SC Ready ELA Practice

A student is writing a report about clouds. Read the information from the source.

Clouds are large collections of tiny water droplets or ice crystals. These droplets are so light that they float in the air. Heat from the sun causes the water in oceans, lakes, and rivers to evaporate, or become a gas. As the gas cools, it rises, and the water droplets begin to stick together. Millions of these tiny water droplets create the clouds we see in the sky.

Which subheading would best describe the information from this source?

• How Clouds Form

• Types of Clouds

• How Clouds Move

• Using Clouds to Predict Weather

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

2. A student is planning to write a research report about whether video games are good for kids. Which question would best focus the research so that the student would find information to use in the report?

• Which video games are most popular with young people?

• What are some positive effects of playing video games?

• When is a good time to introduce children to video games?

• How do people begin a career creating video games?

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CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.7

A student has made a plan for a research report. Read the plan.

Research Report Plan

Topic: space travel

Audience: teacher and classmates

Purpose: to inform

Research question: How has space travel changed since the first spacecraft landed on the moon?

The student found several sources. Which source would most likely have information that would be useful in the student’s report?

• a book titled The Space Mission Mystery

• a book titled The History of Space Travel

• a website that describes how to make model rockets for a classroom project

• a newspaper article with the heading “Interesting Facts about the Moon and Stars”

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2B

Read the draft of a student’s essay.

Zookeepers spend their days with animals. They learn what the animals like best and how to care for them. Many of the humans and animals form special relationships. The zookeepers are able to watch the animals grow and change over time. Sometimes, there is also an opportunity to feed and care for baby animals that are born in the zoo. What could be more fun and exciting than that?

Which sentence would provide the best introduction for the paragraph?

• I hope to visit the zoo this summer with my family

• Animals such as bears and monkeys can be seen in many zoos.

• I think that working at a zoo would be the best type of job.

• There are hundreds of zoos in cities around the world.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.W.4.2A

A student is writing an opinion paper. Read the draft.

I appreciate all four seasons, but fall is my favorite. It is the best time of year. There are many reasons why I enjoy the fall. First of all, chilly fall days are a relief after a long hot summer. It is neither too hot nor too cold. The weather feels comfortable and pleasant. My mom likes to make delicious, warm soups as it gets cold outside. People tend to do more outdoor activities when the temperature starts to drop.

Which sentence from the draft should be removed because it does not support the main idea?

• It is neither too hot nor too cold.

• The weather feels comfortable and pleasant.

• My mom likes to make delicious, warm soups as it gets cold outside.

• People tend to do more outdoor activities when the temperature starts to drop.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

A student wrote a paragraph explaining the results of a science experiment. Read the paragraph.

Today our class completed a science experiment. We were trying to find out whether we could stop apple slices from turning brown. Ms. Thompson gave each team of students pieces of an apple that she had cut. We put each piece into a small dish. Then, we poured lemon juice, olive oil, water, vinegar, or saltwater over each piece of apple. One piece was left as a control. That means that we did not add anything to one of the dishes with an apple slice. After everything was ready, we took notes about the appearance of each piece of apple. Throughout the day, we came back to check on our experiment and took more notes on any changes we saw. I noticed that the control was the first piece of apple to turn brown. The piece of apple in the lemon juice had changed the least by the end of the day. Ms. Thompson told us that the acid in the lemon juice is what helped keep the apple from turning brown. All of the liquids slowed the browning of the apple slices at least a little because the liquid can protect the fruit from the air. The air reacts with the fruit, causing it to turn brown.

Which sentence provides the best conclusion for the paragraph?

• I liked this science experiment more than if we had read something in our science textbook.

• We needed to clean up the dishes and the rest of our area after the experiment was finished.

• Joey thought the piece of apple in the vinegar turned brown faster than the one in the olive oil.

• Now I know that a good way to keep an apple slice looking fresh longer is to dip it in lemon juice.

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CCSS.W.4.2E

Read the sentences.

People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel. It soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

Which conjunction correctly combines the two sentences?

• People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel since it soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

• People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel even though it soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

• People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel as long as it soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

• People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel whenever it soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

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CCSS.L.4.3A