4th Grade
ELA1
ELA1
A root word is...
What is 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
These are: " "
What are quotation marks?
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
What is before?
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
Where is the conjunction in this sentence?
Billy like to play in the park, but he is not always able to go.
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is it third-person or first-person?
What is third-person point of view?
Give an example of a verb
What is run, skip, walk, jump, etc?
A thermostat allows someone to control the temperature in a room. What does the root therm mean?
A. permission B. weather C. heat
C. Heat
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
What is the meaning of the word reveal as used in the sentence below?
The magician was about to reveal to the audience how he did one of his famous tricks.
Show
What does is the author's claim? meaning
What is the author saying?
If the prefix -un goes in the word unavailable-what does that mean?
What is, not able to do something
What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?
The purpose of a conclusion in a story is to provide a final summary of the main points and discuss the core message.
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
The theme is a central idea, message, or the overall meaning of a story.
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.
What is honesty?
Give an example of a synonym for hard
difficult
The text structure that gives readers events in the order they happen is knowm as
What is sequence or chronological?
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator (I, me, and my)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
What are supporting details?
Give an example of an antonym for funny
sad
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. The idiom "bending over backwards" means
What is really trying hard to please?
"The stars are like diamonds in the sky". Is it a metaphor or simile
simile
Name a noun that should be capitalized.
proper nouns