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