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4th grade English Language Arts practice sheet

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  1. Question 1

    Why does the author call beavers “engineers”?

    Nature's Engineers

    Beavers are sometimes called nature's engineers. An engineer is someone who designs and builds things, and beavers are amazing builders.

    Using their strong front teeth, beavers cut down small trees and branches. They pile the wood across a stream and pack the gaps with mud and stones. This dam slows the water and makes a deep pond.

    In the pond, beavers build a home called a lodge. Its entrance is underwater, which helps keep the family safe from predators such as wolves.

    Beaver ponds help other living things, too. Ducks, frogs, fish and moose often visit or live in the wetlands that beavers create.

    • Because they design and build things
    • Because they eat wood
    • Because they live underwater
    • Because they drive trains

  2. Question 2

    What is the job of a heading?

    • It tells who wrote the book
    • It explains what a word means
    • It tells what a section of the text is about
    • It lists every page in the book

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence uses a simile?

    • The lake was as smooth as glass.
    • The trees waved their arms in the storm.
    • Fluffy feathers floated from the fence.
    • Maya is a walking dictionary.

  4. Question 4

    From which point of view is this passage told?

    Noah and his grandfather fished from the dock all morning.

    They didn't catch a single fish, but they laughed the whole time.

    • first person
    • second person
    • third person

  5. Question 5

    In this sentence, what part of speech is “behind”?

    Kenji hid the present behind the couch.

    • preposition
    • adjective
    • verb
    • pronoun

  6. Question 6

    Which is a fragment (not a complete sentence)?

    • Running down the hallway.
    • We walked down the hallway.
    • Sam ran down the hallway.
    • The hallway was quiet.

  7. Question 7

    Which prefix turns “read” into a word that means “to read wrongly”?

    • dis-
    • mis-
    • re-
    • pre-

  8. Question 8

    Which word correctly completes the sentence?

    Put the books over ___, on the shelf.

    • they're
    • there
    • their

  9. Question 9

    Which is the best topic sentence for these details?

    You can recycle paper, cans and plastic bottles.

    You can reuse jars to store crayons or buttons.

    You can also bring a cloth bag when you shop.

    • Jars are made of glass.
    • Shopping is fun on weekends.
    • There are many simple ways to reduce waste at home.
    • You can recycle paper.

  10. Question 10

    Which pair is correct? ___ turn is next, and ___ turn is after.

    • She, you
    • Her, your
    • Hers, yours

Answer key

  1. 1. Because they design and build things (Reading Detectives)
  2. 2. It tells what a section of the text is about (Text Features)
  3. 3. The lake was as smooth as glass. (Figurative Language)
  4. 4. third person (Point of View)
  5. 5. preposition (Parts of Speech)
  6. 6. Running down the hallway. (Super Sentences)
  7. 7. mis- (Word Builders)
  8. 8. there (Sound-Alikes)
  9. 9. There are many simple ways to reduce waste at home. (Paragraph Power)
  10. 10. Her, your (Grammar Gears)

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