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Grade 4 English Language Arts practice sheet

Nova Scotia Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

  1. Question 1

    Which clue in a text tells a reader to stress a word?

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    • the word is first on the page
    • the word is in italics or bold
    • the word has a vowel
    • the word is long

  2. Question 2

    Which prefix turns “heat” into a word that means “to heat before”?

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

  3. Question 3

    What does “light” mean in this sentence?

    This box is light enough for me to carry.

    • brightness from the sun or a lamp
    • to start a fire
    • pale in colour
    • not heavy

  4. Question 4

    Which word in this sentence is a noun?

    Grandma bakes delicious bread.

    • delicious
    • bakes
    • bread

  5. Question 5

    Which verb correctly completes the sentence?

    Tomorrow, Ravi ___ his grandparents.

    • visited
    • has visited
    • will visit

  6. Question 6

    Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

    • The team flew to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
    • The team flew to, Winnipeg Manitoba.
    • The team, flew to Winnipeg Manitoba.
    • The team flew to Winnipeg Manitoba.

  7. Question 7

    What is the job of a heading?

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

  8. Question 8

    What happens when beavers build a dam?

    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.

    • The trees grow faster
    • The water slows down and forms a deep pond
    • The fish swim away to the ocean
    • The stream dries up forever

  9. Question 9

    Which sentence is written in first person?

    • You fed your cat before you left for the park.
    • Leo fed his cat before he left for the park.
    • I fed my cat before I left for the park.

  10. Question 10

    What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

    • A metaphor uses “like” or “as”; a simile does not
    • A simile is always funny; a metaphor is always sad
    • A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not
    • A simile is about sounds; a metaphor is about colours

Answer key

  1. 1. the word is in italics or bold (Listen, Speak & Read Aloud)
  2. 2. pre- (Word Builders)
  3. 3. not heavy (Sound-Alikes)
  4. 4. bread (Parts of Speech)
  5. 5. will visit (Super Sentences)
  6. 6. The team flew to Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Punctuation Power)
  7. 7. It tells what a section of the text is about (Text Features)
  8. 8. The water slows down and forms a deep pond (Reading Detectives)
  9. 9. I fed my cat before I left for the park. (Point of View)
  10. 10. A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not (Figurative Language)

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