Dist. 189 4th Grade Grammar & Morphology CUA #5

Which sentence has the adjectives in the correct order?

• She wore a silk long red dress.

• She wore a long red silk dress.

• She wore a red long silk dress.

• She wore a silk red long dress.

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L.4.1.d

What is the correct way to complete this sentence? We went to the park, ___ we forgot the soccer ball.

• or

• and

• but

• yet

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L.4.2.c

What does the word scampered most likely mean in the sentence below? The kittens scampered across the room when they saw the toy.

• slept

• ran playfully

• jumped high

• cried

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L.4.4.a

Which sentence uses a simile?

• Her smile was sunshine.

• He was a rock in hard times.

• She ran like the wind.

• The clouds cried all day.

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L.4.5.a

What does the idiom “break the ice” mean?

• to skate

• to fix something

• to start a conversation

• to make something cold

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L.4.5.b

Which sentence has a comma placed correctly?

• I wanted to go swimming but it started to rain.

• I wanted to go swimming, but it started to rain.

• I wanted to go, swimming but it started to rain.

• I wanted, to go swimming but it started to rain.

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L.4.2.c

What does the word gloomy mean in this sentence? The sky looked gloomy before the storm.

• sunny

• gray and dark

• full of stars

• bright and clear

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L.4.4.a

What does the metaphor “time is a thief” mean?

• Time takes things away.

• Time gives you presents.

• Time runs fast.

• Time is sneaky.

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L.4.5.a

Which phrase is an adage?

• Hit the books

• Practice makes perfect

• It’s raining cats and dogs

• You’re driving me up the wall

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L.4.5.b

What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean?

• To make a mess

• To tell a secret

• To ruin dinner

• To plant something

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L.4.5.b