4th Grade Journeys Lesson 8 Review NYC

Question 1

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word bamboo?

Accepted Answer

bam • BOO

Question 2

What does the idiom face the music mean in the sentence? Deion decided to face the music and tell his mother the truth.

Accepted Answer

take responsibility for his actions

Question 3

How does Myra feel at the beginning of the passage?

Accepted Answer

sad about moving to a new state

Question 4

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word button?

Accepted Answer

BUT • ton

Question 5

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word happen?

Accepted Answer

HAP • pen

Question 6

Which words BEST complete the sentence? We _______ dinner when the phone rang.

Accepted Answer

were eating

Question 7

What does the word smeared mean in the sentence? The ink smeared when Tony touched it.

Accepted Answer

spread

Question 8

At the beginning of the passage, what does James think about Uncle Romie’s artwork?

Accepted Answer

It sounds easy.

Question 9

How does James react when he learns Aunt Nanette will miss his birthday?

Accepted Answer

He feels homesick and lonely.

Question 10

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word aloud?

Accepted Answer

a•LOUD

Question 11

What does the word schedule mean? Al looked at the train schedule to find out what time he would need to leave the house

Accepted Answer

list of arrival and departure times

Question 12

She felt like someone had yanked her heart. What is the meaning of the word yanked as used in the sentence above?

Accepted Answer

pulled

Question 13

Which one of these ideas is present in both passages?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes a difficult event can help you change and grow.

Question 14

What does the idiom chowed down mean in the sentence? Tony chowed down at lunch.

Accepted Answer

ate a lot

Question 15

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word faster?

Accepted Answer

FAST • er

Question 16

How does James feel at the beginning of the passage?

Accepted Answer

nervous about going to New York

Question 17

What happens on November 18 that surprises Caroline?

Accepted Answer

Coach Hang tells her she does not have a good attitude.

Question 18

Which word BEST complete the sentence? My brothers ____________ their chores when I arrived home.

Accepted Answer

were doing

Question 19

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word total?

Accepted Answer

TO•tal

Question 20

Which words BEST complete the sentence? Right now I __________ my dance routine.

Accepted Answer

am practicing

Question 21

What does the word feast mean in the sentence? The people ate many kinds of foods at the feast.

Accepted Answer

a large meal

Question 22

How can you tell that this passage is told in first-person point of view?

Accepted Answer

because the narrator is one of the passage characters

Question 23

What does the simile as sly as a fox mean in the sentence? Dad was as sly as a fox while he planned the surprise party.

Accepted Answer

clever and sneaky

Question 24

Which sentence describes a change in the way James feels about Uncle Romie?

Accepted Answer

“It turns out Uncle Romie knows all about baseball..."

Question 25

What does the metaphor a ray of sunshine mean in the sentence? Brittany’s smile was a ray of sunshine to me.

Accepted Answer

warm and cheerful

Question 26

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word admire?

Accepted Answer

ad • MIRE

Question 27

Which words BEST complete the sentence below? I ___________ in my favorite chair right now.

Accepted Answer

am sitting

Question 28

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word pronounce?

Accepted Answer

pro • NOUNCE

Question 29

What happens when James and Uncle Romie have breakfast together?

Accepted Answer

They learn about each other.

Question 30

Which words BEST complete the sentence? They _____ to music right now.

Accepted Answer

are listening

Question 31

Which words BEST complete the sentence? I listened carefully while the teacher _____ the problem.

Accepted Answer

was explaining

Question 32

In the first journal entry, what can the reader tell about Caroline?

Accepted Answer

She feels con dent.

Question 33

Which words below describe the passage’s point of view and narrator?

Accepted Answer

third-person, not a story character

Question 34

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word walrus?

Accepted Answer

WAL•rus

Question 35

She was concerned that my attitude was not good What is the meaning of the word concerned as used in the sentence above?

Accepted Answer

worried

Question 36

Why is first-person point of view important in the sentences below?

Accepted Answer

It shows how James feels about his uncle’s art.

Question 37

What does the word studio mean in the sentence? Perry was working on some new paintings in his studio.

Accepted Answer

a place where an artist works

Question 38

Which words BEST complete the sentence below? Jacob ____________ playing soccer next year.

Accepted Answer

will be playing

Question 39

What can the reader tell about Caroline from what she has written in her journal?

Accepted Answer

She learned a lesson about being a team player.

Question 40

Which words BEST complete the sentence? She ____________ in the concert next week.

Accepted Answer

will be singing

Question 41

What does the idiom cracked the case mean in the sentence? The detective was happy when he finally cracked the case.

Accepted Answer

solved a crime

Question 42

What does the word ruined mean in the sentence? A terrible rainstorm ruined Barbara’s plans for a picnic.

Accepted Answer

destroyed

Question 43

What is the CORRECT way to stress the syllables in the word playground?

Accepted Answer

PLAY • ground

Question 44

Why does Uncle Romie usually close his studio door?

Accepted Answer

because he doesn’t want to be disturbed

Question 45

At first, how does James feel about Uncle Romie?

Accepted Answer

He feels he and his uncle have nothing in common.

Question 46

What is one DIFFERENCE between the two passages?

Accepted Answer

The story is written in third-person The journal is in first-person

Question 47

Which words BEST complete the sentence below? Next summer Amber ________ a new camp.

Accepted Answer

will be attending

Question 48

Which words BEST complete the sentence below? Ahmed ___________ his favorite book.

Accepted Answer

is reading

Question 49

Which sentence BEST expresses the theme, or message, of the passage?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes our first impressions of people can be wrong.

Question 50

Which sentence BEST expresses the passage’s theme, or main message?

Accepted Answer

Change is hard, but you can cope with it in positive ways.

4th Grade Journeys Lesson 8 Review NYC

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4th Grade Journeys Lesson 8 Review NYC

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