4th Grade ELA Test Prep

Read the sentence.

The weather is _______ cold to be wearing only a T-shirt.

Which of the following homophones correctly completes the sentence?

• too

• to

• tue

• two

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CCSS.L.4.1G

Read the sentence.

The Marquez family ________ a vacation to the mountains every summer.

Which verb(s) correctly completes the sentence?

• take

• have taken

• were taking

• takes

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CCSS.L.4.3A

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

• George washington crossed the Potomac river.

• George Washington crossed the Potomac River.

• George Washington crossed the Potomac river.

• George Washington crossed the potomac river.

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CCSS.L.4.2A

Which sentence does not contain a prepositional phrase?

• I have never seen waves that tall and powerful!

• The waves came crashing down on the beach.

• I can't believe the boats could drive through those waves.

• We saw the biggest waves during the morning hours.

Read the story.

The school is going to have a field day next Monday for all the elementary school students. Also, the school will provide free pizza to all the students at lunch that day. It is going to be such a fun day!

Without changing the meaning of this sentence, which phrase below could replace "Also" in the second sentence?

• On the other hand

• In addition

• Third

• Again

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CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.W.4.2C

Read the sentences.

Dylan is brave. He isn't scared of anything.

How can a conjunction be used to combine these two sentences?

• Dylan is brave but isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave yet isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave, and he isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave, nor isn't scared of anything.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

Read the sentence.

Connor took his time walking home from school he got in trouble with his mom.

How should the run-on sentence above best be written?

• Connor took his time, walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom

• Connor took his time walking home from school, so he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time, walking home from school so got in trouble with his mom.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Read the story.

Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier were papermakers, but they had been interested in flying for many years. One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea. He was sitting in front of the fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper being carried up the chimney. Soon afterwards, the brothers conducted an experiment. They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once, the bag rose to the ceiling. After this, Stephen and Joseph conducted many more experiments, both indoors and in the open air. Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper. On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.

Which sentence in this article provides text evidence for the inference that the Montgolfier brothers used hot air to lift their balloon?

• Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper.

• They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once the bag rose to the ceiling.

• On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.

• One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Read the story.

Maple syrup comes from the sap (called xylum sap) of red, sugar, or black maple trees, often in the Canadian province of Quebec and the states of New York and Vermont. Maple trees store starch in their trunks and roots over the winter. The maple trees turn the starch into sugar which rises up through the sap when the temperatures become warmer in the spring. People harvest the maple syrup by boring holes into the trunks so they can remove and collect the sap. The sap is then heated so its water evaporates, leaving only the syrup behind to be eaten.

Maple syrup has been harvested for hundreds of years. Early explorers were taught how to harvest syrup from Native Americans who lived in Vermont and New York. Maple syrup is an important part of Vermont culture. The 2001 Vermont state quarter shows a scene of people harvesting syrup from a grove of maple trees.

Which word means the same as harvested in the sentence above?

• gathered

• tasted

• stolen

• sold

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

Choose the underlined word that is the simple subject of the sentence:

The weary umpire took a rest after the game.

• weary

• umpire

• took

• game