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4th grade English Language Arts practice sheet

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

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  1. Question 1

    What was the problem in the story?

    The Rainy-Day Plan

    Priya and Leo had planned a lemonade stand to raise money for the animal shelter. On Saturday morning, dark clouds rolled in and rain began to pour.

    Leo groaned. “Nobody will buy lemonade in the rain.” Priya looked out at the wet street, then grinned. “Then let's sell something warm.”

    With permission, they set up a table in the lobby of the community center. They sold warm cocoa and oatmeal cookies to people coming in from the storm. By the afternoon, they had raised more money than they had hoped.

    • Rain spoiled their plan for a lemonade stand
    • They ran out of cookies
    • Leo forgot the lemons
    • The animal shelter was closed

  2. Question 2

    Which of these is a glossary entry?

    • Chapter 4: Making Honey
    • nectar, 15, 18
    • Bees visit hundreds of flowers each day.
    • nectar: a sweet liquid made by flowers

  3. Question 3

    What kind of figurative language is in this sentence?

    The stars were diamonds in the night sky.

    • metaphor
    • simile
    • alliteration
    • onomatopoeia

  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
    • first person
    • third person

  5. Question 5

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

    We can walk to the park or ride our bikes.

    • adverb
    • pronoun
    • conjunction
    • noun

  6. Question 6

    Which is a fragment (not a complete sentence)?

    • We waited because the bus was late.
    • Because the bus was late.
    • The bus came at last.
    • The bus was late.

  7. Question 7

    What does “washable” mean?

    • able to be washed
    • washed again
    • without washing
    • not washed

  8. Question 8

    Which sentence uses the right homophone?

    • The squirrel dug a whole to hide its acorn.
    • Ana ate the whole sandwich.
    • Ana ate the hole sandwich.

  9. Question 9

    Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.

    • Finally, watch for a green sprout to appear.
    • Then, water it and set it in a sunny spot.
    • Next, push a bean seed into the soil.
    • First, fill a cup with soil.
    • Growing a bean plant takes just a few steps.

  10. Question 10

    Which word completes the sentence? The girl ___ drawing won the prize is my friend.

    • whose
    • who
    • which

Answer key

  1. 1. Rain spoiled their plan for a lemonade stand (Reading Detectives)
  2. 2. nectar: a sweet liquid made by flowers (Text Features)
  3. 3. metaphor (Figurative Language)
  4. 4. third person (Point of View)
  5. 5. pronoun (Parts of Speech)
  6. 6. Because the bus was late. (Super Sentences)
  7. 7. able to be washed (Word Builders)
  8. 8. Ana ate the whole sandwich. (Sound-Alikes)
  9. 9. Growing a bean plant takes just a few steps. → First, fill a cup with soil. → Next, push a bean seed into the soil. → Then, water it and set it in a sunny spot. → Finally, watch for a green sprout to appear. (Paragraph Power)
  10. 10. whose (Grammar Gears)

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