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4th grade PSSA review for ELA
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1
Add the pronoun ---> My brother wanted to watch a movie, but _______ wanted to play baseball.
Your
His
Them
I
2
Which text feature shows chapters and their page numbers?
Glossary
Table of Contents
Caption
Heading
3
Which
Point of View
is the sentence written? "I enjoy spending time with my family."
1st Person
3rd Person
4
What type of sentence is the following?...Susie threw the ball, and her brother caught it.
Simple
Complex
5
Which of the following has a
prepositional phrase?
Fred saw the movie yesterday.
The book is in the desk.
John was sick.
She laughed hard.
6
Which sentence is a
run on
?
The rain created puddles the football field was muddy.
The rain created puddles, and the football field was muddy.
7
Which sentence is a
fragment
?
Never saw the movie.
I never saw that movie.
8
Name the figurative language ---> "The loud boom of the fireworks scared the dog."
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
9
When a character speaks in a piece of text it is called...
Dialogue
Narrative
10
The girl let out a
cheerful
cry when she got her first dog. Which is an
antonym
for the word?
Joyful
Encouraging
Cruel
Sad
11
Which
Point of View
is the sentence written in? "He is very excited for his basketball game."
1st Person
3rd Person
12
Name the figurative language ---> “My backpack weighs a ton!”
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
13
Which is the
adjective
in the following sentence..The nervous child was not ready for the test.
Test
Nervous
Child
Ready
14
Penguins and Cardinals are similar and different. They both are birds, but penguins can't fly.
Description
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
15
Which is the
noun
in the following sentence...Josh went swimming in the lake?
Went
Josh
Swimming
In
16
Combine the following two sentence --> Gloria is coming to the party. Gloria is bringing Sandy.
Gloria is coming to the party, is bringing Sandy.
Gloria is coming to the party can is bringing Sandy.
Gloria is coming to the party and is bringing Sandy.
Gloria is coming to the party or is bringing Sandy.
17
Which is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to another word or phrase?
Antonym
Synonym
18
Which is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase?
Antonym
Synonym
19
ARE YOU READY FOR THE PSSA?
YES YES YES
ABSOLUTLY
20
Which sentence is written correctly?
We are going to the baseball game on wednesday, march 25th.
We are going to the baseball game on wednesday, March 25th.
We are going to the baseball game on Wednesday, march 25th.
We are going to the baseball game on Wednesday, March 25th.
21
What is the
setting
of a story?
How the story plays out
Who is in the story
Where and when the story takes place
Why the story takes place
22
What text structure gives details about a topic?
Sequence
Description
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
23
Which sentence is written correctly?
"Are you going to the game?" Julie asked.
"Are you going to the game." Julie asked.
Are you going to the game? Julie asked.
Are you going to the game. Julie asked.
24
Which text structure has an issue and a resolution?
Cause and Effect
Description
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
25
First, order your food. Second, pay the cashier. Third, sit down. Four, eat your food.
Description
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Sequence
26
Texts that are written from the author's point of view as they have experienced it is called...
Firsthand Account
Secondhand Account
27
Which sentence is written correctly?
We are currently in sweet Valley, Pennsylvania.
We are currently in Sweet Valley, pennsylvania.
We are currently in sweet valley, Pennsylvania.
We are currently in Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania.
28
What does the word
deflate
mean?
To add air
To take away air
29
Text written by someone who did not directly experience the events is called...
Firsthand Account
Secondhand Account
30
A tornado blew the roof off the house, so the family had to find another place to live.
Problem and Solution
Description
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
31
Which is the
verb
in the following sentence...Josh went swimming in the lake?
Swimming
Lake
Went
Josh
32
Name the figurative language ---> "Larry’s lizard likes leaping leopards."
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
33
Which is the
pronoun
in the following sentence...He was late for the party.
He
Was
Party
Late
34
Name the figurative language ---> "Lightning danced across the sky."
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
35
Name the figurative language ---> "You're driving me up a wall."
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
36
Which part of speech describes a person, place, or thing?
Adjective
Pronoun
Verb
Noun
37
Which text feature gives information about a picture?
Bold Type Print
Index
Glossary
Caption
38
What is another name for
illustrations?
Words
Titles
Symbols
Pictures
39
What type of sentence is the following?...Susie threw the ball.
Simple
Complex
40
Combine ---> I like playing basketball. I like playing football. I like playing baseball.
I like playing basketball football and baseball.
I like playing basketball, football, baseball.
I like playing basketball, football, and baseball.
I like playing basketball and football and baseball.
41
Which sentence is written correctly?
Julie said "Let's go to the game."
Julie said, Let's go to the game.
Julie said, "Let's go to the game."
Julie said Let's go to the game.
42
Which text structure compares how things are alike and different?
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
43
Which text structure explains what happens and why it happens?
Compare and Contrast
Description
Sequence
Cause and Effect
44
Name the figurative language ---> "She is as tall as a giraffe."
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
45
Dad
examined
the look on my face, said I looked excited. Which is a
synonym
for examined?
Blinked at
Mentioned
Studied
Ignored
46
Which part of speech shows an action?
Pronoun
Verb
Noun
Adjective
47
What does the word
biweekly
mean?
Every three weeks
Every one week
Every four weeks
Every two weeks
48
Writing based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history is called...
Fiction
Nonfiction
49
Which text feature tells what a section of an article is about?
Map
Glossary
Headings
Caption
50
What is the
theme
of a story?
Plot
Summary
Lesson/Message
Main Idea
51
Which part of speech takes the place of a noun? Ex: he, she it
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Verb
52
Tom thought he lost her book, but he found it on the couch. What does the pronoun
it
refer too?
Tom
Book
He
Couch
53
Which text structure tells an order of events?
Description
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Sequence
54
Name the figurative language ---> "Life is a roller coaster."
Metaphor
Idiom
Alliteration
Hyperbole
55
Which text feature gives definitions of words?
Bold Type Print
Glossary
Table of Contents
Maps
56
Which type of text uses
rhythm
and
rhyming
?
Prose
Drama
Poem
Play
57
Writing that describes imaginary events and people is called...
Fiction
Nonfiction
58
Which part of speech describes a noun?
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Pronoun
59
What is the
climax
of a story?
The turning point
The boring part
The funny point
The resolution of the story
60
Which is
NOT
a reason why children need a set bedtime every night?
Children that get enough sleep are lazy and unfocused.
Children that get enough sleep are able to remember better
Children who get 8 hours of sleep each night function better
Children that get enough sleep are healthy and alert
61
Jimmy had to get to school, but his dad said he couldn’t drive him. Jimmy walked instead.
Problem and Solution
Sequence
Cause and Effect
Description
62
Mars is the 4th planet from the sun. It is the color red. Mars has many dust storms.
Description
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
Problem and Solution