4th Grade Language Quiz

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence with no conjunction

• A sentence with only one clause

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction

• A sentence with a dependent clause

What does a concluding sentence in an informative/explanatory text do?

• Provides a summary of the text

• Asks a question to the reader

• Restates the topic and lets the reader know that the text is complete

• Introduces a new topic

What is a conflict in a story?

• A problem the characters must solve

• A happy event

• A new character introduction

• A peaceful resolution

What do consonants refer to in the alphabet?

• All the vowels in the alphabet

• All the letters in the alphabet

• All the numbers in the alphabet

• All of the other letters in the alphabet

What does a conjunction do in a sentence?

• Introduces a new topic

• Joins clauses

• Separates clauses

• Concludes the sentence

What does "Chronology" mean?

• When the ideas are presented disorderly.

• When the ideas or information are presented in time order.

• When the information is presented from yesterdays skills.

• When you restate a problem that you are facing.

What is Comparison?

• How things are alike and how they are different.

• How things are similar.

• How things look different than they did before.

• How things look totally awesome in a new light.

What is the job of an opinion essay concluding sentence?

• It restates the topic and ties together the

  reason the audience holds about the text.

• It restates the topic but does not tie together the

  reason for the author's opinion.

• It restates the topic and ties together the

  reason the author holds his/her opinion.

• It restates the entire paper.

What is the conclusion of a story?

• How the story begins; the opening of a written text that ties all of the ideas together.

• The middle of the story; the climax of a written text that solves the conflict.

• How the story ends; the closing of a written text that ties all of the ideas together.

• How the story near ends; the continuation for the next chapter.

A cast of characters is?

• A list of the toys on a playground.

• A list of the characters in a play.

• A list of the chairs in a room.

• A list of the cars on a street.