Grade 4 Battle of the Grades Quiz 2

Read the sentence.

What a dunce I was to turn Mr. Jefferson away!

Which two words mean about the same as dunce? Select the two best answers.

• champ

  leader

• fool

  idiot

• guest

  host

Read the sentence.

Instead of sitting at his ease in a car, he went jolting along through mud and mire, exposed to wind and weather.

The word jolting mainly suggests that traveling was -

• costly

• rough

• slow

• tiring

Read the sentence.

The chamois is a horned animal related to the goat, and looks similar to an antelope.

Which of these would the author be best to include to support this information?

• diagram

• list

• map

• photograph

Which is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled at us

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse

• I want to be awesome

• The sun is like a light bulb

How would you change this into a metaphor?

"He ate like a pig."

• He ate like a pig does.

• He eats like pigs do.

• He is a pig.

• He is like a pig when he eats.

Read the sentence.

He says it is also a peaceful and welcoming country. The UAE accepts any foreigner who wants to live there.

Which statement describes the relationship between the two sentence?

• The first sentence gives a fact and the second sentence gives an opinion.

• The first sentence states a problem and the second sentence describes a solution.

• The first sentence makes a claim and the second sentence give a supporting detail.

• The first sentence describes a first event and the second sentence describes second event.

Read the sentence.

Wouldn't it be way more fun to hit a run, score a winning touchdown, or do a perfect gymnastics routine to the cheers of your peace?

The sentence is most likely included to make the reader feel -

• curious

• excited

• determined

• pressured

Read the sentence.

"What a dreary day it is!" grumbled the old gray goose to the brown hen.

The word grumbled shows that the gray goose sounds -

• annoyed

• certain

• confused

• excited