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