4th Grade ELA review

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The main idea is what the text or paragraph is mostly about.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'My brother was boiling mad.'

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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 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'This house is as clean as a whistle.'

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What punctuation is used to indicate someone is speaking?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate someone is speaking.

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What is the difference between 'there', 'their', and 'they're'?

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'There' refers to a place, 'their' shows possession, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.

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What is a summary?

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

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What is a theme in literature?

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A theme is the underlying message or the main idea of a story.

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What is the purpose of a comma?

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A comma is used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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An example of a metaphor is 'Time is a thief.' This suggests that time steals moments from our lives.

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What is an example of a simile?

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An example of a simile is 'Her smile was like sunshine.' This compares her smile to sunshine.