Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts
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Example Question #131 : Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts
Speed limit signs are posted along roads and highways to keep people safe. Going a faster speed than the sign indicates is prohibited. If you are caught going above the speed limited posted, you will be given a ticket and a fine.
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
to show
to report
to tell
to advertise
to show
The word indicates means "to show".
Example Question #132 : Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts
Right before I needed to cook dinner, I realized that I didn't get anything out of the freezer to cook. I quickly grabbed a package of chicken out of the freezer and began to run it under very hot water in order to hasten the thawing process.
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
to run
to boil
to cook
to speed up
to speed up
The word hasten means to speed up.
Example Question #133 : Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts
What does the root word "scope" mean?
Hint: A telescope is a tool that is used to look at something that is far away.
to look at or observe
to analyze
to run
to write
to look at or observe
The root word "scope" means "to look at or observe".
Example Question #134 : Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts
What does the root word "graph" mean?
Hint: a telegraph was a way to send and write letters to someone far away.
to phone someone
to hear or listen
someone far away
to write or draw
to write or draw
The root word "graph" means to write or draw.
Example Question #135 : Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts
Select the best definition for the word "cyclometer"
Hint: the root word "cyclo" means circle or wheel.
A device made to help draw a circle.
A device made for bikes.
A device that measures how many times a wheel turns.
A device made to measure wind speed.
A device that measures how many times a wheel turns.
We are told in the problem that "cyclo" means circle or wheel. "Meter" means to measure something. Thus the correct answer is, "A device that measures how many times a wheel turns. ".
Example Question #131 : Language
What does the suffix “-en” mean?
Hint: The word “golden” means to be made of gold.
Made of
To be
To have money
Wealthy
Made of
The suffix “-en” means to be made of. Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function.
Example Question #4 : Use Common Greek And Latin Affixes And Roots As Clues To The Meaning Of A Word: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.4.B
What does the suffix “-er” mean?
Hint: The word “taller” means to be more tall.
More
To be
Made of
To be better
More
The suffix “-er” means to be more. Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function.
Example Question #3 : Use Common Greek And Latin Affixes And Roots As Clues To The Meaning Of A Word: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.4.B
What does the suffix “-less” mean?
Hint: The word “hopeless” means without hope.
More
To be
Made of
Without
Without
The suffix “-less” means without. Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function.
Example Question #5 : Use Common Greek And Latin Affixes And Roots As Clues To The Meaning Of A Word: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.4.B
What does the prefix “non-” mean?
Hint: The word “nonviolent” means to not be violent.
Harsh
Against
Very
Not
Not
The prefix “non-” means not. A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word to change its meaning.
Example Question #1 : Use Common Greek And Latin Affixes And Roots As Clues To The Meaning Of A Word: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.4.B
What does the prefix “sub-” mean?
Hint: The word “subway” means a station under the ground.
Over
Less than
Ground
Under
Under
The prefix “sub-” means to be under. A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word to change its meaning.
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