4th Grade
ELA
ELA
What is a prefix?
beginning of a word that changes the meaning.
Bonus- Give an example of a prefix and its meaning.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. airA. water
What is best subject in 4th grade?
ELA
What is the adverb in this sentence?
Cheryl walked carefully over the slippery ice.
carefully
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?
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
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
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?
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
The author's feeling and attitude toward a topic is called
The Author's Perspective
The text structure where you put events in order is known as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
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 the poet or author gives a non living thing human qualities.
Personification
My mom terminated my phone contract because I was not responsible.
What is a synonym for terminated?
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
b. stopped
Central Idea tells where the story takes place.
True or False
False: Central Idea is what the story is mostly about.
Details that help support a central ideas are called____.
Relevant details
When a character in the story is actually telling the story. The pronouns I, me, myself, we and my are being used in the story. This is called ________.
first person point of view
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What type of figure of speech is that?
idiom
What kind of figure of speech is " her heart was as good as gold"?
She was really nice.