Exploring Key Concepts in 4th Grade Language Arts

What is a metaphor?

• A word that sounds the same as another

• A connecting word in a sentence

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

What makes a simile different from a metaphor?

• Not using any comparison words

• Using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison

• Comparing two unrelated things

• Describing actions instead of states

Which example is a metaphor?

• The snow was like a white blanket

• He runs as fast as a cheetah

• Life is a journey

• She sings like an angel

What are homophones?

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings

• Words that have no relation to each other

• Words that are spelled the same but sound different

• Words that have similar meanings

Which pair of words are homophones?

• Cat and Kat

• Bear and Bare

• Two and Too

• Both A and C

Which of the following is a preposition?

• Happiness

• Beautiful

• Under

• Quickly

Which sentence uses a preposition correctly?

• She is beautiful than her sister

• The cat sleeps on the bed

• They laughed of the joke

• He quickly runs

What do action verbs describe?

• The time something happens

• What a noun does

• The state of being of a noun

• The location of a noun

Identify the action verb in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly at the stranger.'

• Stranger

• Loudly

• Dog

• Barks

What is a sentence fragment?

• A group of words missing a subject or a verb

• A sentence without any verbs

• A detailed description of an action

• A complete sentence with a subject and verb