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