The following words are part of a list created by the Tennessee Department of Education.
This list is designed to serve as a guide for teachers and students. Knowing these terms
helps prepare the students to learn new content in mathematics, science, language arts, and
social studies. To put it simply, it is easier to understand new material if one understands
the vocabulary that is being used to present the material.
Your child will not be tested on this list; however, they will be learning the following
words and definitions throughout their fourth grade year.
- ~~~~~~LANGUAGE ARTS TERMS~~~~~~~~~
- alliteration
- analogy
- audience
- author's purpose
- cause/effect
- compare/contrast
- double negatives
- drawing conclusions
- fable
- genre
- index
- making inferences
- outline
- possessive nouns
- prediction
- proofread
- punctuation
- quotation marks
- sentence fragment
- simple predicate
- simple subject
- thesaurus
- verb tense
- ~~~~~~~MATH TERMS~~~~~~~~~
- acute
- associative property
- attributes
- capacity
- computation
- congruent
- dividend
- divisor
- equivalent
- expanded form (whole numbers up to 10,000)
- grid
- hundredths
- identity property
- line
- mass
- median
- mode
- obtuse
- point
- quotient
- ray
- reasonable
- similar
- tenths
- transformations
- volume
- zero property
- ~~~~~~~SCIENCE TERMS~~~~~~~~~
- adaptations
- amphibians
- cell
- condensation
- earth's layers
- edible
- endangered
- erosion
- evaporation
- friction
- gravity
- heredity
- lunar
- mammals
- mixture/solution
- moon phases
- parallel circuit
- pitch
- renewable/ non-renewable
- reptiles
- series circuit
- simple machines
- solar energy
- threatened
- thriving
- traits/characteristics
- ~~~~~~~SOCIAL STUDIES TERMS~~~~~~~~~
- American Revolution
- ancient civilizations
- Articles of Confederation
- Bill of Rights
- colonial
- Constitution
- democracy
- executive branch
- explorers
- judicial branch
- legislative branch
- Louisiana Purchase
- Mayflower Compact
- mission
- Native American groups
- preamble
- Puritan
- Quaker
- religion
- slavery
- supply and demand
- taxes
- Tennessee political leaders
- Trail of Tears
- Westward expansion
- Link to Complete List
~~~~~~LANGUAGE ARTS TERMS~~~~~~~~~
Answer #1 (blank)
alliteration
The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at
the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in "on scrolls
of silver snowy sentences"
analogy
The comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. The
key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can
choose the correct second pair.
Example: kitten is to cat as puppy is to __________ (dog)
audience
The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance
author's purpose
The reason the author wrote the material (to persuade, to
entertain, to inform)
cause/effect
cause- a reason for an action or condition
effect- the result of an occurence
compare/contrast
compare- to examine the similarities of two or more items
contrast- to examine the differences of two or more items
double negatives
Answer #8 (blank)
drawing conclusions
Answer #9 (blank)
fable
Answer #10 (blank)
genre
Answer #11 (blank)
index
Answer #12 (blank)
making inferences
Answer #13 (blank)
outline
Answer #14 (blank)
possessive nouns
Answer #15 (blank)
prediction
Answer #16 (blank)
proofread
Answer #17 (blank)
punctuation
Answer #18 (blank)
quotation marks
Answer #19 (blank)
sentence fragment
Answer #20 (blank)
simple predicate
Answer #21 (blank)
simple subject
Answer #22 (blank)
thesaurus
Answer #23 (blank)
verb tense
Answer #24 (blank)
~~~~~~~MATH TERMS~~~~~~~~~
Answer #25 (blank)
acute
an angle measuring less than 90 degrees.
associative property
in addition and multiplication, no matter how the numbers are
grouped, the answer will always be the same
attributes
characteristics such as color, size, shape
capacity
the amount a container can hold.
computation
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical
or logical methods
congruent
having the same shape and size.
dividend
the number being divided in a division problem.
divisor
a number that will divide the dividend exactly.
equivalent
having the same value or amount
expanded form (whole numbers up to 10,000)
a way of writing numbers to show place value
34,300 = 30,000 + 4,000 + 300
grid
a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
hundredths
one part of one hundred divided into 100 equal parts
identity property
In addition, adding 0 to a number leaves the number unchanged, or
identical (2+0=2). In multiplication, the product of any number and
1 is that number (4X1=4). (See property of zero; property of one.)
line
a long, thin continuous mark
mass
quantity of matter in an object
Often called weight but they are NOT the same.
median
a type of average (the middle value of an ordered set of values)
18 18 32 48 56 (32 is the median)
mode
a type of average (the value that occurs the most)
18 18 32 48 56 (18 is the mode)
obtuse
any angle between 90 degrees and 180 degrees
point
a position in space
quotient
the number resulting from dividing one number by the other
ray
line that has a starting point but no endpoint
reasonable
showing sound judgement; a proper choice
similar
having the same shape but not necessarily the same size
tenths
one divided into ten parts
transformations
flip- mirror image; refelection
slides-move an item in any direction without rotating it
turns-to rotate around a point
volume
the amount of space occupied by a 3D object
zero property
the sum of any number and zero is that number; the product of any
number and zero is zero
~~~~~~~SCIENCE TERMS~~~~~~~~~
Answer #53 (blank)
adaptations
Answer #54 (blank)
amphibians
Answer #55 (blank)
cell
wall
membrane
cytoplasm
nucleus
vacuoles
condensation
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earth's layers
crust
mantle
core
edible
Answer #59 (blank)
endangered
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erosion
Answer #61 (blank)
evaporation
Answer #62 (blank)
friction
Answer #63 (blank)
gravity
Answer #64 (blank)
heredity
Answer #65 (blank)
lunar
Answer #66 (blank)
mammals
Answer #67 (blank)
mixture/solution
Answer #68 (blank)
moon phases
(in correct sequence)
parallel circuit
Answer #70 (blank)
pitch
Answer #71 (blank)
renewable/ non-renewable
Answer #72 (blank)
reptiles
Answer #73 (blank)
series circuit
Answer #74 (blank)
simple machines
Answer #75 (blank)
solar energy
Answer #76 (blank)
threatened
Answer #77 (blank)
thriving
Answer #78 (blank)
traits/characteristics
Answer #79 (blank)
~~~~~~~SOCIAL STUDIES TERMS~~~~~~~~~
Answer #80 (blank)
American Revolution
Answer #81 (blank)
ancient civilizations
Answer #82 (blank)
Articles of Confederation
Answer #83 (blank)
Bill of Rights
Answer #84 (blank)
colonial
Answer #85 (blank)
Constitution
Answer #86 (blank)
democracy
Answer #87 (blank)
executive branch
Answer #88 (blank)
explorers
Answer #89 (blank)
judicial branch
Answer #90 (blank)
legislative branch
Answer #91 (blank)
Louisiana Purchase
Answer #92 (blank)
Mayflower Compact
Answer #93 (blank)
mission
Answer #94 (blank)
Native American groups
Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw
preamble
Answer #96 (blank)
Puritan
Answer #97 (blank)
Quaker
Answer #98 (blank)
religion
Answer #99 (blank)
slavery
Answer #100 (blank)
supply and demand
Answer #101 (blank)
taxes
Answer #102 (blank)
Tennessee political leaders
Daniel Boone, John Sevier
Trail of Tears
Answer #104 (blank)
Westward expansion
Answer #105 (blank)
Link to Complete List
http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/doc/academic_vocab.pdf
Go to this link to see a complete word list for all grades.