EOG Language Arts Vocabulary for Fourth Grade

Question 1

What is a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals as the characters?

Accepted Answer

fable

Question 2

What is the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text called?

Accepted Answer

main idea

Question 3

An adage is a traditional saying expressing a common experience. It is similar to a . . .

Accepted Answer

proverb

Question 4

What is a comparison using like or as called?

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 5

An example of onomatopoeia is . . .

Accepted Answer

Buzz!

Question 6

The main subject or topic of a story is its . . .

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 7

Name two types of point of view.

Accepted Answer

1st person, 3rd person

Question 8

The storyline or the main events in a story is called its . . .

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plot

Question 9

When the author uses he, she, they, or them, the story is written in . . .

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third person

Question 10

What is a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or heroic event?

Accepted Answer

a myth

Question 11

A comparison to a different object without using like or as is called a . . .

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metaphor

Question 12

When the speakers uses I, me, and we, the story is written in . . .

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first person

Question 13

What are three different reasons that authors write?

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to persuade, to inform, and to entertain

Question 14

When an author gives an inanimate object a human trait, he is using . . .

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 15

What is a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin called?

Accepted Answer

proverb

Question 16

What is a class or category of different types of books, music, or art called?

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genre

Question 17

What is another name for an exaggeration?

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hyperbole

Question 18

When a reader uses their own knowledge and clues from the text, they are making an . . .

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inference

Question 19

A story which has characters, a setting, a problem, and a solution is called a . . .

Accepted Answer

narrative

Questions 19