Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts : Language
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Example Question #141 : Language
What does the root “auto” mean?
Hint: Autograph means to sign your own name.
To write
Own or self
To sign
To be
Own or self
The root “auto” means own or self. A root is the base of a word that can be changed with the addition of a prefix or suffix.
Example Question #142 : Language
What does the root “scribe” mean?
Hint: Transcribe means to write down something that is said.
To say
To write
To remember
To speak
To write
The root “scribe” means to write. A root is the base of a word that can be changed with the addition of a prefix or suffix.
Example Question #143 : Language
What does the root “vis” mean?
Hint: A television is a machine that uses signals sent from far away to make pictures and sound that people can watch.
To see
Screen
To hear
To make
To see
The root “vis” means to see. A root is the base of a word that can be changed with the addition of a prefix or suffix.
Example Question #144 : Language
What does the root “geo” mean?
Hint: Geography the study of the physical features of the Earth.
Weather
Study
Math
Earth
Earth
The root “geo” means earth or rock. A root is the base of a word that can be changed with the addition of a prefix or suffix.
Example Question #145 : Language
What does the root “meter” mean?
Hint: A cyclometer is a tool that measures how many times a wheel spins.
Length
Width
Measure
Height
Measure
The root “meter” means to measure. A root is the base of a word that can be changed with the addition of a prefix or suffix.
Example Question #146 : Language
What does the root “photo” mean?
Hint: A photograph is a picture made using light.
Capture
Camera
Picture
Light
Light
The root “photo” means light. A root is the base of a word that can be changed with the addition of a prefix or suffix.
Example Question #147 : Language
What does the root “tele” mean?
Hint: A telescope is a tool used to look at something far away.
To tell something
Far away
Phone
To talk about something
Far away
The root “tele” means far away. A root is the base of a word that can be changed with the addition of a prefix or suffix.
Example Question #1 : Demonstrate Understanding Of Figurative Language, Word Relationships, And Nuances In Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.5
Select the sentence that uses a simile
The ocean was as blue as the sky.
The ocean and the sky were blue.
The ocean was as blue as the sky.
Example Question #2 : Demonstrate Understanding Of Figurative Language, Word Relationships, And Nuances In Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.5
Select the sentence that uses a metaphor
The snow was a blanket covering the road.
The snow was like a blanket covering the road.
The snow was a blanket covering the road.
Example Question #1 : Demonstrate Understanding Of Figurative Language, Word Relationships, And Nuances In Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.4.5
Which of the following sentences uses a simile?
Her dress was as white as freshly fallen snow.
The freshly fallen snow was pure white as the sun rose to light it.
The white snow contrasted with the deep blue sky on the horizon.
It is beautiful when the fresh white snow covers the dead, brown grass in the winter.
Her dress was as white as freshly fallen snow.
Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. Here the correct answer compares a dress and snow by saying that the dress was “as white as” the fallen snow.
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