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4th Grade Grammar Assessment

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Students ____ study hard get good grades.
a)
who
b)
whose
c)
which
d)
where
2.
This is the bedroom ___ you're sleeping tonight. 
a)
which
b)
who
c)
whose
d)
where
3.

Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:


Rebecca will be visiting her grandmother in Maine next summer.

a)

Rebecca

b)

will be visiting

c)

visiting

d)

her grandmother

4.
Ava is practicing the lyrics for tonight's concert. What tense is the verb in?
a)
Past Progressive
b)
Present Progressive
c)
Future Progressive
5.
Ian will go to Canada during the February break. What tense is the verb in?
a)
Past tense
b)
Present tense
c)
Future tense
6.

If you're going on the field trip, you _____ bring in your money by Friday.

a)

can

b)

could

c)

may

d)

must

7.

______ you hear Mrs. Coker next door?

a)

Can

b)

May

c)

Might

d)

Must

8.

Liam wasn't sure if he _____ go to Logan's after school.

a)

can

b)

could

c)

may

d)

must

9.

"______ I go to the bathroom, Mrs. Dawkins?"

a)

May

b)

Must

c)

Will

d)

Would

10.

We picked up ______ cans.

a)

soda, red, aluminum

b)

aluminum, red, soda

c)

red, aluminum, soda

11.

We looked for ______ eggs.

a)

Easter, fragile, colorful

b)

colorful, fragile, Easter

c)

fragile, Easter, colorful

12.
What is the preposition in the following sentence?
The dog is in the yard. 
a)
dog
b)
is
c)
in
d)
yard
13.
What is the preposition in the following sentence?
Everyone is going to the party. 
a)
party
b)
the
c)
going
d)
to
14.
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? 
The piglet quickly ran by the barn. 
a)
by the barn
b)
ran by the barn
c)
piglet quickly ran
d)
the barn
15.

During an hour long hayride through the woods.

a)

Sentence Fragment

b)

Complete Sentence

16.

I love the fall season.

a)

Sentence Fragment

b)

Complete Sentence

17.

Our elementary school has a fall festival every October.

a)

Sentence Fragment

b)

Complete Sentence

18.

Jumped in a pile of freshly-raked leaves.

a)

Sentence Fragment

b)

Complete Sentence

19.

I cleaned my apartment today, ______ I didn't have time to buy groceries.

a)

and

b)

or

c)

but

d)

so

20.

It rained all day, _______ we didn't go outside.

a)

and

b)

or

c)

but

d)

so

21.

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?


I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

22.

Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?


" I went surfing during my summer vacation to California. "

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

23.
After you get home, I want you to clean your room.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
24.
When I play games, I like to win.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
25.

Many people think dolphins and porpoises are fish this is simply not true.

a)

Sentence

b)

Fragment

c)

Run on

26.
On Saturday the Brown family will go _________ the movies. 
a)
to
b)
two
c)
too
27.
He studied for the test, so he ________.
a)
past
b)
passed
28.
School ended at ____ o’clock yesterday.
a)
to
b)
two
c)
too
29.
The earth rotates on ____ axis. 
a)
it’s 
b)
its
30.
Look, ____________________ finally sunny outside.
a)
it's
b)
its
31.
I am ____ tired to do my homework. 
a)
to
b)
too
c)
two
32.

What word needs to be capitalized?


That's the biggest mcdonald's in the world.

a)

McDonald's

b)

Biggest

c)

World

33.

What word needs to be capitalized?


The boat sank in the mississippi river.

a)

Boat

b)

Mississippi River

34.

Which is capitalized correctly?

a)

dr. Johnson

b)

Mayor Tom

c)

Mrs. monte

d)

greg Sherman

35.
When should a word be capitalized?
a)
Beginning of Sentence
b)
Important Words in a Title
c)
Proper Nouns
d)
All of these 
36.
Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 
a)
Helen said, "The girls have a great idea!"
b)
Helen said "The girls have a great idea!"
c)
Helen said, The girls have a great idea!
d)
Helen said, "the girls have a great idea!"
37.
Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 
a)
Tim yelled, "I really want an iPad!"
b)
Tim yelled, I really want an iPad!
c)
"Tim yelled, I really want an iPad!"
d)
Tim yelled, "i really want an ipad!"
38.
Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 
a)
"Why," Sally asked, "must we answer all three questions?"
b)
"Why, Sally asked, must we answer all three questions?"
c)
Why, Sally asked, must we answer all these questions?
d)
"why," sally asked, "must we answer all three questions?"
39.
Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 
a)
"Excuse me," said Belinda, "I think we should be quiet."
b)
"Excuse me, said Belinda, I think we should be quiet."
c)
"Excuse me," said Belinda, I think we should be quiet."
d)
"Excuse me," said Belinda, "i think we should be quiet."
40.

What goes at the end of this sentence?

The boy went to the store

a)

.

b)

?

41.

What is your favorite candy

a)

.

b)

?

42.

Which sentence is correct

a)

Do you have friends at this school

b)

Do you have friends at this school?

c)

Do you have friends at this school.

43.

When I was taking the trash out at night, I saw a bat fly in the air.

a)

animal

b)

wooden stick

c)

tool

d)

garbage

44.

My teacher wears a watch on his wrist so he always knows when class starts.

a)

see

b)

look at

c)

a tool used to tell time

d)

guard

45.

A ruler decided that the country would have fair laws.

a)

measuring tool

b)

unit

c)

leader

d)

subject

46.

The sweltering weather is so uncomfortable. We turned on all our electric fans but it didn't help much.

a)

stormy

b)

very hot

c)

windy

d)

rainy

47.

The new student on our soccer team is a novice because they are just learning how to play.

a)

expert

b)

skilled

c)

beginner

d)

energetic

48.

Ms. Hackett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was famished by dinnertime.

a)

dizzy

b)

tired

c)

full

d)

hungry

49.

I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

a)

sleepy

b)

hungry

c)

thirsty

d)

exhausted

50.
The root photo means?
a)
Picture
b)
A copy of a document
c)
Life
d)
Light
51.
To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer.  What does the root "therm" mean?
a)
ice
b)
sky
c)
heat
d)
see
52.
Construction is a good career for many people.  What does the root "struc" mean?
a)
to build
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to sleep
53.
If you have a portable computer, you can take it with you.  What does the root "port" mean?
a)
to see
b)
to sleep
c)
to carry
d)
to throw
54.
When you study astronomy, you look at the night sky.  What does the root "ast or astro" mean?
a)
day
b)
dark
c)
star
d)
boy
55.
When you ask for someone's autograph, you want them to sign something.  The root "graph" means ......
a)
to play
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to write
56.
Which reference material gives definitions of words?
a)
Encyclopedia
b)
Dictionary
c)
Thesaurus
d)
Atlas
57.
Which reference material lists synonyms and antonyms?
a)
Thesaurus
b)
Phone Book
c)
Newspaper
d)
Almanac
58.
Which reference material is a book of maps?
a)
Dictionary
b)
Internet
c)
Atlas
d)
Almanac
59.
Which reference material is a set of books used to find information?
a)
Internet
b)
Atlas
c)
Encyclopedia
d)
Thesaurus
60.
Reference materials give us factual information to make our work accurate and easy to understand.
a)
True
b)
False
61.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
62.
"My monkey is making me mighty mad" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
63.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
64.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing. 
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
65.
BAM!  The door shut behind me. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
66.
Time flies by! 
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
67.
What is a synonym for hot?
a)
cold
b)
scorching
c)
coffee
d)
freezing
68.
What is a synonym?
a)
a person, place, or thing
b)
a word that means the same as another word
c)
an action word
d)
a word that means the opposite of another word
69.
What is an antonym? 
a)
a word that means the opposite of another word
b)
a person, place, or thing
c)
a word that means the same as another word
d)
an action word
70.
Pick the pair of antonyms:
a)
giant, huge
b)
awake, asleep
c)
happy, glad
d)
messy, dirty
71.

Choose a synonym for gross?

a)

noteworthy

b)

nasty

c)

aid

d)

grand

72.

What is an antonym of problem?

a)

disappear

b)

solution

c)

issue

d)

math

73.
What does redo mean?
a)
To not do
b)
To be able to do
c)
To do again
d)
To do before
74.
Where are suffixes located on a word?
a)
At the end of the word. 
b)
In the beginning of the word. 
c)
On your feet. 
d)
In the middle of the word. 
75.
tele
a)
to give information
b)
far away
c)
gives light
d)
to examine
76.

The tricycle is easier for a toddler to ride, because of its wheels.

What does the prefix tri- mean?

a)

train

b)

two

c)

three

d)

triangle

77.
What is the meaning of the suffix -less
a)
more
b)
full of
c)
in a way
d)
without
78.
The submarine can dive up to 300 meters below water. What does the prefix sub mean? 
a)
under, below
b)
above
c)
after 
79.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
80.
Which suffix can you add to the end of cook to make a new word? 
a)
ing
b)
ful
c)
est
81.
What does retest mean?
a)
To test again
b)
To test before
c)
To not test
d)
To be tested
82.
What does unhappy mean?
a)
Not happy
b)
Happy again
c)
To be happy
d)
Happy before
83.

What is the root word in preheat?

a)

heat

b)

pre

c)

preheat

d)

pr

84.
Sally had to put the thermometer to _________ her temperature.
a)
heat
b)
record
c)
measure
d)
graph