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Generation Date: 04/01/2014
Generated By: Che ryl Shelton
Title: Grade 4 Language
1.
Inside the suitcase.
What is the best way to correct the sentence fragme nt above?
A. Inside the suitcase a shirt and a sweater.
B. At the large airport inside the suitcase.
C. While inside the suitcase waiting.
D. Bao lost everything inside the suitcase.
2. Which of the following is the correct form of the verb?
My stomach _______ because I am hungry right now.
A. growled
B. is growling
C. was growling
D. growling
3. Which sentence has correct capitalization?
A. "How are you feeling today?" derwin asked me at Lunch.
B. "How are you feeling today?" Derwin asked me at lunch.
C. "How are you feeling Today?" derwin asked me at Lunch.
D. "how are you feeling today?" Derwin asked me at lunch.
4. Select the correct form of the adverb to complete the sentence below.
The flashlight shone _______ than before once Holly changed the batteries.
A. brightliest
B. more brightly
C. brightlier
D. most brightly
5.
That noise is very irritating. Cut it out!
In the sentence above, the phrase cut it out means to
A. cut a piece of paper.
B. make an annoying noise.
C. be irritating.
D. stop doing something.
6.
The house's windows made the most unusual noise as everyone went to sleep.
What is a synonym for the word unusual?
A. weird
B. happy
C. quiet
D. loud
7.
Amira bought all of _______ sisters' Christmas presents months before the actual
holiday.
Which pronoun is needed to complete the sentence above?
A. its
B. their
C. we
D. her
8.
Sylvester went through the list of guests for Flora's birthday party. He saw Gerry's name
on the list, but he didn't want Gerry to attend the party. He decided he would be as sly
as a fox to get Gerry's name off of the list. When he talked to Flora he said, "I think
Gerry is going to be out of town, so you should probably take his name off the list." Flora
smiled and looked for Gerry's name. She blotted it out with a permanent marker and
gave the list back to Sylvester.
The author compares Sylvester to
A. a fox.
B. a guest list.
C. a marker.
D. a party.
9. Which of the following words in the box is a modal verb?
After school is done for summer, you should take some time off to enjoy the nice
weather.
A. take
B. enjoy
C. done
D. should
10. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb.
Once upon a time, there _______ a fierce dragon who liked to chase the
townspeople. The dragon also liked to blow his fiery breath near the people's homes to
scare them.
One day, a man saw the dragon crying in a field outside of the town.
"Dragon, why are you crying?" called the man.
"Because I am lonely," said the dragon.
Then the man asked the dragon if he promised to stop being mean to the
townspeople. When the dragon agreed, the man invited him home for dinner. Then the
dragon and the townspeople _______ happy.
A. be, are
B. was, were
C. is, will be
D. lives, am
11.
It is tough when your mother has to work. Sometimes if she has to work late, I
have to prepare my own dinner. She helps, though, because she leaves me a lot of
good food wrapped in plastic, and I just have to reheat it in the microwave. It tastes just
as good as if she cooked it right there for me!
In the paragraph above, the word reheat means
A. to be one who heats.
B. to remove heat.
C. to heat again.
D. to overheat.
12.
When Mary Beth visited New York, she took a picture beside the Statue of Liberty.
Which of the following is a prepositional phrase from the sentence above?
A. visited New York
B. the Statue of Liberty
C. beside the Statue of Liberty
D. took a picture
13.
The _______ make drills and other tools that are used to build airplanes.
Which subject correctly completes the sentence?
A. factory workers
B. boss
C. young man
D. machine
14. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A.
Mr. Moseby said that the class could have a party on either January, 24 2010 or March, 5
2010.
B.
Mr. Moseby said that the class could have a party on either January 24 2010 or March 5
2010.
C.
Mr. Moseby said that the class could have a party on either January 24 2010, or March 5
2010.
D.
Mr. Moseby said that the class could have a party on either January 24, 2010, or March 5,
2010.
15. Which adverb best completes the sentence below?
The afternoons _______ we go to the park are my favorite.
A. when
B. where
C. why
D. what
16. Steven ate the whole/hole cake.
A. whole
B. hole
17.
Queen Scarlet had dozens of _______ on her crown.
Which word would correctly fill the blank?
A. rubis
B. rubys
C. rubies
D. rubyes
18.
Devin was glad to present the award to his best teacher.
In this sentence, the word present means
A. to be at a certain place.
B. the current time.
C. a gift.
D. to give.
19. Select the correct word or group of words that belongs in the sentence below.
Pete and Lee met the _______ boxer in the world.
A. more greatest
B. greater
C. greatest
D. most great
During the summer, Holly watched the news every night with her dad. Her favorite
part of the news was the weather. She liked how the weatherman could predict the
weather. The weatherman could make a good guess and tell if it was going to be hot or
raining. Holly liked watching the weather to know if she needed her umbrella or her
swim suit.
20. What does the word predict mean?
A. make a guess
B. watch the news
C. enjoy the rain
D. tell the weather