4th Grade Reading Review

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is the cause and effect text structure?

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The cause and effect text structure explains what happened (the cause) and why it happened (the effect). For example, 'It rained heavily (cause), so the streets flooded (effect).'

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What is historical fiction?

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Historical fiction is a genre of literature that tells a story set in the past, often featuring real historical events or figures. An example is 'I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic-1912'.

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What is an antonym?

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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. For example, the antonym of 'before' is 'after'.

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What text structure does a Venn Diagram represent?

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A Venn Diagram is used to show the similarities and differences between two or more things, which is known as the compare and contrast text structure.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What is chronological order?

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Chronological order is the arrangement of events in the order they occurred in time. For example, a timeline of a person's life.

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What is the problem and solution text structure?

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The problem and solution text structure presents a problem and then explains how it can be solved. For example, 'The city had a traffic problem; they built more bike lanes to solve it'.