4th Grade Language Arts Review #1

Which verb best completes the sentence? He ______ very nice when I asked for directions.

• was

• am

• is

• were

Read the sentence below the picture. My favorite subject is geology. What does the word geology mean in the sentence?

• study of life

• a higher level math

• study of water

• study of the earth

Choose the homophone that best completes the sentence. Marvin and Peter took a long stroll __________ the dark cave.

• threw

• through

• though

• throw

Which word below is a synonym for flame?

• fire

• freeze

• red

• smoke

Jose wrote the following sentence about his experience in the cafeteria earlier in the day. The food in the cafeteria today was awful! Which word should Jose replace with the underlined word?

• lame

• bland

• disgusting

• bad

Which word in the sentence shows a state of being? You are my favorite person.

• you

• are

• my

• in

All of these words contain the Greek root micro. Based on your knowledge of the definitions of these words, what does the root micro mean?

• unknown, mysterious

• small, miniature

• large, gigantic

• blurry, foggy

Which word should be used to correctly complete this sentence? He drove ______ fast and missed the turn.

• thru

• to

• two

• too

Read the following sentence. Please divide the apple into two pieces. Which word below is a synonym for divide?

• fix

• fruit

• split

• multiply

Which emotion word best completes the sentence? Joshua felt ______________ when he dropped his tray at lunch, and everyone laughed at him.

• confident

• optimistic

• refreshed

• embarrassed