Practice Test 9 - 4th Grade Writing
20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.
- Which phrase shows correct adjective order for Sofia's desk at school?
- Jamal wrote about the water cycle: "Water evaporates from lakes and oceans. It cools and condenses into clouds. When droplets get heavy, precipitation falls as rain or snow. Then water collects again in rivers and puddles." Does Jamal use information to develop the topic?
- Read the passage. Desert animals live in an arid habitat, so the land holds little water. Because water is limited, a kangaroo rat gets moisture from seeds. Many desert animals are nocturnal, so they rest during the hot day. Unlike daytime hunters, they search for food when temperatures are cooler at night. In the passage, what does the word arid mean?
- Look at Sofia's conclusion about recycling. Is it related to her opinion? Why?
- Read Sofia's science explanation about the water cycle. How could she make vocabulary more precise? Sofia wrote: "Water goes up when it gets hot. It makes clouds. Then water comes down."
- Which word correctly completes the sentence? "___ going to play soccer after school."
- Read this sentence: Nocturnal animals, like owls and bats, sleep all day and come out after dark. What does nocturnal mean?
- Which sentence correctly capitalizes a day of the week and a month?
- Read Jamal's opinion piece on school uniforms. What is missing at the end?
- Complete the sentence with the correct word: "Maya has ___ red markers in her pencil box."
- Look at how this story starts: "On the first day of drama club, Yuki stood outside the community center and rehearsed her name under her breath. Inside, folding chairs formed a circle, and a box of costumes sat by the stage curtain. Marcus, the club leader, clapped his hands and called, 'New members, come on in!' Yuki walked toward the circle, hoping she wouldn't have to speak first." Which best describes how the writer sets up this story?
- Use context clues: "The enormous pumpkin was so heavy that it took two kids to carry it together." Enormous means:
- Which word is an antonym for the word begin?
- Which phrase shows correct adjective order for Sofia's desk at school?
- Yuki analyzes cause and effect in "The Broken Kite." Does she draw on specific details?
- For a one-week project, Jamal studies Harriet Tubman; how does he build knowledge?
- Look at Carlos's source list; is it complete, and what is missing? Carlos is gathering information about sea turtles from two websites and one book. He takes key-word notes and organizes them into categories: Habitat, Diet, and Dangers. His source list says: "1) Sea Turtle Heroes by K. Nguyen 2) OceanLifeKids.org 3) SaveTurtlesNow.com." Is Carlos's source list complete? What is missing?
- Which is spelled correctly? Carlos said he had ______ time to practice.
- Which relative pronoun should fill the blank? "The girl ___ backpack is purple is Sofia."
- When forming the print letter 'b', which common error would most likely cause a reader to confuse it with the letter 'd'?