
7
What does the "R" in RACES stand for?
What is the prepositional in this sentence?
Cheryl celebrated her birthday on Sunday.
on is the prepositional phrase
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste like boogers."
Opinion
What is the meaning of the word react?
act again
What does the prefix un mean? ex: ungrateful
not
What does the "A" in RACES stand for?
Answer the question
-uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story
Third-person point of view
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
What does the "C" in RACES stand for?
Cite text evidence
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
If the root -ist means someone who is, what does the word artist mean?
Someone who is skill in art or one who makes art.
where does a suffix go in a word (in front of the word or at the end of the word)?
End
What does the "E" in RACES stand for?
Explain
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
The text structure that shows similarities or differences between texts ___________.
a
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
What does the "S" in RACES stand for?
Sum it up / Summarize
A writer would most likely write an article about how steam engine trains were invented and designed in order to:
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
b. inform readers about how many steam engines are still in use.
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
What is it called when we put together what we already know about something together with what we read?
An inference
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
Main Idea tells where the story takes place.
True or False
False: Main Idea is what the story is mostly about.
How do you start a paragraph?
How do you end a paragraph?
With a topic sentence
With a closing sentence
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
Supporting details
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
Exclamation point
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What does the idiom "bending of backwards" mean?
Really trying hard to please.
What does the simile " her heart was a big as gold" mean?
She was really nice.
On the open response on the MCAS, how many sentences do you need to write?
5+ sentences