4th Grade Reading EOG Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What is the purpose of a chart or graph in a text?

The purpose is to display data or numbers. Charts and graphs can give you numerical information that is easy to read.

What information could you learn from a diagram of a flower.

You can learn the names and locations of the parts of a flower.

Which is not an example of a visual element in texts? Map, Caption, Illustration, or Diagram

Caption

How can a visual element help a text? By giving the reader something to compare, By giving the reader more detail about the topic, To show a different opinion, or To confuse the reader.

By giving the reader more detail about the topic.

What are root words? Describe using at least one example.

Root words are words that have a consistent meaning. They are derived from early languages and can have prefixes and suffixes.

Describe what context clues are.

Context clues are the clues in the text that help readers understand the meaning of unknown words or phrases.

Which of these is NOT a way to use context clues? Look for synonyms, Look at word parts, Looks for rhyming words, or Look at the surrounding sentences.

Look for rhyming words.

What is a context clue? A clue to find the conclusion of the story, A clue to find the meaning of a word, A clue to find the characters of the story, or A clue to find the author's purpose

A clue to find the meaning of a word.

Describe a cause and effect relationship, use an example.

A cause interacts with an effect because the cause is the event that happens first. The effect happens because or due to the first event.

Explain what a connection between One Person and a Big Event is:

The connection is the relationship between a person and something that has happened in our history. it is what the person is known for.

A problem has a connection with a: Conflict, Solution, Cause and effect, or An event

Solution

True or False: Connections are how two things are related or how they interact.

True

If an author wrote a text comparing a firefighter and a police officer, what is a similarity and difference between the two.

They are both first responders. They both help protect the community. The police work to maintain the law but the firefighter helps put out fires.

Using a complete sentence, define text structure.

Text structure is the way the body of a text is organized.

If an author wrote a text about the development of technology over time, which text structure might he/she use? Cause and effect, Compare and contrast, Description, or Chronological order

Chronological order

Which of the following is a keyword you may see in cause and effect text structures? After, Because, Unlike, or Similarly

Because

Explain how integrating information from two texts can help you gain a deeper understanding of a topic?

because you are learning info from two different sources. The sources may provide different kinds of info about the topic.

Describe how to compare and contrast two texts.

Comparing two texts is identifying the similarities between the two. Contrasting two texts is identifying the differences.

When integrating information, two texts you read should: Only compare the similarities, Only use the information that is different, Only use information that connects from each text, or None of the above.

None of the above.

What does it mean to integrate information? To use information from two sources to describe a topic, To compare and contrast info from two texts, To determine which parts of the text are important, or All of the above.

To use information from two sources to describe a topic.

What is second-person point of view?

when the narrator is talking directly to the reader.

What is third-person point of view?

when the story is told by an outsider, a narrator.

What is first-person point of view?

when the story us told by one of the characters.

What are the 3 types of point of view?

First-person, second-person, and third-person

What is point of view?

The perspective from which the story is being told.

What is a stanza?

A stanza is a group of lines in a poem. It is the way a poem is composed of lines and the lines that belong together are grouped together (like paragraphs).

What can you find in quotation marks in a prose text? Dialogue, Character thoughts, Title, or Stage directions

Dialogue.

Which of the following is NOT an element of poetry? Written in stanzas, Follows grammar rules, Can have rhythm and meter, or Uses words for their sound.

Follows grammar rules.

What would be an example of evidence to support a claim that "Veggies should be served in all school lunches"?

Answers will vary. (EX: Veggies are an important sources of iron./Veggies are part of a healthy diet./Children need 3-4 servings of veggies each day.)

What is an example of an author's claim about "College"?

Answers will vary. (EX: College is important/College is a stepping stone to success.)

How can an author support his/her claim? Evidence, Quotes, Statistics, Reasoning, or All of the above..

All of the above.

What is an authors claim? The evidence that proves his/her point, The introduction in a text, The point that the author is making, or The main idea of a text.

The point that the author is making.

What will you NOT find in a secondhand account? Description of experience, Details about the event or topic, Facts and statistics, or Information from multiple sources?

Description of experience.

Which pronouns could be used in a firsthand account? I, us, we, or all of the above.

all of the above.

Describe what a secondhand account is. Use examples.

A secondhand account is a source that has been written by someone who did not experience the event. They weren't present for it.

Describe what a firsthand account is. Use examples.

A firsthand account is a source that has been written by a person who experienced an event. The person is able to use vivid details, what they saw/heard/felt.

What are supporting details? Explain in your own words.

Supporting details are pieces pf evidence from the passage that support the theme. They back it up or prove what is being said.

In your own words, describe how a character change can show theme?

When there is a character change, they usually learn a lesson and grow as a person. This helps show theme because the reader learns from the character.

Which of the following could describe the theme of a story? The message an author is trying to send, The lesson a main character learns in a story, The universal truth or idea that is shown in a story, or All of the above.

All of the above.

What does it mean to summarize a story? To tell about the characters, To describe the problem, To retell the important events of a story, or To describe the lesson a character learned.

To retell the important events of a story.

What does the acronym "SPREE" stand for?

S-Scan the text. P-Preview the questions. R-Read and annotate. E-Eliminate answer choices. E-Evidence to support the correct answer.

When summarizing a text, you should include all of the following EXCEPT: 3 supporting details, The text features, The title, or The main idea?

The text features

In your own words, describe what the main idea of a text is.

The main idea of a text is what the text is mostly about. It is the point that the author is trying to make.

In which of the following can we identify a main idea? Advertisements, Informational texts, Newspapers, or All of the above?

All of the above.

What two components make inferences? Schema and Main Idea, Text evidence and Main Idea, Text evidence and Schema, or All of the above?

Text evidence and Schema

What does text evidence mean? Clues directly stated in the text, Background knowledge, or Predictions about the text?

Clues stated directly in the text.