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