4th grade review

The central idea is...

• what the text is mostly about

• a detail from the text.

• the first sentence of a paragraph.

• a quote you provide from the text.

Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked. 
This author belives that:

• Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.
• Gorillas are mean animals
• Gorillas don't like other animals.

The boys took ​ (a)   car to the shop over ​ ​ (b)   in town.

• their
• there
• they're

Little Lady Icicle is waking in the north-land, 
And shaking in the north-land her pillow to and fro; 
And the hurricane a-skirling 
Sends the feathers all a-whirling 
Where little Lady Icicle is waking in the snow. 

• This stanza shows IMAGERY.
• This stanza shows SIMILE.

An INFORMATIONAL text

• is fiction

• is nonfiction

Synonyms are words that -

• have the same meaning 
• have opposite meaning 
• sound the same with different meaning 
• sound the same with different spelling 

The plot is

• the story and all the events in it

• Where the story takes place

• The main character

• When the problem reaches its peak

The scene will change when the ___________ changes.

• characters

• prop

• little action

• setting

To infer, a reader must

• look into a crystal ball

• use background knowledge + text clues to find the answer

• make your best guess

• use text clues only

An example of text structure in a passage is

• subheadings

• comparison and contrast

• charts and graphs

• buildings