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WorksheetsELA 4th Grade Summer School
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 33mins
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Class
Date
1.
What does this idiom mean?
The newest invention is the best thing since sliced bread!
The newest invention is the best thing since sliced bread!
a)
the invention is awful
b)
the invention is super
c)
the invention is useful
d)
the invention is boring
2.
What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
3.
For years scientist have wanted to know the spider's secret. The threads of spider webs are so tiny, yet so strong. How can these threads be so strong? Now scientists have found out. The inside of the spider's thread is soft. It helps the web stretch without breaking. The outside of the web is hard and strong. This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
who makes thread soft
b)
how spiders make strong thread
c)
how scientists make strong thread
d)
why spiders spin webs
4.
Jeff's father was IRATE because Jeff talked to him and had a bad attitude all day long.
a)
happy
b)
angry
c)
not bothered
d)
tired
5.
Which is the correct way to connect the two sentences?
Brie went to the movies.
Teya went to the movies.
a)
Brie and Teya went to the movies.
b)
Brie went to the movies and so did Teya.
c)
Brie and Teya went shopping.
d)
Brie went to the movies with Teya.
6.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
The moose has large brown, two antlers.
b)
The moose has two brown, large antlers.
c)
The moose has large, two brown antlers.
d)
The moose has two large, brown antlers.
7.
In the following sentence which word is the preposition?
The boy ate lunch behind the barn.
The boy ate lunch behind the barn.
a)
boy
b)
ate
c)
behind
d)
barn
8.
A noun...
a)
is a person, place, thing, or idea
b)
shows action
c)
describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
answers the question how
9.
Which does not have correct capitalization?
a)
The principal of New Canaan High School emailed parents.
b)
The Speaker of the House addressed the president.
c)
The taxpayers are unhappy with governor Malloy.
d)
The audience applauded Senator Chris Murphy.
10.
What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."
a)
Something is easy.
b)
Something is delicious.
c)
Something is soft and warm.
11.
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?
What can you infer about Violet?
a)
She is energetic
b)
She is shy
c)
She is mean
d)
She hates people
12.
Fix this sentence!
Let's eat Grandma!
a)
Let's eat, Grandma!
b)
Let's, eat Grandma!
13.
Keep your teeth happy. Brush your teeth twice a day. Make sure you floss your teeth every time you brush and after you eat. Avoid eating anything that sticks to your teeth, like candy and syrup. Eat vegetables and fruits that don't cause cavities.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Keep your teeth happy
b)
Brush your teeth twice a day
c)
Avoid eating candy and syrup
d)
Eat more vegetables
14.
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
a)
I'm bored at Grandma's house. She doesn't have a TV.
b)
The animals are fascinating I will try to draw them.
c)
I like chocolate and vanilla ice cream.
d)
I have one dog, and she has three dogs.
15.
Which of the following sentences uses the correct order of adjectives.
a)
I want to buy a big, blue, plastic hat.
b)
I want to buy a plastic, blue, big hat.
c)
I want to buy a blue, big, plastic hat.
d)
I want to buy a blue, plastic, big hat.
16.
Which sentence is written correctly with quotation marks.
a)
"I had a great time" she said.
b)
He whined, "I'm tired.
c)
"Thank goodness it's Friday," said our teacher.
d)
I don't like the color green I said.
17.
"I am a clown fish," a striped orange and white thing said with a giggle."
How can this sentence be changed?
How can this sentence be changed?
a)
Change striped to stripped
b)
Change said to says
c)
Delete the quotation marks at the end of the sentence.
d)
Make no change
18.
What is a synonym?
a)
A word with the same meaning to another word.
b)
A word with the opposite meaning to another word.
c)
Words that sound the same, but are spelled different.
d)
Words that are spelled the same, but sound different.
19.
Choose the sentence that is a FACT.
a)
It is hard to learn to ride a bike.
b)
Everyone loves jeans day at school.
c)
The American flag has 50 stars on it.
d)
Snow is the prettiest when the sun shines on it.
20.
Max was baking some cookies, but then he got an important phone call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke filled kitchen. What can you infer?
a)
The oven has turned off.
b)
Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.
c)
A candle was blown out in the kitchen.
d)
The cookies are cooling on the baking pan.
21.
Jenny held her stomach and leaned back on the sofa. She grabbed a blanket and curled up in a ball. All she could think about was that big funnel cake she ate earlier.
Jenny probably :
Jenny probably :
a)
a. hasn’t slept in a while
b)
b. wants another funnel cake
c)
c. has a stomachache from the cake
22.
Choose if the following sentence is a complete sentence or a fragment:
Flew to Florida.
Flew to Florida.
a)
sentence
b)
fragment
23.
Compares to unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
24.
Compares to unlike things using a word or phrase
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
25.
How you feel about something
a)
fact
b)
author's purpose
c)
opinion
d)
effect
26.
the reason an author writes a story or text
a)
theme
b)
main idea
c)
summary
d)
author's purpose
27.
what the story is mainly about
a)
theme
b)
fact
c)
main idea
d)
author's purpose
28.
I like that store. All the employees strive to make the customers feel right at home.
Which word is a synonym of strive?
Which word is a synonym of strive?
a)
complain
b)
fail
c)
try
d)
clean
29.
After the teacher explained the math problem again, Joe saw the light.
a)
blinked his eyes
b)
saw the sun
c)
turned on the light
d)
understood it
30.
What does the word impolite mean in the sentence below?
Brad was in a rush, but he did not mean to be impolite.
Brad was in a rush, but he did not mean to be impolite.
a)
rude
b)
mean
c)
gloomy
d)
aggressive
31.
Which sentence is an opinion?
a)
Movies are fun to watch.
b)
Movie posters tell about a movie.
c)
Moviemakers leave things out of a frame
d)
Some movies deal with people and their problems
32.
Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.
a)
change family to Family
b)
change I to me
c)
change river to River
d)
The sentence is correct.
33.
The Pledge of Allegiance is an important part of our monday morning assembly.
a)
Change important to more important
b)
Change an to a
c)
Change monday to Monday
d)
The sentence is correct
34.
After dinner.
What is the BEST way to change this fragment sentence into a complete sentence?
What is the BEST way to change this fragment sentence into a complete sentence?
a)
A. After dinner as we enjoy visiting.
b)
B. The guests will arrive after dinner.
c)
C. With the guests after dinner.
d)
D. After dinner and before we sleep.
35.
Which sentence has correct capitalization?
a)
A. Ms. hopper is my favorite teacher.
b)
B. Ms. Hopper is my favorite Teacher.
c)
C. Ms. Hopper is my favorite teacher.
d)
D. ms. Hopper is my favorite teacher.
36.
Which verb correctly fills in the blank?
My father _______ us to Disneyland on our next vacation.
My father _______ us to Disneyland on our next vacation.
a)
A. will be taking
b)
B. took
c)
C. was taking
d)
D. takes
37.
Which sentence has correct capitalization?
a)
A. Nina went to the lake with her family for Memorial Day.
b)
B. Nina went to the Lake with her Family for Memorial day.
c)
C. nina went to the lake with her Family for memorial Day.
d)
D. Nina went to the Lake with her family for memorial day.
38.
Which verb correctly fills in the blank?
Sam _______ lunch now because he is leaving soon for the game.
Sam _______ lunch now because he is leaving soon for the game.
a)
A. has been eating
b)
B. was eating
c)
C. is eating
d)
D. eating
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