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Grade 4 English Language Arts practice sheet

Prince Edward Island Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

  1. Question 1

    Which sentence is more complex?

    • Although it was raining, we played outside.
    • It rained.
    • We played.

  2. Question 2

    Which clue in a text tells a reader to stress a word?

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    • the word is first on the page
    • the word is in italics or bold
    • the word has a vowel
    • the word is long

  3. Question 3

    What happens when beavers build a dam?

    Nature's Engineers

    Beavers are sometimes called nature's engineers. An engineer is someone who designs and builds things, and beavers are amazing builders.

    Using their strong front teeth, beavers cut down small trees and branches. They pile the wood across a stream and pack the gaps with mud and stones. This dam slows the water and makes a deep pond.

    In the pond, beavers build a home called a lodge. Its entrance is underwater, which helps keep the family safe from predators such as wolves.

    Beaver ponds help other living things, too. Ducks, frogs, fish and moose often visit or live in the wetlands that beavers create.

    • The trees grow faster
    • The water slows down and forms a deep pond
    • The fish swim away to the ocean
    • The stream dries up forever

  4. Question 4

    What is the job of a heading?

    • It lists every page in the book
    • It tells what a section of the text is about
    • It tells who wrote the book
    • It explains what a word means

  5. Question 5

    Why did the seedlings grow fast?

    Two Plans

    Kenji wanted to build a treehouse. First, he drew a plan and collected boards. Because he had measured twice, the boards fit.

    Meanwhile, his sister Hana planted a garden below the tree. She watered it every morning, so the seedlings grew fast.

    • Kenji built a treehouse.
    • It rained every day.
    • Hana watered them every morning.

  6. Question 6

    What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

    • A metaphor uses “like” or “as”; a simile does not
    • A simile is always funny; a metaphor is always sad
    • A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not
    • A simile is about sounds; a metaphor is about colours

  7. Question 7

    Which sentence is written in first person?

    • You fed your cat before you left for the park.
    • Leo fed his cat before he left for the park.
    • I fed my cat before I left for the park.

  8. Question 8

    What should you do before using a classmate's drawing in your poster?

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    • erase their name
    • copy it exactly and sign it
    • ask them for permission
    • use it and say nothing

  9. Question 9

    Which prefix turns “heat” into a word that means “to heat before”?

    • pre-
    • mis-
    • re-
    • dis-

  10. Question 10

    Which punctuation mark tells you to pause a little in the middle of a sentence?

    • question mark
    • comma
    • period

Answer key

  1. 1. Although it was raining, we played outside. (Listening & Talking Together)
  2. 2. the word is in italics or bold (Listen, Speak & Read Aloud)
  3. 3. The water slows down and forms a deep pond (Reading Detectives)
  4. 4. It tells what a section of the text is about (Text Features)
  5. 5. Hana watered them every morning. (Clues in Texts)
  6. 6. A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not (Figurative Language)
  7. 7. I fed my cat before I left for the park. (Point of View)
  8. 8. ask them for permission (Sharing Information Fairly)
  9. 9. pre- (Word Builders)
  10. 10. comma (Big Words & Smooth Reading)

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