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4th grade English Language Arts practice sheet

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  1. Question 1

    How did Priya and Leo solve the problem?

    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.

    • They waited for the rain to stop
    • They sold lemonade in the rain
    • They gave up and went home
    • They sold warm treats inside the community center

  2. Question 2

    Which heading best fits this section?

    Snow can be like a blanket for small animals. Under the snow, mice and voles dig tunnels where they stay warm and hidden all winter.

    • Life Under the Snow
    • Winter Sports
    • How Snowflakes Form
    • Birds That Fly South

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence uses personification?

    • Buzz! An insect zoomed past my ear.
    • The flowers nodded their heads in the rain.
    • My little brother is as busy as a squirrel in autumn.
    • The fog was a gray blanket over the town.

  4. Question 4

    A story says: “She waved goodbye to her friends.” Who is telling it?

    • the reader
    • the girl who is waving
    • one of her friends
    • a narrator outside the story

  5. Question 5

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

    Maya quietly opened the heavy door.

    • pronoun
    • adjective
    • adverb
    • conjunction

  6. Question 6

    Which conjunction best completes this compound sentence?

    Ana likes carrots, ___ she does not like peas.

    • but
    • so
    • or

  7. Question 7

    What does “misread” mean?

    • to read before
    • to read again
    • to not read
    • to read wrongly

  8. Question 8

    What does “rose” mean in this sentence?

    The sun rose over the hills.

    • fell down
    • a flower with thorns
    • came up; went higher
    • a pink color

  9. Question 9

    Which transition best fills the blank?

    We forgot to water our plant for two weeks.

    ___, its leaves turned brown and droopy.

    • As a result
    • For example
    • First
    • However

  10. Question 10

    Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?

    • She finishes her homework.
    • She will finish her homework.
    • She has finished her homework.

Answer key

  1. 1. They sold warm treats inside the community center (Reading Detectives)
  2. 2. Life Under the Snow (Text Features)
  3. 3. The flowers nodded their heads in the rain. (Figurative Language)
  4. 4. a narrator outside the story (Point of View)
  5. 5. adverb (Parts of Speech)
  6. 6. but (Super Sentences)
  7. 7. to read wrongly (Word Builders)
  8. 8. came up; went higher (Sound-Alikes)
  9. 9. As a result (Paragraph Power)
  10. 10. She has finished her homework. (Grammar Gears)

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