Unit 4A

​Directions: Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in each sentence.

Multiple Choice

I always go to the park on the weekends

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

On cold winter days, I love to have a cup of hot chocolate.

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Verb

Multiple Choice

How many hot dogs did your friend eat yesterday?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adverb

Multiple Choice

Roger Bannister finished the mile race very quickly in 1954.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Interjection

Multiple Choice

Hey! Don’t touch my stuff!

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Interjection

Multiple Choice

Zoey and Tinzley were absent yesterday.

• Noun

• Conjunction

• Preposition

​Directions: Type each prepositional Phrases in each sentence.

Open Ended

Mount Elbert is located in Colorado.

Open Ended

Mount Evans in Colorado has an automobile road which you can take to the top.

Open Ended

Mount Whitney rises to the height of 14,495 feet.

Open Ended

Colorado claims the possession of the second highest mountain.

​Directions: Identify where the missing commas belong in the following sentences.

Multiple Choice

John Joe and Ed all made the team this year.

• John, Joe, and Ed 

• John, Joe and Ed 

• John, Joe, and Ed, 

Multiple Choice

My car is old but it is still valuable to me.

• valuable, to me

• old but, it is

• is old, but it

Multiple Choice

Unfortunately it was another dead end.

• Unfortunately, it was

• dead, end

• was, another

Multiple Choice

We however do not agree with your decision.

• We however, do

• We, however, do

• We, however do

Multiple Choice

Delilah was born on March 5 2023.

• on, March 5 2023

• on March, 5 2023

• on March 5, 2023

Multiple Choice

My family and I visited Boston Massachusetts this summer.

• visited Boston, Massachusetts

• My family, and I

• visited Boston Massachusetts, this

​Directions: Combine the following sentences using a conjunction. (coordinating, subordinating, or correlative)

Open Ended

We played volleyball. We went to dinner.

​We played volleyball and went to dinner.

Open Ended

Jim played outside. His sister did chores.

​While Jim played outside, his sister did chores.

Open Ended

Hayden went to the movies. Laura stayed at home.

​Hayden went to the movies, and Laura stayed at home.

Open Ended

Jamie does not like broccoli. Kyle does not like broccoli.

Neither Jamie nor Kyle likes broccoli.

Open Ended

She wasn’t hungry for dinner. She ate popcorn at the show.

​Because she wasn't hungry for dinner, she ate popcorn at the show.

​Directions: Use context clues to determine the BEST definition for the underlined word.

Multiple Choice

Timmy cleaned his room so thoroughly that not a single particle of dust remained. Nothing was out of place, nor was there even the smallest bit of dirt or grime on any surface.

• Small amount

• Package

• Leftover

Multiple Choice

Sierra had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she’d enjoy the music, but she didn’t really want to go out in the rainy weather.

• Mixed

• Angry

• Distrustful

Multiple Choice

The abandoned house was infested with vermin, including rats, fleas, and cockroaches.

• Animals

• Insects

• Pests

Multiple Choice

Unlike her grandmother, who was very generous to her, Sarah’s parents were misers who never bought her anything.

• People who donate money to charity

• People who don’t spend money on anyone

• People who don’t have very much money

​Directions: Choose the word that BEST fits in the blank.

Multiple Choice

Leslie and her friend were _________ loudly in the car when the music suddenly turned off. They laughed at the sound of their loud voices without any music.

• Screaming

• Singing

• Crying

Multiple Choice

Ryan felt _________ after he had spent the entire night playing video games. It was going to be a long day without any sleep the night before.

• Tired

• Energized

• Aggravated

Multiple Choice

Arianna was preparing a batch of Chocolate Chip cookies. Before she went to the store, she checked her cupboard to see if she had all the _________ she would need to bake them.

• Spices

• Ingredients

• Sauces

Multiple Choice

Callie always joked that her favorite hobby was eating! In reality, her favorite hobby was actually _________in cross country races.

• Speed walking

• Skipping

• Running

Multiple Choice

Ivory from elephant tusks has been used to make jewelry, art, medicine, and other things. Today, selling ivory is against the law. People in many countries are cooperating to stop the sales. If government officials catch people trying to sell elephant ivory, they confiscate it. By seizing the ivory, the officials can destroy the tusks so they can't be sold.

What is the meaning of confiscate as it is used in the passage?

• Borrow for a short period of time

• Trade to another country

• Take for legal reasons

​Directions: Determine the text structure being used in the following passages.

Multiple Choice

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Sequence

Multiple Choice

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

​Open up the google doc on Google Classroom and read the science fair project before answering the questions

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the story?

• Grayson wanted to work with Kaycee instead of Kevin

• Kevin struggles to find a partner for the science fair

• Kevin doesn’t want to do a science project over plants

Open Ended

What is a good theme for the story?

Multiple Choice

Using context clues, the reader can infer that “dilemma” means…

• Adventure

• Problem

• Lie

Open Ended

What is the conflict in the story? How does the conflict get solved?

​Directions: Identify which point of view is being represented in the following sentences.

Multiple Choice

Xavier made sure to pack all of the equipment that he would need for practice. He packed his bat, glove, and baseball cap.

• First person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are walking into the lunchroom. There are so many open seats, but you can’t seem to decide where to sit. What do you do?

• First person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Marine taught 4th grade writing. She loved reading the children’s stories, but she loved even more when they read them aloud to each other.

• First person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

While Billy worked hard on the math problem, he couldn’t help but wonder if everyone else was staring at him. The teacher also started to wonder if he would ever finish.

• First person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

​Now we are going to look through the study guide to finish the rest.