4th Grade Reading Practice Quiz

Question 1 of 15

1. Question

In 1996 scientists in the Amazon forest of Brazil discovered a new kind of monkey. It is the sixth new species of marmoset to be discovered in South America. Luckily, many people are working hard to help save these animals. The orange-haired primate is about the size of a squirrel. The marmoset eats fruit and insects. Sometimes it chews little holes in tree trunks, and when the sap oozes out, it slurps it up.
Which sentence in the above passage does not belong?

Luckily, many people are working hard to help save these animals.
In 1996 scientists in the Amazon forest of Brazil discovered a new kind of monkey.
It is the sixth new species of marmoset to be discovered.
The orange-haired primate is about the size of a squirrel.

Question 2 of 15

2. Question

Susie had been raking the leaves for her grandmother. She raked all the leaves into a large pile and then she put the rake back in the garage. She looked up at the sky and saw it was getting dark. She decided she had better start to head home. All of a sudden, a gust of wind hit her face and raindrops splattered on top of her head.
What information tells you that Susie is about to be caught in a storm?

She had finished raking leaves.
The sky was dark.
The wind began to gust.
The sky was dark, the wind began to gust, and raindrops splattered her head.

Question 3 of 15

3. Question

Which group of words are all examples of fruit?

raspberries, pears, apples, ice cream
raspberries, pears, corn, ice cream
raspberries, pears, apples, cherries
raspberries, pears, apples, green beans

Question 4 of 15

4. Question

My mom asked my sister and me to go tot eh store and buy some bread cheese and milk.
How should this sentence look?

buy some bread, cheese and milk.
buy some bread, cheese, milk.
buy some bread cheese, and milk
buy some bread. Cheese and milk.

Question 5 of 15

5. Question

Rachel painted her fence.
In this sentence, her is a ___________.

pronoun
noun
adverb
verb

Question 6 of 15

6. Question

Jenny and Billy rode their bikes to the park on Saturday. Jenny was riding much faster than Billy, and she came to a busy street crossing. “Wait for me, and we’ll cross together!”
Who is speaking?

Jenny
Billy
Jenny and Billy
Billy’s mom

Question 7 of 15

7. Question

Look at the picture and choose the correct word.

elephant
school
frog
turtle

Question 8 of 15

8. Question

Read the answers and decide which sentence uses one of the prefixes dis-, un-, or re- incorrectly.

We had to disconnect our telephone when we moved.
I will help you undo your coat.
She had to redo her hair after the rainstorm.
Please reover your missed problems on the math assignment.

Question 9 of 15

9. Question

Which group of letters only contains vowels?

a,o,n,d
i,s,y,u
e,a,i,u
u,a,i,g

Question 10 of 15

10. Question

Which word is the opposite of shrink?

disappear
grow
reduce
wash

Question 11 of 15

11. Question

Kathy wore a colorful costume to the Halloween party.
What is a synonym for colorful?

dull
gloomy
bright
dress

Question 12 of 15

12. Question

Choose the correct contraction for the underlined words.
It does not make sense to put your shoes on before your socks.

isn’t
don’t
wasn’t
doesn’t

Question 13 of 15

13. Question

How does this ad catch your attention?

appeal to save money
offers great craft ideas
free computer time
gardening ideas

Question 14 of 15

14. Question

Read the passage and answer the question.
It was raining hard and the wind was blowing. The teacher said that we could play games in the
classroom during recess time.
Why are the children staying in at recess?

It was too hot.
The classroom was messy.
The weather was bad.
The teacher was sick.

Question 15 of 15

15. Question

Look at the picture and answer the question.

Which of the above items in this picture are NOT inanimate?

desk
man
paper
phone

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