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4th grade reading and writing
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1
"You're pulling my leg" is an example of an _________.
accident
adverb
adjective
idiom
2
Captions, boldface words, and diagrams are features in __________ text.
fiction
plays
nonfiction
poetry
3
Good mechanics include proper spelling, punctuation, and making sure proper nouns are _____
capitalized
in quotes
lower case
at the beginning
4
Good readers try to visualize a scene or create a ___________ in their mind.
mental movie
painting
adjective
character
5
Instead of being "curmudgeon" readers, we want to "read as if it were ________"!
easy
difficult
brilliant
gold
6
The genre of literature that often uses rhyme and rhythm is called ____________.
drama
poetry
nonfiction
fantasy
7
The ability to read naturally and with expression is call ___________.
expression
fluency
drama
rate
8
The time and place in which a story happens is called the __________.
setting
plot
main idea
point of view
9
An educated guess about what will happen next in the story is called a __________.
inference
fable
preview
prediction
10
A hand was used as a graphic organizer to diagram ____________.
main idea/details
compare/contrast
problem/solution
cause/effect
11
Summarizing means taking giant steps through a story to capture the _____ _____.
key characters
major setting
main idea
small details
12
If something happened a year ago, the verb should be written in the _______ tense.
past
present
future
perfect
13
A Venn diagram is used as a graphic organizer for which text structure?
cause/effect
main idea/details
problem/solution
compare/contrast
14
A comparison using "like" or "as" is called a _____________.
metaphor
simile
noun
idiom
15
"Stone Fox" was what genre of literature?
fantasy
nonfiction
realistic fiction
historical fiction
16
Good writers use colorful adjectives that involve the five __________.
main ideas
characters
details
senses
17
A sentence that goes on and on with proper punctuation is called a __________.
complete sentence
rambler
compound sentence
run-on
18
Name the symbolic object in "The Tiger Rising."
a charm
a wood carving
a gold cup
a rock
19
A Japanese form of verse that uses 5-7-5 syllables is called a ________.
simile
cinquain
diamante
haiku
20
Moving in on a line at the start of a new paragraph is called _________.
blocking
deleting
indenting
stopping
21
A type of writing that tries to convince the reader of something is called _______.
step-by-step
persuasive
narrative
expository
22
As good readers, we want to read faster, stronger, _______!
softer
longer
silently
brighter
23
Courage, honesty, and friendship are examples of _________.
tone
idioms
theme
adverbs
24
Words that connect one paragraph to the next and help the text flow are _____ words.
connecting
ending
transition
dynamic
25
Stealing the words of other authors is called __________.
smart
creative
author's right
plagiarism
26
Quotation marks are used by a writer to identify _________.
main ideas
dialogue
setting
proper nouns
27
The part of a narrative that gets the reader's attention is called the _________.
grabber
body
conclusion
heading
28
Text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world are different kinds of _________.
dialogue
summaries
images
connections
29
This means to "walk in the shoes of a character".
make fun of
empathize
ignore
imitate
30
This punctuation mark goes between the day and the year.
period
dash
question mark
comma