Fourth Grade Assessment
English Language Arts
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Note for Tutors (Please Read!)
Administer this assessment using the following guidelines to ensure
accuracy:
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Your student must answer ALL questions on this assessment.
You CAN read the questions on this assessment to your student.
You CANNOT help your student choose an answer.
There is no time limit.
Note for Students (Please Read!)
● Answer the following questions to the best of your ability.
● If you have not learned about a question, choose the “I have not
learned this yet” option, or, for some questions, choose “I don’t have
an answer to this question.”
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Name:
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1) Which of these is a synonym for the word harm?
a. Accuse
b. Mend
c. Protect
d. Damage
e. I have not learned this yet
2) The phrase mind your manners most nearly means
a. Be polite.
b. Listen carefully.
c. Speak carefully.
d. Be grateful.
e. I have not learned this yet
3) Which underlined word is NOT spelled correctly?
a. from countrys
b. quiet neighborhood
c. severe earthquake
d. Pacific ocean
e. I have not learned this yet
4) Read this sentence. In this sentence, the author is using
The world is your oyster!
a.
b.
c.
d.
A simile.
e. I have not learned this yet.
A metaphor
both a & b
None of the above
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5) Which word is NOT spelled correctly?
a. studied
b. earliest
c. tasty
d. thankfull
e. I have not learned this yet
6) Read these sentences. Which is the BEST way to combine
the ideas in these sentences?
They see animals. They see plants. These are
very unusual.
a. They see very unusual animals and plants.
b. There are very unusual animals and plants, and they
see them.
c. There are animals, and there are plants, and they are
very unusual.
d. They see animals and plants, they are very unusual.
e. I have not learned this yet
7) Read this sentence. What is the correct way to write the
sentence ?
I will be study abroad.
a. I will be studying abroad.
b. I studied abroad.
c. I study abroad.
d. I am studying abroad.
e. I have not learned this yet.
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8) Read the sentence in the box. Pick the correct word to fill in
the blank.
Did they get __________ magazine yet?
a. there
b. their
c. they’re
d. they are
e. I have not learned this yet
9) Read the sentence. In which sentence does the word
squeeze have the same meaning as the sentence in the
box?
Janet discovered a cave opening just big enough to
squeeze her body through.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
If you get frightened, just squeeze my hand.
I hope I can squeeze my car into the spot.
You must squeeze a lot of lemons to make juice.
I have to squeeze every penny if I want to afford it.
I have not learned this yet
Read these three passages about avocados. Think about how the
passages are alike and how they are different. Then answer the
questions on the following page.
Avocados
Sample A
Av-o-ca-do n., pl. –dos. 1. An American tree, native to tropical
regions, which bears an edible fruit that is enjoyed alone or in
dishes such as salads. 2. This tree’s fruit is oval or pear-shaped
and has leathery green, purple, or black skin, soft yellow-green
flesh, and a large pit. 3. A dull green color.
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Guacamole is a Mexican dipping or topping sauce. It doesn’t stay fresh very long, so just make what you
need for the day. You will need two or three ripe avocados, depending on how much you want to make. A ripe
avocado feels slightly soft.
Frist, cut the avocados in half, remove the pits, and scoop out the inside of the fruit pulp into a bowl. Then
mash up the pulp with a fork. You don’t have to make it smooth. You should still have some small chucks of
avocado. Next, mix in a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice and a tablespoon of chopped fresh cilantro for
each avocado you’re using. Add a little salt too.
After adding the ingredients of your choice, bring out a bowl of tortilla chips and start dipping!
Sample B
Avocado
Common name for the tree Persea Americana, a type of laurel tree. It is native to tropical America. Its fruit, of
the same name, has a thick, rough, greenish skin. It is a drupe fruit, or stone fruit, meaning that it is fleshy
inside and contains a single large, hard pit. An avocado is similar to a pear in size and shape. When avocado
flesh is ripe, it has a creamy texture, like firm butter, and a faintly nutlike flavor. It contains 10 to 20 percent oil.
In addition to this high fat content, avocados are also a good source of protein. In the United States,
avocados are often eaten in salads and sandwiches. In Latin America, avocados are often an ingredient in
soups and sauces. There are many avocado trees grown in the southern United States.
Sample C
10)
When making guacamole, what should you do right
after you mash the avocado?
a. Warm up a bowl of tortilla chips
b. Add lime or lemon juice
c. Remove the pits from the mixture
d. Mix in a cup of sour cream
e. I don’t have an answer to this question
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11)
Based on the information in the three passages, all of
the following words can be used to describe avocado skin
except
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Thick
Spicy
Greenish
Rough
I don’t have an answer to this question
12)
Based on information in the passages, the word
avocado can mean all of these except a
a. Tree
b. Fruit
c. Nut
d. Color
e. I don’t have an answer to this question
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Testing Notes (For Tutor Only): The assessment is now finished. Please check the boxes
below if any of the following occurred during the exam.
If anything else occurred, please use the space provided to write down additional notes.
I had to read the questions to my student because he/she could not read them
independently.
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