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English & Writing — Grade 4

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  1. 1. Complete sentence, fragment or run-on? The baby giggled at the puppy.
    1. A. Run-on sentence
    2. B. Fragment: needs a subject
    3. C. Complete sentence ← Answer
    4. D. Fragment: needs a verb
  2. 2. Fill in the blank: We rode our bikes ___ the park.
    1. A. too
    2. B. Any of the three
    3. C. two
    4. D. to ← Answer
  3. 3. Add the comma: I like soccer but my brother likes baseball.
    1. A. I like, soccer but my brother likes baseball.
    2. B. I like soccer, but my brother likes baseball. ← Answer
    3. C. I like soccer but, my brother likes baseball.
    4. D. I like soccer but my brother, likes baseball.
  4. 4. Simile, metaphor or literal? The puppy was as soft as a cotton ball.
    1. A. A simile ← Answer
    2. B. A metaphor
    3. C. Literal language
    4. D. Both a simile and a metaphor
  5. 5. What is a speaker's point?
    1. A. The part of a speech that holds the longest words in it
    2. B. The main thing the speaker wants you to accept ← Answer
    3. C. The first sentence the speaker happens to say out loud
  6. 6. Which sentence is an opinion?
    1. A. Summer days have more hours of light.
    2. B. Summer starts in June in our town.
    3. C. There are four seasons in a single year.
    4. D. Summer is the best season of the year. ← Answer
  7. 7. What is the main purpose of informative writing?
    1. A. To tell an exciting made-up story
    2. B. To convince readers to agree with you
    3. C. To share a poem about your feelings
    4. D. To teach readers facts about a topic ← Answer
  8. 8. Which sense does this detail use? The pancakes sizzled and popped in the hot pan.
    1. A. touch
    2. B. sight
    3. C. sound ← Answer
    4. D. taste
  9. 9. Complete sentence, fragment or run-on? Swam across the pool twice.
    1. A. Fragment: needs a subject ← Answer
    2. B. Fragment: needs a verb
    3. C. Complete sentence
    4. D. Fragment: unfinished idea
  10. 10. Fill in the blank: My mom has ___ sisters.
    1. A. too
    2. B. to
    3. C. two ← Answer
    4. D. Any of the three
  11. 11. Add the comma: The sky was dark and the wind was cold.
    1. A. The sky was dark and, the wind was cold.
    2. B. The sky was dark and the wind, was cold.
    3. C. The sky, was dark and the wind was cold.
    4. D. The sky was dark, and the wind was cold. ← Answer
  12. 12. Simile, metaphor or literal? My brother is a night owl.
    1. A. Both a simile and a metaphor
    2. B. A simile
    3. C. A metaphor ← Answer
    4. D. Literal language
  13. 13. What is a reason?
    1. A. A fact or a number that proves the speaker is being honest
    2. B. A question the audience asks after the speech has finished
    3. C. A statement that tells why the point should be accepted ← Answer
  14. 14. Which sentence is a fact?
    1. A. A week has seven days. ← Answer
    2. B. Weekends are far too short.
    3. C. Mondays are the worst day.
    4. D. Fridays are the most fun.
  15. 15. What is a heading?
    1. A. A list of words and their meanings at the end
    2. B. A picture that shows the main topic
    3. C. A short title that names what a section is about ← Answer
    4. D. The very last sentence in a whole long report
  16. 16. Which sense does this detail use? The kitten's fur felt as soft as a cotton ball.
    1. A. smell
    2. B. sound
    3. C. touch ← Answer
    4. D. sight
  17. 17. Complete sentence, fragment or run-on? The shiny red wagon in the garage.
    1. A. Complete sentence
    2. B. Fragment: needs a verb ← Answer
    3. C. Fragment: needs a subject
    4. D. Run-on sentence
  18. 18. Fill in the blank: Can I come ___?
    1. A. two
    2. B. Any of the three
    3. C. to
    4. D. too ← Answer
  19. 19. Add the comma: We can play cards or we can watch a movie.
    1. A. We can, play cards or we can watch a movie.
    2. B. We can play cards or we can watch, a movie.
    3. C. We can play cards, or we can watch a movie. ← Answer
    4. D. We can play cards or, we can watch a movie.
  20. 20. Simile, metaphor or literal? The lake sparkled like diamonds.
    1. A. A metaphor
    2. B. A simile ← Answer
    3. C. Literal language
    4. D. Both a simile and a metaphor
  21. 21. What is evidence?
    1. A. A strong opinion the speaker repeats several different times
    2. B. A fact, number, example or quotation behind a reason ← Answer
    3. C. The order in which the speaker decided to give the reasons
  22. 22. What is the main job of an opinion piece?
    1. A. To list facts with no opinion
    2. B. To convince readers to agree ← Answer
    3. C. To tell a made-up story
    4. D. To explain how to make something
  23. 23. Why do writers use headings?
    1. A. To tell readers the writer's opinion
    2. B. To help readers find information easily ← Answer
    3. C. To make the report look longer on paper
    4. D. To show where a story's problem starts
  24. 24. Which sense does this detail use? The lemonade was so sour that my lips puckered.
    1. A. smell
    2. B. taste ← Answer
    3. C. sight
    4. D. touch
  25. 25. Complete sentence, fragment or run-on? Because the bus was late.
    1. A. Fragment: needs a subject
    2. B. Fragment: needs a verb
    3. C. Fragment: unfinished idea ← Answer
    4. D. Complete sentence
  26. 26. Fill in the blank: The kids rode ___ bikes home.
    1. A. their ← Answer
    2. B. there
    3. C. they're
    4. D. Any of the three
  27. 27. Add the comma: Ella was hungry so she made a sandwich.
    1. A. Ella was hungry so she, made a sandwich.
    2. B. Ella was hungry, so she made a sandwich. ← Answer
    3. C. Ella was hungry so, she made a sandwich.
    4. D. Ella, was hungry so she made a sandwich.
  28. 28. Simile, metaphor or literal? The test was a breeze.
    1. A. Both a simile and a metaphor
    2. B. A metaphor ← Answer
    3. C. Literal language
    4. D. A simile
  29. 29. Which question do you ask to find evidence?
    1. A. What does the speaker want to do?
    2. B. Why should we care about this?
    3. C. How do we know that? ← Answer
  30. 30. What is a reason in opinion writing?
    1. A. The title written at the very top
    2. B. A question you ask the reader at the end
    3. C. A fact that has nothing to do with it
    4. D. A statement explaining why you think so ← Answer
  31. 31. What is a definition?
    1. A. A heading at the top of each section
    2. B. An explanation of what a word means ← Answer
    3. C. A detail that tells the writer's feelings
    4. D. A word that sounds like another word
  32. 32. Which sense does this detail use? The sky above the lake glowed orange and pink.
    1. A. sight ← Answer
    2. B. smell
    3. C. touch
    4. D. sound
  33. 33. Complete sentence, fragment or run-on? The wind howled the windows rattled.
    1. A. Complete sentence
    2. B. Fragment: unfinished idea
    3. C. Fragment: needs a subject
    4. D. Run-on sentence ← Answer
  34. 34. Fill in the blank: Please put the books over ___.
    1. A. there ← Answer
    2. B. Any of the three
    3. C. their
    4. D. they're
  35. 35. Add the comma: The road was icy yet the bus arrived on time.
    1. A. The road, was icy yet the bus arrived on time.
    2. B. The road was icy yet the bus, arrived on time.
    3. C. The road was icy yet, the bus arrived on time.
    4. D. The road was icy, yet the bus arrived on time. ← Answer
  36. 36. Simile, metaphor or literal? The dog barked at the mail truck.
    1. A. Both a simile and a metaphor
    2. B. A simile
    3. C. A metaphor
    4. D. Literal language ← Answer
  37. 37. What does unsupported mean?
    1. A. It is something the audience does not like
    2. B. It has no evidence behind it ← Answer
    3. C. It was said at the very end of the speech
  38. 38. What is evidence in opinion writing?
    1. A. Words such as I think and I feel
    2. B. Facts and details that prove a reason ← Answer
    3. C. Feelings the writer has deep down inside
    4. D. The title at the top of the opinion piece
  39. 39. What is a concrete detail?
    1. A. A specific fact, like a number or name ← Answer
    2. B. A vague word, like nice or stuff
    3. C. An opinion about whether you like it
    4. D. A question for the reader to answer
  40. 40. Which sense does this detail use? The whole kitchen smelled like warm cinnamon rolls.
    1. A. sight
    2. B. sound
    3. C. taste
    4. D. smell ← Answer
  41. 41. Complete sentence, fragment or run-on? Our class planted tomatoes in the garden.
    1. A. Fragment: unfinished idea
    2. B. Fragment: needs a verb
    3. C. Complete sentence ← Answer
    4. D. Run-on sentence
  42. 42. Fill in the blank: ___ going to the pool after school.
    1. A. Any of the three
    2. B. There
    3. C. They're ← Answer
    4. D. Their
  43. 43. What does the word FANBOYS help you remember?
    1. A. The seven coordinating conjunctions ← Answer
    2. B. The seven rules for capital letters
    3. C. The seven types of common nouns
    4. D. The seven parts of every sentence
  44. 44. Simile, metaphor or literal? Her voice was as sweet as honey.
    1. A. A metaphor
    2. B. A simile ← Answer
    3. C. Both a simile and a metaphor
    4. D. Literal language
  45. 45. Which of these is evidence?
    1. A. People think better in the park
    2. B. Our club needs more space
    3. C. Nineteen students signed up this spring ← Answer
  46. 46. Where does the opinion usually go in an opinion piece?
    1. A. Only in the very last sentence
    2. B. Nowhere; readers must guess it
    3. C. In the middle of a body paragraph
    4. D. In the introduction at the start ← Answer
  47. 47. What is a domain-specific word?
    1. A. A word that joins two sentences together
    2. B. A word that belongs to a certain subject ← Answer
    3. C. A word that is used in every subject
    4. D. A word that tells how a writer feels
  48. 48. Which sense does this detail use? Icy creek water splashed against my bare ankles.
    1. A. touch ← Answer
    2. B. sight
    3. C. sound
    4. D. taste
  49. 49. Complete sentence, fragment or run-on? Barked at the mail carrier all morning.
    1. A. Complete sentence
    2. B. Fragment: needs a subject ← Answer
    3. C. Fragment: unfinished idea
    4. D. Fragment: needs a verb
  50. 50. Which word means also?
    1. A. two
    2. B. their
    3. C. to
    4. D. too ← Answer
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Sentence Surgery: Fixing Fragments and Run-Ons

The child will recognize sentence fragments and run-on sentences and correct them to make complete sentences. · 40 min

Warm-up — say this

“Sentences can be broken in two ways. Some are missing pieces, and some are too crowded. Today you will become a sentence surgeon.”

Worked example

Is this a fragment or a complete sentence? Fix it if needed: Clucking and pecking at the ground.

Answer: It is a fragment because it has no subject and no complete verb. Fix: The chickens were clucking and pecking at the ground.

A mistake students make

A long sentence must be a run-on, and a short one must be complete.

How the book fixes it

Show that Run! is a complete sentence (the subject you is understood) and that a long sentence can be correct if it is joined properly. Run-ons are about missing punctuation, not length.

Note to the parent

Reading aloud is the best fragment and run-on detector. If your child runs out of breath or a sentence sounds unfinished when read aloud, that is the spot to fix.

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