ELA Test Prep 4th Grade
Brainstorm - ANSWER...-Create a list of any and all ideas, often part of the prewriting
process
clincher - ANSWER...-final sentence of a paragraph; closing sentence
character - ANSWER...-person in a story; also an animal, thing, etc. presented as a
person in a story
closing sentence - ANSWER...-final sentence of a paragraph; clincher
composition - ANSWER...-piece of writing
conflict - ANSWER...-problem or struggle
detail - ANSWER...-descriptive word, example, reason, or direction
dialogue - ANSWER...-the words spoken by the characters of a story
draft - ANSWER...-create the first version of a paragraph
edit - ANSWER...-change or fix spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors
figurative language - ANSWER...-language that suggests meaning beyond the actual
words being used (He's bugging me!)
fluency - ANSWER...-able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily
format - ANSWER...-the manner in which the writing is organized on the page; margins,
indentation, font, etc.
genre - ANSWER...-the type or category of writing: mystery, nonfiction, biography,
poetry, etc
graphic organizer - ANSWER...-concept map; simple drawing with a connected set of
ideas; often part of the prewriting process
ideas - ANSWER...-thoughts
informational - ANSWER...-(also called explanatory/expository) writing that explains
using examples; reasons, or steps
Brainstorm - ANSWER...-Create a list of any and all ideas, often part of the prewriting
process
clincher - ANSWER...-final sentence of a paragraph; closing sentence
character - ANSWER...-person in a story; also an animal, thing, etc. presented as a
person in a story
closing sentence - ANSWER...-final sentence of a paragraph; clincher
composition - ANSWER...-piece of writing
conflict - ANSWER...-problem or struggle
detail - ANSWER...-descriptive word, example, reason, or direction
dialogue - ANSWER...-the words spoken by the characters of a story
draft - ANSWER...-create the first version of a paragraph
edit - ANSWER...-change or fix spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors
figurative language - ANSWER...-language that suggests meaning beyond the actual
words being used (He's bugging me!)
fluency - ANSWER...-able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily
format - ANSWER...-the manner in which the writing is organized on the page; margins,
indentation, font, etc.
genre - ANSWER...-the type or category of writing: mystery, nonfiction, biography,
poetry, etc
graphic organizer - ANSWER...-concept map; simple drawing with a connected set of
ideas; often part of the prewriting process
ideas - ANSWER...-thoughts
informational - ANSWER...-(also called explanatory/expository) writing that explains
using examples; reasons, or steps
