4th Grade
ELA
ELA
What is a synonym for fast?
Quick, speedy, etc.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Mrs. Crow teachs math at my school.
Teaches.
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. air
c. under
d. blue
a. water
The text structure what put events in order is know as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
d. cause and effect
b. sequence or chronological
What is an antonym for cold?
Hot, warm, etc.
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste like boogers."
Opinion
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare using "like" or "as"
Identify the errors 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.
The prefix bi- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
Two or 2
What two words make the contraction "hasn't"?
Has + not
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Simile or metaphor?
I am as hungry as a horse.
Simile
How long is a decade?
10 years
What does the word "tedious" mean?
Boring, uninteresting, unexciting.
Which verb tense is correct?
There ______ 16 cows in the barn.
(Is / Are)
Are
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
Simile or metaphor?
The sky is an ocean.
Metaphor
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 prefix "pre" mean? What Does the prefix "Anti" mean?
Pre = before/ Anti = against
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
Simile or metaphor?
When I heard about the party being cancelled, I felt as deflated as an old balloon.
Simile
What does the prefix "centi" mean?
one hundred
100
Spell the last month of the year.
December
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's spaghetti is very filling. The school's spaghetti leaves me with an empty feeling.
The underlined words in the sentence above are examples of which of the following? (Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms)
Antonyms
What does this simile mean: The instructor's directions were as clear as mud.
A - the directions were long
B - the directions did not make sense
C - the directions were real
D - the directions were easy to understand
B - the directions did not make sense
The mom was so stressed out from her children that she felt like she was going to lose her marbles. What does this idiom mean?
A - Go crazy
B - Drop something
C - Leave the situation
D - Work harder
A - Go crazy
Words or phrases that help make connections between phrases, sentences, or paragraphs
(example: First, Next, Then, Last)
Transition words
My new pants were on (sale/sail) at the store.
My soccer team (beet/beat) our rivals.
Sale / beat
What is this called?
;
A semicolon
What does the simile mean in the sentence below?
Even though Lily had her test today, she was as cool as a cucumber.
She was relaxed.
What is the antonym for detain: The man was detained at work because of the busy season. He told his wife he should be free at five.
A - Busy
B - Work
C - Free
D - Told
C - Free