fourth grade achievement test review

Fourth Grade Achievement Test Review

Language Arts

1. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

A. The pipe has been fixed the plumber repaired it.

B. The plumber fixed.

C. The plumber repaired the broken pipe.

D. Repairing the pipe.

2. Choose the answer that is written correctly.

A. Richard and Dan were eager. To go to the zoo. They kept watching the clock. Until it was finally time to leave.B. Richard and Dan were eager to go to the zoo they kept watching the clock until it was finally time to leave.C. Richard and Dan were eager to go to the zoo. They kept watching the clock until it was finally time to leave.D. Richard and Dan were eager to go to the zoo they kept watching the clock. Until it was finally time to leave.


A. The new teacher eat apples.

B. The teacher likes to apples.

C. The new teacher likes to eat apples.

D. Teacher like apples.

4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

We borrowed my ____________car.

A. uncles

B. uncles's

C. uncle'

D. uncle's


That _________ hair is bright red.A. child'sB. children'sC. childs'D. childrens'


That __________ trainer is very kind.

A. lions's

B. lions'

C. lion's

D. lions

7. Which of the following contains an incorrect pronoun?

A. Sandy's brother wrote her a letter. He said he is doing fine.

B. My dad built a treehouse. Him painted it red and blue.

C. Mom painted the bedroom. She worked hard.

D. Paula and Nicole go to the mountains. They like to ski.

8. Choose the correct pronoun.

When he asked to dance, I nodded my head.

A. I

B. you

C. me

D. she

9. Choose the correct pronoun.

Samantha always walks on the sidewalk when walks to Leticia's house.

A. her

B. she

C. we

D. I

10. Choose the answer that correctly combines the following underlined sentences. Lena likes to swim.

Mark likes to swim.

A. Lena likes to swim with Mark.

B. Lena likes to swim, and Mark likes to swim, too.

C. Lena and Mark like to swim together.

D. Lena and Mark like to swim.

11. Choose the answer that correctly combines the following underlined sentences.

Linda went for a walk in the park.Sam went for a walk in the park.

A. Sam went for a walk in the park.

B. Sam and Linda went for a walk in the park.

C. Sam and Linda walk in the park.

D. Sam and Linda tried to walk in the park.

12. Choose the answer that correctly combines

the following underlined sentences.

Gregory owns a surfboard.Gregory owns a neon green surfboard.Gregory owns a neon green wet suit.

A. Gregory owns a surfboard, it is neon green.

B. Gregory owns a neon green surfboard and a neon green wet suit.

C. Gregory owns a surfboard and a wet suit.

D. Gregory owns a neon green surfboard and wet suit.

13. Choose the correct order for the following sentences.

1. This woke up his baby brother.2. Michael turned up the volume on his radio.3. His baby brother began crying.4. The mother went to comfort the baby.A. 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 B. 2 - 1 - 3 - 4 C. 1 - 3 - 4 - 2 D. 4 - 3 - 2 - 1


1. I saw many people walking their dogs.2. One day I went for a walk in the park.3. I also saw boats on the lake.4. The boats looked peaceful.

A. 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

B. 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

C. 2 - 1 - 3 - 4

D. 1 - 3 - 4 - 2


1. She went to the store and bought a newspaper.2. Erin wanted to read today's newspaper.3. She took it home and turned to the sports section.4. She learned that her favorite team had won!A. 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 B. 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 C. 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 D. 2 - 1 - 3 - 4

16. Choose the topic sentence that best fits the paragraph.

To get all that milk, dairy farms use machines to milk the cows. These machines send the milk into large refrigerated tanks. Refrigerated tanker trucks take the milk to a dairy. The milk is heated to kill germs. Then the milk is put into cartons and bottles and shipped to stores.


A. Cows live on farms and eat grass.B. Milk has many vitamins and minerals to help you grow.C. One cow can produce 950 gallons of milk in a year.D. A baby cow is called a calf.


Fleming tried for many years to make a new medicine to help people. One day, Fleming discovered a green mold by accident. The mold killed germs that made people sick. Fleming used the mold to make a medicine called penicillin.A. Thousands of people get sick every year.B. Doctors help sick people.C. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident.D. Dr. Alexander Fleming died many years ago.


The first skateboard was created by placing a surfboard on roller skates. The surfboard was then shortened and the roller skates were attached.A. Surfing is a fun sport.B. Skateboarding was first done in water.C. Surfing is a water sport.D. Skateboarding was invented by surfers.


A. That there Jesse be a great basketball player.

B. That Jesse, he are a great basketball player.

C. That great basketball player were Jesse.

D. Jesse is a great basketball player.


A. I don't hardly ever go to the beach.

B. I hardly go to the beach ever.

C. I don't go to the beach hardly ever.

D. I hardly ever go to the beach.


A. That there fish is very colorful.

B. That fish is very colorful.

C. That there colorful fish is very colorful.

D. That fish are very colorful.

22. Choose the best sentence.

A. Should I play soccer? should I play baseball?

B. Should I play soccer or baseball?

C. Should I play soccer and should I play baseball?

D. Should I play soccer? baseball?


A. They was going to the beach.

B. They went to the beach.

C. Them went to the beach.

D. They gone to the beach.


A. Jogging is more hard than walking.

B. Jogging is more harder than walking.

C. Jogging is harder than walking.

D. Jogging is hardest than walking.

25. Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.

The customer ________ a newspaper and box of cereal.

A. buying

B. bought

C. buyed

D. buy


Mrs. Hernandez us softball in gym class.

A. teached

B. taught

C. teach

D. teaching


Nicholas a T-shirt and a pair of shorts on the field trip.

A. wear

B. weared

C. wearing

D. wore

28. Which of the following sentences does not contain a capitalization mistake?

A. Jorge recently moved here from South america.

B. Jorge recently moved here from South America.

C. Jorge recently moved here from south america.

D. jorge recently moved here from south america.

29. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

When I was sick, my mother took me to ____________________.

A. The Doctor

B. the Doctor

C. The doctor

D. the doctor


Today Pedro studied ____________ in social studies class.

A. chinese culture

B. Chinese Culture

C. Chinese culture

D. chinese Culture


We _______________ packed our suitcases yet.

A. havenot

B. havent'

C. have'nt

D. haven't

32. Choose the answer that shows the best punctuation for the underlined part.

On Monday, December 5 1998 the family threw the party.

A. December 5 1998.

B. December 5, 1998,

C. December 5, 1998

D. December 5; 1998


My brother moved to _______________________.

A. south Dakota

B. South Dakota

C. south dakota

D. South dakota

34. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A. The sun was out; nevertheless, he put on a jacket and gloves.

B. The sun was out- nevertheless, he put on a jacket and gloves.

C. The sun was out, nevertheless, he put on a jacket and gloves.

D. The sun was out: nevertheless, he put on a jacket and gloves.

35. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A. Dinner was over- however, we still had dessert to eat.

B. Dinner was over, however, we still had dessert to eat.

C. Dinner was over: however, we still had dessert to eat.

D. Dinner was over; however, we still had dessert to eat.

36. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A. Paula's plane should arrive at 730 p.m.

B. Paula's plane should arrive at 7-30 p.m.

C. Paula's plane should arrive at 7;30 p.m.

D. Paula's plane should arrive at 7:30 p.m.