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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

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 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

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

• explain

• identify

• define

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B