4th Grade ELA SC READY Practice Test

Read the sentence and choose the word that best completes it. The cat __________ on the windowsill, watching the birds outside.

• sit

• sits

• sat

• sitting

Answer explanation

The correct word to complete the sentence is 'sits' because it agrees with the singular subject 'cat'.

Choose the option that corrects the spelling mistake in the following sentence. She recieved a letter from her pen pal in Canada.

• recived

• receeved

• received

• recieve

Answer explanation

The correct spelling is 'received', which is the third option. The other options are misspelled.

Which of the following sentences uses correct punctuation?

• My best friend, who moved to New York, is visiting me next week!

• My best friend who moved to New York is visiting me next week.

• My best friend who moved to New York, is visiting me next week?

• My best friend, who moved to New York is visiting me next week.

Answer explanation

The correct punctuation is used in the sentence: 'My best friend, who moved to New York, is visiting me next week!' as it includes commas to set off the nonrestrictive clause.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "Tim and his brother were excited to visit the zoo. They saw lions, tigers, and bears. Tim's favorite were the monkeys because they were playful." What is the main idea of this passage?

• Tim and his brother saw many animals at the zoo.

• Tim's favorite animals are monkeys.

• The zoo has lions, tigers, and bears.

• The monkeys were very playful.

Answer explanation

The main idea of the passage is that Tim and his brother saw many animals at the zoo, including lions, tigers, bears, and monkeys. This choice captures the overall content of the passage.

Choose the word that is spelled incorrectly in the following sentence. The children gathered around the campfire to listen to ghost stories.

• gathered

• around

• campfire

• listen

Answer explanation

The word 'listen' is spelled incorrectly as 'listent' in the sentence.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• She don't like going to the park.

• He doesn't likes playing video games.

• They don't enjoy swimming in the pool.

• We doesn't have any homework today.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'They don't enjoy swimming in the pool.' because it uses the correct subject-verb agreement with 'don't' and 'enjoy'.

Identify the synonym of "happy" from the following options.

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

Answer explanation

The synonym of 'happy' is 'Joyful', as it represents a similar feeling of happiness and contentment.

Choose the correct plural form of the word "butterfly."

• Butterflys

• Butterflied

• Butterflies

• Butterflyes

Answer explanation

The correct plural form of the word 'butterfly' is 'butterflies.'

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas?

• My favorite foods, are pizza, hamburgers, and ice cream.

• My favorite foods are pizza hamburgers and ice cream.

• My favorite foods are pizza, hamburgers, and ice cream.

• My favorite foods are, pizza, hamburgers and ice cream.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence uses commas to separate the list of favorite foods: 'My favorite foods are pizza, hamburgers, and ice cream.'

Read the following sentence and choose the option that best describes its meaning. The diligent student worked tirelessly to achieve high grades.

• The student worked hard and was always tired.

• The student was very lazy and didn't care about grades.

• The student worked hard and carefully to get good grades.

• The student didn't work much but still got high grades.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is: The student worked hard and carefully to get good grades.