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