GMAS ELA 4th Grade Vocabulary

Front

What is the lesson or message in a passage, story, or poem?

Back

Theme

Front

What word means to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the passage?

Back

Infer

Front

What are passages that are stories, dramas, or poems called?

Back

Literary passages

Front

What are the words that actors are supposed to say or read aloud when they are acting out a drama?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What are the events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a passage?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the term for the main character in a story?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is the term for a character who opposes the main character?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What do we call the time and place in which a story takes place?

Back

Setting

Front

What is a genre?

Back

A category of literature, such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama.

Front

What is a summary?

Back

A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.