4th Grade
ELA
ELA
What is the root word of disrespectful?
respect
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. airA. water
What word in the sentence is an adjective?
The lazy child did not want to clean his room.
lazy
What is the meaning of the suffix -ology ?
For example archaeology
the study of
Fact or opinion: "I think volcanoes are so beautiful."
Opinion
What is the meaning of the word react?
act again
What does the prefix un mean?
Example: unable
not
-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
What does a million dollar paragraph include?
Topic Sentence
Supporting details with elaborations
Conclusion
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.
What does the suffix -ful mean?
Example : Colorful
full of
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 puts events in order is know as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
Pretest
before
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
My mom terminated my phone contract because I was not responsible and lost my phone.
What is a synonym for terminated?
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
b. stopped
Main Idea tells where the story takes place.
True or False
False: Main Idea is what the story is mostly about.
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 as big as gold" mean?
She was really nice.