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