Name
4th Grade
Trimester 2 CFA
Writing Strategies
Directions: Read the paragraph. Then read the questions that follow.
Choose the correct answer. Then fill in the space for your answer choice.
1When
Joey eats, he always spills something. 2Food gets on his
shirt, on the tablecloth, and on the floor. 3After a meal, you can
see where Joey sat by looking at the floor. 4He likes to eat tacos.
5He also creates a mess in his room. 6When his friends come over,
Joey leaves a trail of toys behind him.
1. Which sentence best begins this paragraph?
A. Joey is my little brother.
B. Joey loves a good meal.
C. My little brother Joey is one of the messiest people I know.
D. My little brother is only five years old.
2. Which detail can be best added to the paragraph?
A. Joey almost always knocks over his glass.
B. Joey’s friends like to eat with us.
C. Joey helps our dad cook.
D. Joey eats really fast
Language Conventions
Grammar, Punctuation and Capitalization
Directions: Read each sentence. The underlined words may have a mistake
in punctuation, capitalization, or word usage. If there is a mistake, choose the
answer that shows the best way to correct the mistake. If there is no mistake,
choose No mistake.
3. Yesterday, Lupe thinked about her friend.
A. thought
C. thinking
B. thinks
D. No mistake
4. Maria gave the flowers to her and I.
A. she and me
C. she and I
B. her and me
D. No mistake
5. Him and me left early.
A. He and I
B. He and me
C. Him and I
D. No mistake
6. Is candy sweeter than cake?
A. sweetest
C. more sweet
B. sweet
D. No mistake
Sentence Structure
Directions: Each group of words may have a mistake in sentence structure.
If there is a mistake, choose the answer that shows the best way to write the
sentence. If there is no mistake, choose No mistake. Then fill in the space for
your answer choice
7. I went to the store and the library. And the bookstore on my
way home.
A. To the store, to the library, to the bookstore, on my way home.
B. I went to the store, to the library, and to the bookstore, On my way
home.
C. I went to the store, the library, and the bookstore on my way home.
D. No mistake
8. We played baseball. At the park.
A. Playing baseball we played at the park.
B. We played baseball at the park.
C. We played baseball, we played at the park.
D. No mistake
9. When playing baseball. My leg it got hurt.
A. Playing baseball was when my leg got hurt.
B. Hurt my leg when playing baseball.
C. My leg got hurt when I was playing baseball.
D. No mistake
10. Jorge is not the best runner on the team he has improved the
most.
A. Jorge is not the best runner on the team has improved the most.
B. Jorge is not the best runner on the team, but he has improved
the most.
C. Jorge is not the best runner on the team Jorge has improved the
most.
D. No mistake
11. Jenna looked for apples, but she found none.
A. Looked for apples Jenna she found none.
B. Looked for apples Jenna did. She found none.
C. Jenna looked for apples she found no apples.
D. No mistake
Vocabulary and Concept Development
Directions: Answer questions 12-13. Then fill in the space for your answer
choice.
12. What word means about the same as disappear?
A. seem
C. untrue
B. vanish
D. distant
13. What word means the antonym of beneath?
A. beside
C. toward
B. along
D. above
Directions: Use the sample thesaurus entry to answer questions 14-16.
Then fill in the space for your answer choice.
cool  cordial__________________________________________________
cool adjective 1. cold The shade feels nice and cool. 2. calm, serene,
unexcited Sara is cool even when under pressure. 3. distant, reserved,
unfriendly John seems cool unless you know him well. ◊ verb 1.
refrigerate, ice We cooled the soda in the ice chest. 2. reduce, lessen Our
excitement cooled when we found out the bad news.
cordial adjective 1. nice, pleasant, warm My parents are always
cordial to guests.
14.What word best completes the sentence below?
Kevin’s smiling face makes him seem very
A. distant.
B. cordial.
C. unfriendly.
D. cold.
15.Which word best replaces cool in the sentence below?
Jody stays cool, even during emergencies.
A. icy
B. warm
C. calm
D. distant
16.Which word best completes the sentence below?
A refrigerator is used to ___________ the milk.
A. reduce
B. lessen
C. calm
D. cool
Directions: Read the first sentence. Choose the sentence below it in which
the underlined word is used in the same way. Then fill in the space for your
answer choice.
17. She put the dishes in the sink.
A. He watched the sun sink behind the hill.
B. Fill the sink with hot water, please.
C. The toy boat will sink if you fill it with water.
D. She felt her heart sink when her team lost.
Feeding the Birds
Hannah and her grandmother made bird food and put it on
the bird feeder. Then they waited for the bird to arrive. Hannah
thought how glad she was to be inside the warm house with her
grandmother. She was so busy thinking that she didn’t notice the
first bird. It was a fat little bird with a black cap and a long tail.
Hannah looked it up in her book. It was a chickadee. Soon two
other chickadees came to the feeder. They bounced up and down
as they ate.
Then a big blue jay landed on the feeder and the three little
birds flew away. Hannah could see them in the branches of the
pine tree, waiting for the blue jay to leave.
When it left, the chickadees returned and so did a gray bird
with a white breast.
“That’s junco,” said Grandmother. The chickadees and the
junco didn’t seem to mind sharing the meal.
Then another bird with a black cap landed on the feeder. It
had a short tail and was a little bigger than a chickadee. Hannah
looked it up in her book. It was nuthatch.
It seemed to Hannah that all the birds were talking at once,
just like at her house. They were enjoying the wonderful meal and
good company. “Look, Grandmother,” she said. “Even birds enjoy
dinnertime!”
18. Which bird comes to the feeder first?
A. junco
B. blue jay
C. chickadee
D. nuthatch
19. How are chickadees and nuthatches alike?
A. They both are gray.
B. They both are big.
C. They both have black caps.
D. They both have white breasts.
20. Which bird eats alone?
A. junco
B. blue jay
C. chickadee
D. nuthatch
21. Why does Hannah look up the birds she doesn’t know?
A. because she is a poor student
B. because she enjoys bird watching
C. because she waits for her grandmother to teach her
D. because she wants to play outside
Writing Strategies
Directions: Read the paragraph. Then read the questions that follow.
Choose the correct answer. Then fill in the space for your answer choice.
In September, monarch butterflies prepare to fly south. 2
At this time they are in the northern United States and Canada. 3
The nectar contains sugar, which turns into fat. 4This fat provides
energy for the monarchs to make their long trip to Mexico. 5My
dad saw a monarch the other day. 6The monarchs fly in large
groups to an area high in the mountains. 7These mountains are
north of Mexico City. 8When the monarchs arrive, they are very
tired. 9 The trip takes two months. 10They spend the winter
preparing for their return trip.
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22. What is the best way to combine sentence 1 and 2?
A. In September, monarch butterflies prepare to fly south in the northern
United States and Canada.
B. In September, monarch butterflies in the northern United States and
Canada prepare to fly south.
C. At this time, in September, monarch butterflies prepare to fly to the
northern United States and Canada.
D. In September, monarch butterflies prepare to fly south, and they are in
Canada.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization
Directions: Read each sentence. The underlined words may have a mistake
in punctuation, capitalization, or word usage. If there is a mistake, choose the
answer that shows the best way to correct the mistake. If there is no mistake,
choose No mistake. Fill in the space for your answer choice.
23. I am taking the books to the library today.
A. is taking
B. are taking
C. were taking
D. No mistake
24. Sam said, “where are you going to sit?”
A. Sam said where
B. Sam said, “Where
C. Sam said “Where
D. No mistake
Spelling
Directions: Read the sentences in each group. Decide if one of the
underlined words has a spelling mistake or if there is No mistake. Fill in the
space for your answer choice.
25.
A. Their hungor was great after the hike.
B. Uncle Jack pulls a trailer behind his truck.
C. We make popcorn to feed the birds.
D. No mistake
26.
A. the acrobat did a difficult flip.
B. I have the wurst cold ever!
C. The furry animal was cute.
D. No mistake