4th Grade ELA State Test Prep 2

State

Test

Prep

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of passage 1?

• a. The phonograph was a machine that could record sound and play it back.

• b. The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison.

• c. The phonograph was invented in 1877.

• d. The phonograph was invented on accident.

Multiple Choice

What other items did the passage state that Thomas Edison was responsible for inventing?

• electricity, telephone

• record player, telegraph

• mimeograph, light bulb

• d. light bulb, telephone

Multiple Choice

Passage 1 states that the record phonograph was altered.

What does altered mean?

• stay the same

• to be changed

Multiple Choice

Passage 2 states that Eddie’s mom is a music producer.

According to the text, what does a music producer do?

• A person who works at a music store.

• A person who helps make and organize music.

• A person who sings songs on records.

• A person who has a phonograph.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below:

When Eddie got home that day, he immediately went to his computer and fired it up.

What does the phrase, “fired it up” mean in the sentence?

• Eddie caught his computer on fire.

• Eddie plugged his computer in.

• Eddie turned his computer on.

Multiple Choice

What is one fact Eddie discovered about the phonograph from his research?

• It was invented by Thomas Edison.

• It replaced the telephone.

• It was renamed a mimeograph.

• He couldn’t wait to go back to Nan’s house to play with it.

Multiple Choice

In passage 2, Eddie’s attitude changes from the beginning to the end of the story.

How did his attitude change?

• He went from happy to sad.

• He went from annoyed to interested.

• He went from nervous to excited.

• He went from excited to scared.

Multiple Choice

Which questions about the story will the setting answer?

• What is the author's attitude toward the characters?

• Where and when does the story take place?

• Who are the people the story is about? Why and why did the author write the story?

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of the passage below?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion. 

• winter in a train station of a busy city

• a hospital in the future

• a summer morning in a castle

• a grocery store in the 1980's

Multiple Choice

What is the point of view based off the passage below?

I couldn’t help but think something was going on. Beth was acting strange, making weird excuses why I needed to be out of the house. She had me run to the store for scissors. I knew we had scissors. When I returned to the house and walked through the door I had the biggest surprise of my life! All of my friends and family were in my house yelling “Surprise!” and “Happy birthday!”

• The passage is written in third person limited.

• The passage is written in second person point of view.

• The passage is written in third person objective.

• The passage is written in first person point of view.

Multiple Choice

A type of narrative perspective in which the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you" to address the reader

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• First Person

• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

We laughed so hard that milk came out of our noses.

From which point of view is the sentence written?

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

• first person

Multiple Choice

A story that is act out; it contains a script, stage directions, and dialogue

• Play

• Humor

• Fantasy

• Mystery

Multiple Choice

The problem or issue the main character is having is the main ...

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• theme

Multiple Choice

This certainly happened a lot faster than I thought it was going to. It seems like just yesterday that Cheryl and I met at the Frisbee tournament. It wasn’t yesterday, of course, but six months is pretty quick to go from “hello” to “I do,” right? I wonder if anyone has ever answered “maybe” instead of “I do” or asked for a little more time…probably not.

Who is the narrator?

• organist

• mother of the bride

• bride

• groom

• officiant

Multiple Choice

Ricky kept daring me to touch the skeleton. I tried to ignore him, but I finally figured that it was the only way to get him to be quiet. Plus, what was the harm? All of the bones were bolted to a big metal frame. It was no big deal. I finally told Ricky “FINE!” I quietly moved to the back of the group. Just as I reached out, someone grabbed my hand.

Who is the narrator?

• parent chaperone

• museum guide

• student

• teacher

• museum visitor

Multiple Choice

I was the nearest unit, so I proceeded to the scene. I found two identical females near an SUV. They were screaming at each other. Their vehicle had minimal damage to the front right quarter. An ice cream truck was in the middle of the intersection. It had minimal damage to the right rear bumper, but it appeared that a cooler had toppled out, spilling dozens of popsicles. Children were gathering them up and running off.

Who is the narrator?

• driver of the SUV

• driver of the ice cream truck

• witness

• passenger in the SUV

• police officer

Multiple Choice

Setting is defined as the _______and _______ of the story.

• tone and place

• tone and plot

• time and place

• time and plot

Multiple Choice

Why is the setting important in a story?

• Because my teacher said it was important

• It tells us the ending.

• It helps us visualize what the land and characters look like in a story.

Multiple Choice

In the passage below, what can you infer about Randolph using clues from the setting?

One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.

• Randolph is a mean person.

• Randolph has an older sister.

• Randolph is a prince or king.

• The setting doesn't give me any clues about Randolph.

Multiple Choice

Which description of a setting would best create a mood of loneliness for a story?

• "The sun was bright, and the breeze was warm in the park. In the distance, there was the pleasant noise of children laughing."

• "At the amusement park, the ticket counter hadn't opened yet. It was still too early. But the warm smell of hot dogs and pretzels was already filling the air with the promise of fun."

• "The restaurant was packed. The waitress balanced three dishes on her arm and moved carefully around the large, round tables. Everyone's plates were full."

• "The sky was gray that cool November afternoon in the empty playground. The swings were rusted. The wood was rotted. There was silence except for the wind blowing through the dead leaves."

Multiple Choice

to tell what will happen next

• predict

• clarify

• compare

• infer