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Worksheets4th Grade ELAR STAAR Review- 5/5
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
The ___________ is what the text or paragraph is mostly about.
summary
main idea
theme
characters
A ________ includes the topic and main ideas of a paragraph or text.
title
theme
main point
summary
_________ is a lesson the author is trying to teach.
main idea
topic
theme
details
Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, trout, and salmon, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.
Using context clues, what does Piscatorial mean?
related to deserts
related to fishing
related to outer space
related to hunting
What text structure shows the similarities and differences or two or more topics?
description
sequencing
cause and effect
compare and contrast
How is a text structured if it tells a problem and what caused the problem?
description
sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
What type of figurative language compares two things by saying one thing "is" another thing?
simile
metaphor
literal
idiom
"Life is a long, twisty roller coaster."
This most likely means ________________.
sometimes life is right and sometimes it is wrong
sometimes life is scary and sometimes it is fun
sometimes life if questionable and sometimes its happy
sometimes life is sad and sometimes it is scary
Parts of the passage that prove that the answer to our questions are correct, are called ___________________.
text readers
text structure
text features
text evidence
Why are headings important in a text?
Headings tell the reader what that section of text is about and helps them figure out the main idea.
Headings are a part of the passage that the reader can skip because it really is not important.
Headings tell the reader what the theme of the story is.
Headings tell the reader what is happening in the pictures.
Spiders are very interesting. Some spin silk webs to catch and eat prey, while others attack their prey. Some spiders, like tarantulas, are large enough to eat lizards and mice! Many people are afraid of spiders because they bite. Most spiders, however, will only bite if they think they are danger and most are harmless. Spiders are actually helpful to people because many eat insect pests like cockroaches and mosquitoes.
What are spiders called?
Lobsters are a kind of ocean creature called crustaceans. Crabs and shrimp are crustaceans too. Lobsters, and most other crustaceans, are found throughout the world's oceans, often under rocks or in cracks on the sea floor.
Lobsters have five pairs of legs, three of which are claws. The front claws, sometimes called pincers, are larger than the others. Scientists believe lobsters can live up to 70 years!
People love to eat lobsters! The state of Maine is famous for the lobsters found along its Atlantic coast. Here, lobsters are often served with melted butter, corn on the cob, and French fries. Did you know that lobsters only turn red after they are cooked? In the wild they can be grayish, yellow, green, blue or multi-colored.
In what paragraph does the author discuss how people eat lobsters?
1
2
3
none
Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
The mountain we climbed was very far outside of Denver, Colorado.
Paul and Kiri do not eat pickles, ketchup, mayonnaise, or tomatoes.
The Perrys visited Acapulco, Mexico, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Every three or four months, Ryan gets his truck's oil changed.
**What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?
The ___________ is what the text or paragraph is mostly about.
summary
main idea
theme
characters
_________ is a lesson the author is trying to teach.
main idea
topic
theme
details
What text structure shows the similarities and differences or two or more topics?
description
sequencing
cause and effect
compare and contrast
How is a text structured if it tells a problem and what caused the problem?
description
sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
What type of figurative language compares two things by saying one thing "is" another thing?
simile
metaphor
literal
idiom
How is a text structured if it tells a problem and what caused the problem?
description
sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
What type of figurative language compares two things by saying one thing "is" another thing?
simile
metaphor
literal
idiom
