Grade 4 Reading & writing practice

What is on the worksheet

1. Two ways to count At noon, Sam counts 14 people using a shaded bench and 4 using an unshaded one. Sam says everyone prefers shade. Jo points out that the unshaded bench has only four seats and the shaded area includes several benches. They agree to record the number of available seats and repeat the count at other times. How many people were counted at the unshaded bench?

2. Which sentence expresses surprise?

   1. The pumpkin is on the table.
   2. Is that a pumpkin?
   3. Please lift the pumpkin.
   4. What an enormous pumpkin!

3. Labels for the seed swap At a school seed swap, Pavi noticed three envelopes labelled simply flowers. The owners could describe the plants but did not know their names. Pavi made a second label with the colour, height and place where each plant had grown. She also wrote name unknown. A visitor said the descriptions were useful, but they should not be treated as certain plant identifications. The class kept the uncertain envelopes separate from packets with reliable names and growing instructions. Why did Pavi write name unknown?

   1. to claim a scientific identification
   2. to make the uncertainty clear
   3. to pretend the plants had no features
   4. to change their colour

4. Text: The pot was empty, although crumbs covered the table. Which conclusion goes beyond the evidence?

   1. Something may have been eaten.
   2. There were crumbs on the table.
   3. Four people ate biscuits.
   4. The pot was empty.

5. A rainy-day plan The class planned to draw trees outdoors, but heavy rain began before the lesson. Their teacher brought several leaves into the classroom. The children studied the veins and edges, then drew the leaves at their desks. What did the teacher bring inside?

6. Write the plural of tooth.

7. English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A group of words functioning as a unit without forming a full subject-predicate clause.

   1. Suffix
   2. Phrase
   3. Dependent clause
   4. Synonym

8. Because and as a result often signal

   1. an index
   2. only time of day
   3. cause and effect
   4. a map scale

9. English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning.

   1. Homophone
   2. Phrase
   3. Preposition
   4. Noun

10. English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A word that can stand in for a noun phrase.

    1. Synonym
    2. Independent clause
    3. Pronoun
    4. Dependent clause

11. Which punctuation mark can separate two closely related independent clauses on its own?

    1. A semicolon
    2. An apostrophe
    3. A comma

12. The notebook without a name A notebook lay on the bus seat after everyone else had left. Leena opened only the front cover to look for a name. There was none. She did not read the personal pages. Instead, she gave the notebook to the driver and described the seat where it had been found. Later, a pupil asked about a notebook with a torn green cover. Leena directed the pupil to the driver's lost-property procedure rather than handing over an item she no longer held. Who received the notebook from Leena?

13. The library cart The library cart has books about animals on its top shelf and books about space on its lower shelf. Inez wants to learn about the Moon. She chooses a book, writes its title in her notebook and returns the cart to the librarian. Which shelf should Inez choose from?

14. Rewrite the complete sentence A child waits so that it refers to more than one child.

15. The shared garden Three neighbours shared a small garden. One repaired the fence, one prepared the soil and one labelled the rows. When they disagreed about where to plant herbs, they checked which corner received the most afternoon sunlight. They chose that corner and kept a record of how the plants grew. Why was dividing the tasks useful?

16. In preview, pre- most directly means

    1. before
    2. after
    3. across
    4. not

17. Which is a complete sentence?

    1. The lantern flickered.
    2. Because the lantern flickered.
    3. Under the wooden bridge.

18. The library cart The library cart has books about animals on its top shelf and books about space on its lower shelf. Inez wants to learn about the Moon. She chooses a book, writes its title in her notebook and returns the cart to the librarian. Explain how the shelf labels help Inez.

19. English grammar essentials: which term fits this description? The part of a clause that states something about the subject.

    1. Suffix
    2. Predicate
    3. Preposition
    4. Phrase

20. Turn The gate is closed into a direct question.