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4th Grade -- Language Arts 2009
Contributed by: LaFave
  • 1. adjective
A) a word that is capitalized
B) a word that describes a noun
C) a person, place, or thing
D) a word that shows action
  • 2. adverb
A) a word that describes a noun
B) a word that links the subject to the predicate
C) a person, place, or thing
D) a word that describes an action verb
  • 3. cause
A) an ending to bring to a close
B) the beginning, or first part
C) the sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
D) someone or something that makes something happen
  • 4. common noun
A) any person, place, or thing
B) the writer's unique style of expression
C) a word that describes a noun
D) a word that shows action
  • 5. compare
A) retelling a story in your words; making it shorter
B) to look and describe how two or more things are different
C) to look and describe how two or more things are alike
D) the opening of a written work
  • 6. conclusion
A) to tell how two ideas, people, or things are different
B) a word that links the subject to the predicate
C) to make changes in something
D) to bring about or come to an end
  • 7. context clue
A) a reason why something happens
B) when and where a story takes place
C) tells about people,things, and events of places that are real
D) a hint in the sentence that helps you figure out what another word means
  • 8. contrast
A) something that a person believes or feels but it cannot be proven
B) to look and describe how two or more things are different
C) a word that links the subject to the predicate
D) the writer's unique style of expression
  • 9. direct quote
A) where or when the story takes place
B) the exact spoken word of a character
C) the author of a play
D) an illustration
  • 10. edit
A) to make changes in something that is written
B) sequence of events in a story
C) a word used to describe a noun
D) a story that is not real but could happen
  • 11. revise
A) a sequence of events in the story
B) names a person place or thing
C) a picture or movie
D) to make changes in something; the third step of the writing process
  • 12. effect
A) something that happens because something else happens
B) a hint in the sentence that helps you figure out what the bold face words mean
C) when or where a story takes place
D) tells us who or what the sentence is about
  • 13. fiction
A) a word used to describe a noun
B) a story that is not real but could happen
C) tells us who or what the sentence is about
D) to make changes in something
  • 14. genre
A) act so as to bring about
B) a certain kind or type of literature such as fiction, non-fiction, auto-biography, biography, science fiction,and poetry
C) a picture or movie your mind forms when you are reading
D) a word used to describe a noun
  • 15. inference
A) story that is not real
B) tells about people things and places that are real
C) parts of a narrative story
D) a educated guess about something that is not directly stated in a passage but is strongly hinted at or implied
  • 16. introduction
A) punctuation marks used at the end of sentences
B) to make changes in something that is written
C) the opening; the part that explains what will follow in a story
D) retelling of story in your own words
  • 17. irregular plural noun
A) nouns that change form without following the rules
B) a reason why something happens
C) a word used to describe a noun
D) an educated guess about something you read
  • 18. linking verb
A) a reason why something happens
B) names any person, place or thing
C) a word that links the subject to the predicate
D) parts of a narrative story
  • 19. nonfiction
A) names any person, place, or thing
B) nouns that change form without following the rules
C) a writing that is true, real, and full of facts
D) a word used to describe something about a verb
  • 20. opinion
A) sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
B) as so as to bring about
C) something that a person believes or feels but is not based on actual facts
D) to tell how two ideas or things are different
  • 21. plot
A) a reason why something happens
B) the action or sequence of events in a story
C) the sentence that tells the main idea of the paragraph
D) the beginning or first part
  • 22. possessive noun
A) punctuation marks that are used at the end of sentences
B) a word used to describe something about a verb or clause
C) a noun that shows ownership
D) names an person, place, or thing
  • 23. punctuation
A) end marks or symbols at the end of a complete sentence
B) tells who or what the sentence is about
C) parts of a narrative story
D) an educated guess about something
  • 24. setting
A) a word used to describe a noun
B) punctuation marks used at the ends of sentences
C) an ending to bring to a close
D) where or when the story takes place
  • 25. story element
A) a form of a noun that shows ownership or possession
B) parts of a story; narrative
C) names a person, place, or thing
D) nouns that change form without following the rules
  • 26. subject
A) a word that links the subject to the predicate
B) a reason why something happens
C) who or what the sentence or story is about
D) a certain kind of literature
  • 27. summary
A) something that a person believes in or feels
B) a brief retelling of the story in your own words
C) names a person, place, or thing
D) the beginning or first part
  • 28. topic sentence
A) an ending or to bring to a close
B) a certain type of literature
C) something that a person believes or feels
D) the sentence that states the main idea
  • 29. voice
A) to bring about change
B) the writers unique style of writing
C) a hint in the sentence that helps you
D) a certain type or kind of literature
  • 30. visualization
A) parts of a narrative story
B) a picture or movie your mind forms when you are reading
C) a certain type of literature
D) sequence of events in a story
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