4th Grade 2nd 6 Weeks Review

Read the dictionary meanings for the word bond.

bond /bänd/ noun
1. a rope or tie to hold something together
2. a promise
3. a strong attraction
4. a pledge of money 

Which definition best matches the way the word bond is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

The word idle in the paragraph means —

• busy

• not active

• important

• famous

The author included these similes to help the reader —

• create a mental image

• imagine a beautiful voice

• understand why something changed

• recognize sharpness of a stork’s bill

Which of the following is not a complete sentence?

• Do you like to eat vegetables?

• Sometimes it is beans, corn, or even a salad.

• Things I never knew!

•  I read a book that said vegetables give my body energy.

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Usually I don’t want to eat it all but Mom just says, “It is good for you, Brooke!”

• Change don’t to doesn’t

• Insert a comma after all

• Change Mom to mom

• Delete the comma after says

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• The planets of our solar system orbit the sun.

• Comets in our solar system orbit the sun.

• The earth circles the sun once a year.

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• Solar winds cause a comet’s vapor cloud to trail out like a tail.

• The solid part of a comet can be 10 miles across.

• Comets are made of frozen gasses and bits of rock and dust.

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• A comet’s vapor tail can be hundreds of millions of miles long.

• When comets are visible from earth, the appear to be motionless.

• When comets are visible from earth, the appear to whiz across the sky.

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• The most famous comet is Halley’s Comet.

• The orbit of Halley’s Comet takes 76 years.

• The next time Halley’s Comet will be visible will be in 2061.

An ice cream sandwich is a cool treat on a hot day. An ice cream sandwich typically contains vanilla ice cream placed between too chocolate cookies, but the first ice cream sandwich was a little different. The first ice cream sandwich was introduced in eighteen ninety-nine. It was invented by a pushcart peddler in New york. He served ice cream between two graham crackers and sold the sandwichs for one cent each.

Which choice correctly rewrites sentence 1?

• 1. An icecream sandwich is a cool treat on a hot day.

• 1. An ice cream sandwich is a cool treet on a hot day.

• 1. Correct as is.