4th Grade Unit 1 ELA Test

Answer the following questions after reading, "The Life Cycle of a Frog."

Main Idea: What is the main idea of this text?

• Frogs are fascinating creatures that go through amazing changes in their lives.

• The life cycle of a frog starts when a female lays hundreds or even thousands of eggs in the water.

• As tadpoles grow, their bodies begin to change.

• Once a frog becomes an adult, it has fully developed legs and no tail.

Key Details: Which TWO details support the main idea?

• The life cycle of a frog starts when a female lays hundreds or even thousands of eggs in the water.

• After about a week, the eggs hatch, and tiny tadpoles emerge.

• Frogs eat algae to survive.

• Froglets live in the water forever.

Sequencing: What is the correct sequence of the frog life cycle?

• Tadpole → Froglet → Egg → Adult frog

• Froglet → Egg → Tadpole → Adult frog

• Egg → Tadpole → Froglet → Adult frog

• Egg → Froglet → Tadpole → Adult frog

Sequencing: According to the text, what happens right after frog eggs hatch?

• Tadpoles grow legs.

• Tadpoles develop lungs.

• Tadpoles breathe through gills.

• Tadpoles eat insects.

Sequencing: What TWO things happen right before a tadpole becomes a froglet?

• The tadpole grows legs.

• The tadpole’s gills are replaced by lungs.

• The tadpole’s tail disappears.

• The tadpole hatches from an egg.

Cause and Effect: What causes frog eggs to hatch faster?

• Predators staying away from the eggs

• The tadpoles eating algae

• More jelly covering the eggs

• Warm water speeding up development

Cause and Effect: What happens when tadpoles’ gills are replaced by lungs?

• They stop eating algae.

• They can hop on land.

• They develop a tail.

• They can still breathe under water.

Cause and Effect: What would likely happen if frogs didn’t develop lungs?

• They would not survive on land.

• They would grow faster in the water.

• They would become food for predators.

• They would eat different foods.

Inference: Make an inference to determine the main purpose of metamorphosis.

• To make them grow larger

• To prepare them to live on land

• To help them eat algae better

• To give them protection from predators

Inference: Why do tadpoles start to grow legs?

• To swim faster

• To escape predators

• To find food in the water

• To prepare for life on land