Fourth Grade Reading Academic Vocabulary

What is the definition of summarize?

• to explain what a word means

• to give the main or most important details about something, but not every single little detail

• to tell someone about an event or an idea so that they can understand it

What does opinion mean?

• your own ideas or what you believe to be true

• facts that support a claim and make you believe it is true

• very big, important, or special

What is the meaning of reasons?

• your own ideas or what you believe to be true

• to say who or what something is

• statements that tell WHY you believe something is true

What is the defintion of major?

• very big, important, or special

• to explain what a word means

• statements that tell WHY you believe something to be true

What does example mean?

• to explain what a word means

• statements that tell WHY you believe something is true

• something that you mention to show the kind of thing that you mean, or to show that something is true

What is the meaning of evidence?

• facts that support a claim and make you believe that it’s true 

• your own ideas or what you believe to be true

• to say who or what something is

What does define mean?

• to tell someone about an event or idea so that they can understand it

• to say who or what something is

• to explain what a word means

What is the definition of identify?

• to give the main or most important details about something

• to tell someone about an event or idea so that they can understand it

• to say who or what something is

What is the meaning of explain?

• to tell someone about an event or idea so that they can understand it

• very big, important, or special

• your own ideas or what you believe to be true 

I did not understand number 8 on the math test, so my teacher had to _____ it to me.

• explain

• identify

• define