FSA Practice Test (4th Grade: English Language & Arts) 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which punctuation mark correctly ends this sentence? 'What time does the movie start'
- A question mark (Correct answer)
- A period
- An exclamation point
- A comma
Correct answer: A question mark
A sentence that asks a question ends with a question mark.
Question 2: Read: 'The puppy was as quiet as a mouse.' What kind of figurative language is this?
- A simile (Correct answer)
- A metaphor
- Personification
- Onomatopoeia
Correct answer: A simile
A simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as.'
Question 3: Which word is spelled correctly?
- Friend (Correct answer)
- Freind
- Frend
- Friynd
Correct answer: Friend
'Friend' is the correct spelling.
Question 4: What does the suffix '-ful' mean in the word 'helpful'?
- Full of (Correct answer)
- Without
- Before
- Again
Correct answer: Full of
The suffix '-ful' means 'full of,' so 'helpful' means full of help.
Question 5: Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession?
- The dog's bone was buried in the yard. (Correct answer)
- The dogs bone was buried in the yard.
- The dog's ran across the field.
- The dogs' was happy.
Correct answer: The dog's bone was buried in the yard.
'Dog's' uses an apostrophe to show the bone belongs to the dog.
Question 6: When you read a nonfiction text, what is a 'heading' used for?
- To tell what a section is about (Correct answer)
- To end the story
- To name the author
- To list page numbers
Correct answer: To tell what a section is about
A heading tells the reader what a section of text is about.
Question 7: Which word best completes the sentence? 'The students were _____ to learn about space.'
- eager (Correct answer)
- boring
- sleepy
- angry
Correct answer: eager
'Eager' means excited and ready, which fits students wanting to learn.
FSA Practice Test (4th Grade: English Language & Arts) 3
Which punctuation mark correctly ends this sentence? 'What time does the movie start'