4th Grade Reading
What is theme?
The main lesson/moral that is inferred.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What type of figurative language is this:
" She was as sweet as a cupcake"
Simile
What do the following prefixes mean?
re
un
re - again
un - not
What do you call an alphabetical list of key names and terms used in a book? (hint it is located in the very back of a book)
An index
If you use context clues to figure out what a word means, what are you doing?
I am using words in the sentence or even a sentence before or after to figure out what the word means.
Is "I think green beans taste terrible" an example of a fact or an opinion?
Opinion
What type of figurative language is this
I am so hungry I am going to starve to death
hyperbole
What do the following suffixes mean?
ful
less
ful - ful of
less - without
Are the words below synonyms or antonyms?
dark and light
antonyms
If your selection or article is non-fiction what could be the author's purpose?
To persuade, inform, explain, and describe
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 type of figurative language is this
The sun was looking at me.
personification
What is a subject in a sentence?
It is the noun or the person, place, or thing that is perfoming the action.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
friends and allies
synonyms
What does Central Idea/Main Idea mean?
What the text is mainly about in a sentence.
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, hop, jump, etc.
What type of figurative language is this:
We heard a boom in the room next to us.
onomatopoeia
What is a predicate?
It is part of of the sentence that contains the verb. Tells what the subject does.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
stunning and beautiful
synonyms
What is author's message?
Is the heart of the story, the lesson or moral of the story.
What are the Coordinating Conjunctions?
FANBOYS
For, An, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What type of figurative language is this
I am a pig if I am given ice cream.
metaphor
What do the latin roots mean?
aqua?
aud?
aqua - water
aud - to hear
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
(There,They're or Their) going to the store.
They're
What is a inference?
A guess using evidence from the text and your background knowledge or schema.
What are all the things wrong with this sentence?
Mr Peterson were my teacher last year?
Missing period after Mr, were should be was, and the ? should be a period
What is being personified in this sentence:
The alarm clock won't stop yelling at me.
Alarm Clock
enchanting sweet endearing
Which group can write the best sentence in one minute.
Write a sentence about a turtle in the water.
The terrified sea turtle was gliding through the murky water searching for her absent minded spouse.
Write the answer to this question in a complete sentence?
What are the four types of sentences?
The four types of sentences are command, exclamatory, statement, and question.
What are all the errors in this sentence?
"is Jim comming over for diner tonight?" said Paul.
I in is should be capitalized, diner should have two n's, and said should be asked or questioned
Her coat was a soft bright blue and the buttons looked as if they were made from stained glass from a church.
Imagery
Because the boy behaved badly in class, he was sent to the office.
What could be a more accurate word we could use instead of badly to describe what he did?
disrespectfully mischievously
deceitfully defiantly
What type of figurative language is this?
The flowers danced in the wind.
personification