Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts

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1

Is the following a complete sentence, sentence fragment, or run-on sentence?

Tomorrow I have several errands to run.

Complete sentence

Sentence fragment

Run-on sentence

Explanation

A complete sentence has both a subject and a verb, and it forms a complete thought.

A sentence fragment is not a complete thought and it is usually missing a subject or a verb.

A run-on sentence contains two sentence that are joined without end punctuation or with a comma.

"Tomorrow I have several errands to run. " is a complete sentence because it contains a subject and a verb.

2

Select the word that is spelled correctly

remember

remmember

rememmber

remeber

Explanation

The word that is spelled correctly is "remember".

3

Select the answer that correctly joins the two sentences below into one sentence:

The pitcher threw the ball. The batter hit a home-run.

The pitcher threw the ball, and the batter hit a home-run.

The pitcher threw the ball and, the batter hit a home-run.

The pitcher threw the ball and the batter hit a home-run.

The pitcher threw the ball, the batter hit a home-run.

Explanation

A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, or, or so. The correct answer is: The pitcher threw the ball, and the batter hit a home-run.

4

Passage One

Ecuador, in South America, is home to 417 types of frogs and toads. Many of these species, or types of frogs, are at risk of dying out. In the last 50 years, many amphibian species have gone extinct. Salamanders, frogs, and toads are all amphibians. Amphibians are animals that spend part of their life in water and part on land, and have backbones. Amphibians must live near water. Amphibian habitats can be found in forests, woodlots, meadows, springs, wetlands, streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, bogs, marshes. Frogs and toads are in trouble because their habitats are being destroyed as trees are being cut down to make room for farms and roads. Wetland spaces where frogs live are being drained and paved over. As these spaces are removed, the places frogs, toads, and salamanders can live shrink.

Amphibians also absorb pollution easily, because they breathe through their skin. Amphibians are usually the first to disappear when an environment is under threat from pollution. Due to pollution, some frogs are born with deformed, or wrongly shaped, body parts, such as extra legs and eyes. Frogs with deformed body parts are a clue for scientists that an environment is suffering. Between the destruction of their habitats and risks to frogs from pollution, frogs are at risk of endangerment and extinction. Scientists are working to save amphibians. Scientists want the government to pass laws that protect amphibian habitats and limit pollution.

Passage Two

My name is Maria and I am an amphibian conservation biologist. This means I am a scientist who studies and protects frogs, toads, and salamanders. My job is to protect amphibians and their natural habitats, share this knowledge with the public, and research ways to help reintroduce frogs in captivity back into the wild. I have the best job in the world. I work in a zoo, but I often travel to places like Brazil to observe amphibians in their natural habitats in the wild. Brazil, for example, has 1,022 different types of frogs, toads and salamanders! In my work at the zoo, I specialize in only a small portion of that number. Here in the zoo, we have many amphibians in our care because some or all of their natural habitats, or homes, were destroyed. We are not alone in our work to protect amphibians. Many people, in many kinds of jobs, are helping protect amphibians and their habitats. I partner with other scientists and lawyers, like my friend Fernanda, to help create laws that best support the conservation, or protection, of amphibians. Fernanda is an environmental lawyer who works to create laws that protect diverse wildlife. She, in turn, needs to partner with government workers to help get laws passed. Together, our goal is to work together to build a world where these amphibians have safe space to live outside of the zoo, in their natural habitat, protected from pollution or loss of space. We are working with a facility in Brazil to build a safe wild space for amphibians to be released from the zoo and into a space where they can thrive. The new habitat will be a protected wetland for these amphibians.

Passage 1 says that frogs are at risk of dying out due to pollution and the destruction of their habitats. Do you think there is a link between humans and the future of frogs?

Yes, humans have the power to help or hurt frog environments.

No, the future of frogs is separate from what humans are doing.

Explanation

Since both of the threats to frogs are man-made, humans have the power to either help or hurt frog’s chances for survival.

5

Select the word that is spelled correctly

opinion

opinin

opinon

oppinion

Explanation

The word that is spelled correctly is "opinion".

6

Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun:

Ryan is the grounds keeper _________ takes care of the yards in my neighborhood.

who

that

whom

which

Explanation

A relative pronoun introduces a dependent (or relative) clause that describes a noun or pronoun. The five main relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that.

The relative pronouns who and whom give information about people.

To figure out whether to use who or whom, restate the dependent clause with a personal pronoun. If the clause uses a subject pronoun (he, she, or they), use who. If the clause uses an object pronoun (him, her, or them), use whom.

The relative pronoun that gives necessary information about things. Necessary information narrows down what you're talking about and is not set off by commas.

The relative pronoun which adds unnecessary information about things. This extra information does not narrow down what you're talking about. It is always set off by commas.

The relative pronoun whose shows possession.

This clause gives you information about a person, Ryan. We could restate this clause with "he", thus the correct answer is "who".

7

Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun:

Debbie is a hairdresser _________ cuts hair for all of my friends.

who

whom

which

that

Explanation

A relative pronoun introduces a dependent (or relative) clause that describes a noun or pronoun. The five main relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that.

The relative pronouns who and whom give information about people.

To figure out whether to use who or whom, restate the dependent clause with a personal pronoun. If the clause uses a subject pronoun (he, she, or they), use who. If the clause uses an object pronoun (him, her, or them), use whom.

The relative pronoun that gives necessary information about things. Necessary information narrows down what you're talking about and is not set off by commas.

The relative pronoun which adds unnecessary information about things. This extra information does not narrow down what you're talking about. It is always set off by commas.

The relative pronoun whose shows possession.

This clause gives you information about a person, Debbie. We could restate this clause with "she", thus the correct answer is "who".

8

Select the word that is spelled correctly

inferances

inferenses

inferences

inferanses

Explanation

The word that is spelled correctly is "inference".

9

Select the word that is the antonym of the following word:

remember

know

forget

misplace

recall

Explanation

Remember means to know or recall. The antonym means the opposite, thus the correct answer is "forget".

10

Select the word that is spelled correctly

freight

frieght

naighbor

nieghbor

Explanation

The word that is spelled correctly is "freight".

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