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4th grade English Language Arts practice sheet

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  1. Question 1

    What is the main idea of this passage?

    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.

    • Wolves are predators
    • Beavers have strong front teeth
    • Ducks and frogs live in ponds
    • Beavers are skilled builders whose work changes the land around them

  2. Question 2

    Which heading best fits this section?

    Giant pandas spend many hours each day eating. Almost all of their food is bamboo, and they munch on its stems, shoots and leaves.

    • Where Pandas Live
    • Baby Pandas
    • What Pandas Eat
    • How Pandas Sleep

  3. Question 3

    What kind of figurative language is in this sentence?

    The flowers nodded their heads in the rain.

    • metaphor
    • personification
    • onomatopoeia
    • alliteration

  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.

    • second person
    • third person
    • first person

  5. Question 5

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

    Zoe gently placed the kitten in the basket.

    • pronoun
    • adverb
    • verb
    • adjective

  6. Question 6

    Which conjunction best completes this compound sentence?

    Ana likes carrots, ___ she does not like peas.

    • or
    • so
    • but

  7. Question 7

    What is the base word in “unkindness”?

    • un-
    • kind
    • kindness
    • -ness

  8. Question 8

    Which word correctly completes the sentence?

    Put the books over ___, on the shelf.

    • they're
    • there
    • their

  9. Question 9

    Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.

    • Finally, they found it in a bush and carried it home.
    • Then, Leo and his sister chased the kite across the field.
    • Last Saturday, Leo had an exciting day at the park.
    • Next, a strong gust of wind pulled the string from his hand.
    • First, he flew his new kite high above the trees.

  10. Question 10

    Which word completes the sentence? The students packed ___ lunches.

    • there
    • they're
    • their

Answer key

  1. 1. Beavers are skilled builders whose work changes the land around them (Reading Detectives)
  2. 2. What Pandas Eat (Text Features)
  3. 3. personification (Figurative Language)
  4. 4. third person (Point of View)
  5. 5. adverb (Parts of Speech)
  6. 6. but (Super Sentences)
  7. 7. kind (Word Builders)
  8. 8. there (Sound-Alikes)
  9. 9. Last Saturday, Leo had an exciting day at the park. → First, he flew his new kite high above the trees. → Next, a strong gust of wind pulled the string from his hand. → Then, Leo and his sister chased the kite across the field. → Finally, they found it in a bush and carried it home. (Paragraph Power)
  10. 10. their (Grammar Gears)

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