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4th grade reading and writing
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1
A sentence that goes on and on without proper punctuation is called a __________.
complete sentence
run-on
compound sentence
rambler
2
Summarizing means taking giant steps through a story to capture the _____ _____.
major setting
key characters
small details
main idea
3
"You're pulling my leg" is an example of an _________.
adverb
accident
idiom
adjective
4
The ability to read naturally and with expression is call ___________.
fluency
expression
drama
rate
5
This punctuation mark goes between the day and the year.
dash
question mark
period
comma
6
An educated guess about what will happen next in the story is called a __________.
fable
preview
inference
prediction
7
Good writers use colorful adjectives that involve the five __________.
main ideas
characters
senses
details
8
Good mechanics include proper spelling, punctuation, and making sure proper nouns are _____
lower case
in quotes
at the beginning
capitalized
9
Good readers try to visualize a scene or create a ___________ in their mind.
mental movie
adjective
character
painting
10
Stealing the words of other authors is called __________.
creative
smart
plagiarism
author's right
11
Text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world are different kinds of _________.
dialogue
images
connections
summaries
12
A Venn diagram is used as a graphic organizer for which text structure?
main idea/details
problem/solution
cause/effect
compare/contrast
13
A type of writing that tries to convince the reader of something is called _______.
step-by-step
expository
persuasive
narrative
14
The time and place in which a story happens is called the __________.
main idea
setting
point of view
plot
15
Words that connect one paragraph to the next and help the text flow are _____ words.
dynamic
connecting
transition
ending
16
If something happened a year ago, the verb should be written in the _______ tense.
present
past
perfect
future
17
A comparison using "like" or "as" is called a _____________.
simile
metaphor
noun
idiom
18
Courage, honesty, and friendship are examples of _________.
tone
idioms
adverbs
theme
19
This means to "walk in the shoes of a character".
imitate
ignore
empathize
make fun of
20
Moving in on a line at the start of a new paragraph is called _________.
indenting
blocking
stopping
deleting
21
"Old Yeller" was what genre of literature?
nonfiction
historical fiction
realistic fiction
fantasy
22
The genre of literature that often uses rhyme and rhythm is called ____________.
drama
poetry
fantasy
nonfiction
23
Quotation marks are used by a writer to identify _________.
setting
dialogue
main ideas
proper nouns
24
Captions, boldface words, and diagrams are features in __________ text.
nonfiction
plays
fiction
poetry