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4th grade PSSA review for ELA
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1
Which text structure explains what happens and why it happens?
Description
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
Cause and Effect
2
Which is the
pronoun
in the following sentence...He was late for the party.
He
Was
Party
Late
3
Which text feature gives information about a picture?
Caption
Glossary
Index
Bold Type Print
4
What is another name for
illustrations?
Pictures
Words
Symbols
Titles
5
What is the
setting
of a story?
Where the story takes place
When the story takes place
How the story plays out
Why the story takes place
6
Name the figurative language ---> "Your'e driving me up a wall."
Personification
Idiom
7
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.
8
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.
9
Name the figurative language ---> “My backpack weighs a ton!”
Alliteration
Hyperbole
10
The girl let out a
cheerful
cry when she got her first dog. Which is an
antonym
for the word?
Sad
Joyful
Cruel
Encouraging
11
Which text structure tells an order of events?
Problem and Solution
Sequence
Compare and Contrast
Description
12
Which text structure compares how things are alike and different?
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Sequence
Problem and Solution
13
Which is the
noun
in the following sentence...Josh went swimming in the lake?
Swimming
Josh
Went
In
14
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.
15
First, order your food. Second, pay the cashier. Third, sit down. Four, eat your food.
Description
Cause and Effect
Sequence
Problem and Solution
16
Which part of speech describes a noun?
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
Adjective
17
Which of the following sentences is written in
Formal English
?
Pops wants the kids home early.
The club members elected a president.
His teacher gave a science test on Tuesday.
The TV is busted.
18
When a character speaks in a piece of text it is called...
Dialogue
Narrative
19
Which is the
verb
in the following sentence...Josh went swimming in the lake?
Swimming
Josh
Went
Lake
20
Name the figurative language ---> "She is as tall as a giraffe."
Smilie
Metaphor
21
What does the word
biweekly
mean?
Every two weeks
Every three weeks
Every four weeks
Every one week
22
Name the figurative language ---> "The loud boom of the fireworks scared the dog."
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
23
What type of sentence is the following?...Susie threw the ball.
Simple
Complex
24
Combine the following two sentence --> Gloria is coming to the party. Gloria is bringing Sandy.
Gloria is coming to the party and 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 or is bringing Sandy.
25
Which text feature gives definitions of words?
Table of Context
Glossary
Bold Type Print
Maps
26
What text structure gives details about a topic?
Compare and Contrast
Description
Sequence
Cause and Effect
27
Name the figurative language ---> "Lightning danced across the sky."
Simile
Personification
28
What does the word
deflate
mean?
To add air
To take away air
29
Combine ---> I like playing basketball. I like playing football. I like playing baseball.
I like playing basketball, football, and baseball.
I like playing basketball and football and baseball.
I like playing basketball football and baseball.
I like playing basketball, football, baseball.
30
Dad
examined
the look on my face, said I looked excited. Which is a
synonym
for examined?
Blinked at
Ignored
Studied
Mentioned
31
Which
Point of View
is the sentence written? "I enjoy spending time with my family."
1st Person
3rd Person
32
Jimmy had to get to school, but his dad said he couldn’t drive him. Jimmy walked instead.
Sequence
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Description
33
A tornado blew the roof off the house, so the family had to find another place to live.
Problem and Solution
Description
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
34
Which part of speech shows an action?
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Verb
35
Which part of speech describes a person, place, or thing?
Adjective
Pronoun
Noun
Verb
36
Which text structure has an issue and a resolution?
Description
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
37
Writing based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history is called...
Fiction
Nonfiction
38
Name the figurative language ---> "Larry’s lizard likes leaping leopards."
Alliteration
Personification
39
What type of sentence is the following?...Susie threw the ball, and her brother caught it.
Complex
Simple
40
Mars is the 4th planet from the sun. It is the color read. Mars has many dust storms.
Problem and Solution
Description
Sequence
Compare and Contrast
41
Which type of text uses
rhythm
and
rhyming
?
Prose
Poem
Play
Drama
42
Which of the following sentences is written in
Informal English
?
My teacher is very polite.
May I please go to the restroom?
Marty is Jimmy's best pal.
The school bus arrived early at the library.
43
Name the figurative language ---> "Life is a roller coaster."
Alliteration
Metaphor
44
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.
45
Add the pronoun ---> My brother wanted to watch a movie, but _______ wanted to play baseball.
Them
I
Your
His
46
Which is the
adjective
in the following sentence..The nervous child was not ready for the test.
Ready
Nervous
Child
Test
47
Which sentence is a
fragment
?
I never saw that movie.
Never saw the movie.
48
Which is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase?
Antonym
Synonym
49
What is the
theme
of a story?
Message
Plot
Summary
Lesson
50
Which text feature shows chapters and their page numbers?
Caption
Table of Contents
Heading
Glossary
51
Tom thought he lost her book, but he found it on the couch. What does the pronoun
it
refer too?
He
Tom
Couch
Book
52
Which part of speech takes the place of a noun? Ex: he, she it
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
53
Which text feature tells what a section of an article is about?
Map
Caption
Glossary
Headings
54
What is the
climax
of a story?
The resolution of the story
The boring part
The turning point
The funny point
55
Which of the following is a
prepositional phrase?
She laughed hard.
The book is in the desk.
Fred saw the movie yesterday.
John was in the bathroom.
56
Penguins and Cardinals are similar and different. They both are birds, but penguins can't fly.
Compare and Contrast
Description
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
57
Which is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to another word or phrase?
Synonym
Antonym
58
Text written by someone who did not directly experience the events is called...
Firsthand Account
Secondhand Account
59
Text that are written form the author's point of view as they have experience it is called...
Secondhand Account
Firsthand Account
60
Writing that describes imaginary events and people is called...
Fiction
Nonfiction
61
Which
Point of View
is the sentence written in? "He is very excited for his basketball game."
1st Person
3rd Person
62
Which sentence is a
run on
?
The rain created puddles, and the football field was muddy.
The rain created puddles the football field was muddy.
63
Which of the following is a
coordinating conjunction
?
Or
How
And
But