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Worksheets4th Grade MAAP Vocabulary Assessment
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
A large subdivision, or part, of a play.
Act
Scene
A smaller subdivision, or part, of a play– where the action takes places.
Scene
Act
A type of print that has thick, heavy lines– used for emphasis, headings, etc.
Bold Print
Italic Print
Underline Print
Light Print
Text that is slanted to the right– used for emphasis, book titles, etc.
Italics
Strikethrough
List of the characters in a play.
Cast
Script
Director
Stage
A work intended for performance– a play.
Drama
Novel
Poem
Essay
Small notes at the bottom of a page that explain, define, or expand on information in the text.
Footnotes
Headings
Citations
What is a line of text that tells what the section of the passage below it will be about?
Heading
Summary
A picture or diagram that is used to make the subject more pleasing or easier to understand.
Illustration
Chart
One line in a poem.
Verse
Paragraph
A (usually long) dramatic speech by one actor, where only person/actor is speaking and saying their thoughts.
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
Narration
What is the term for words spoken by the characters in a play?
Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Narration
The time and place of any story.
Setting
Plot
Character
Theme
A group of lines in a poem or song (like a paragraph in prose).
Stanza
Chorus
The form in which novels/stories are written; “normal” format.
Prose
Poetry
Drama
Script
What happens in a story.
Plot
Character
Setting
Theme
An introduction to a book.
Preface
Chapter 1
In order:
Chronological
Random
Alphabetical
Reverse
Telling a story from the point of view of a narrator in the story, using “I” and “we.”
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Omniscient Narrator
Telling a story from the point of view of an outside narrator, using “he” and “they.”
Third Person
First Person
Second Person
Omniscient Narrator
Narrator: _______
The person telling the story
The main character in the story
The author of the book
A random person in the story
Props: _______
Articles or objects that appear on stage during a play
The main characters in a play
what is a Myth?
a non-fiction text that explains facts about a topic
A traditional story explaining how an event or
phenomenon came to be, usually with gods and
goddesses.
Legend: _______
A traditional story based on a historical figure but exaggerated to showcase that virtue. Ex: King Arthur
A scientific theory that has been proven. Ex: Theory of Relativity
Fairytale: _______
A traditional story with magic and the supernatural. Ex: Snow White
A scientific explanation of natural phenomena. Ex: Gravity
Tall Tale: _______
A traditional story based on lies and exaggerations about larger than life characters. Ex: Johnny Appleseed
A factual historical account of events.
Fable: _______
A traditional story with talking animals that teaches a moral
A scientific theory
Genre: _______
A way to classify books—main two are fiction and nonfiction
A style of painting
Historical Fiction: _______
Stories that are made up but based on true events from the past.
Stories that are entirely fictional with no basis in real events.
Realistic Fiction: _______
Stories that are made up but seem like they could be real. Ex: Fudge-a-Mania
Stories that are entirely factual and based on true events.
To paraphrase, or restate: _______
To put an idea into your own words
To copy text exactly as it is
Persuasive: _______
A type of essay that tries to convince someone to do something or feel a certain way
A type of essay that provides information about a topic
Moral, or theme: _______
Lesson of the story
A historical event
Character Traits: _______
Words that describe a character's personality
Words that describe a character's environment
Context Clues: _______
Using the words and pictures around an unknown word to figure out its meaning
Ignoring the unknown word completely
Guessing the meaning randomly
Looking up every word in a dictionary
Climax: _______
The highest or most intense part of a story; the 'turning point'
The beginning of a story
Resolution/solution: _______
How a problem is solved, or how the story ends
A type of camera lens
Point of View: _______
How an author chooses to tell a story—can be first, second, or third
The main idea or theme of a story
The conflict or problem in the story
Biography: _______
A detailed description of a person's life, written by someone else
A scientific study of living organisms
Autobiography: _______
An account of a person's life, written by THAT person
A historical account of events
A ______ is a letter or a group of letters added to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning.
Prefix
Suffix
A ______ is a letter or a group of letters added to the ending of a word that changes the meaning.
Suffix
Prefix
Fill in the blank: An ______ is a personal judgment that someone thinks is true, but that may be true or false.
Opinion
Fact
Fill in the blank: A ______ is a statement that can be proven to be true or false.
Fact
Opinion
An ______ is a strong feeling such as joy, hatred, sorrow, or fear.
Emotion
Object
Idea
To ______ is to understand or grasp the meaning of.
Comprehend
Misinterpret
Overlook
To ______ is to communicate or express.
Convey
Hide
______ are punctuation that is often used to show speech, or dialogue.
Quotation Marks
Commas
Exclamation Marks
A ______ is a complete word that can stand alone without a prefix or suffix.
Base Word
Prefix
To ______ is to make reference to or to quote.
Cite
Read
______ is the repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
Assonance
______ are extreme exaggerations.
Hyperbole
Simile
______ is giving an animal or object human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
______ is repeating a word, phrase, or idea.
Repetition
Imitation
A ______ is a comparison between two things, using like or as.
Simile
Analogy
A ______ is a comparison between two like things WITHOUT using like or as.
Metaphor
Allegory
An ______ is a phrase that is not taken literally.
Idiom
Metaphor
A ______ is the lesson, moral, or message a work of fiction teaches.
Theme
Character
Setting
Plot
What the text is mostly about. Fill in the blank: The ______ is what the text is mostly about.
Main Idea
Conclusion
Summary
Title
The ______ is the author's attitude toward a subject.
Tone
Mood
Perspective
Style
________ is anything that can be used to prove something.
Evidence
Hypothesis
Assumption
Guess
A series of steps that must be taken in order to do something is called a ________.
Procedure
Event
To draw up a preliminary outline, picture, or plan is to ________.
Draft
Design
To correct or edit so as to improve is to ________.
Revise
Complicate
The use of something concrete that is used to represent something more than itself is called ________.
Symbolism
Metaphor
________ means spoken, rather than written; carried out by speaking.
Oral
Written
Typed
Printed
A list of writings with time and place of publication is called a ________.
Bibliography
Glossary
A person who writes books, stories, or plays is an ________.
Author
Painter
Chef
Engineer
Examining parts to understand how they work together to create meaning as a whole is to ________.
Analyze
Summarize
An instruction written into, or added to, the script of a play, telling actors what to do or how to set up the scene is called ________.
Stage Directions
Dialogue
A subject or theme of an essay, book, or other written work is a ________.
Topic
Author
Based on truth, fact, or logic is described as:
Valid
False
A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word is a ________.
Synonym
Antonym
Homonym
Acronym
A word that has the opposite meaning as another word is an ________.
Antonym
Synonym
An opinion that you form after thinking about many things, also means an ending or result, is a ________.
Conclusion
Judgment
To tell the meaning of a word, phrase, or term is to ________.
Define
Describe
To decide or settle finally and without question is to ________.
Determine
Guess
To grow or cause to grow is to ________.
Develop
Shrink
To identify the differences between things is to ________.
Differentiate
Unify
When the words don’t mean what they literally say, it is called ________.
Figurative Language
Literal Language
