Grade 4 - EL Module 2 Vocabulary

What are adjectives?

• Words used to describe a noun

• Words used to describe a verb

• Words used to describe an adverb

• Words used to describe a conjunction

What are affixes?

• Letters added to the beginning or end of a word

• Letters added to the middle of a word

• Letters added to the end of a sentence

• Letters added to the beginning of a sentence

What does it mean to apply your learning?

• To forget what you have learned

• To use what you have learned

• To ignore what you have learned

• To teach what you have learned

What is an author?

• Someone who reads a piece of text

• Someone who edits a piece of text

• Someone who writes a piece of text

• Someone who analyzes a piece of text

What are behavior?

• Actions that take place in a story

• The way an animal acts

• The result of the characters' actions

• The problem in the story

What does it mean to collaborate?

• To work well with others to accomplish a task or goal

• To work alone to accomplish a task or goal

• To compete with others to accomplish a task or goal

• To avoid working with others to accomplish a task or goal

What are commas used for?

• To separate parts of a sentence

• To introduce a quote before the first quotation mark

• To connect two independent clauses

• To mark the end of a sentence

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with only one independent clause

• A sentence with two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction

• A sentence with a dependent clause and an independent clause

• A sentence with two dependent clauses

What is the purpose of a conclusion statement?

• To introduce the main points of an essay

• To provide evidence to support an argument

• To wrap up a piece of writing and repeat the main ideas

• To present a counterargument

What are sensory details?

• Details that you use your five senses to collect

• Details that describe the appearance of something

• Details that explain the way someone or something looks

• Details that provide evidence to support a claim