4th Grade Language Arts Review

Capitalization

100

Which word is improperly capitalized in the following sentence?

Nicholas wanted to wear his favorite flannel Shirt on Thursday to Chamberlin School.

shirt

200

Which of these words should be capitalized?

Rob wanted to go to the Giants football Game on Saturday with his mom.

Football

300

Which one of these categories do not need to be capitalized?

Days of the week, months of the year, holidays, or common nouns

Common nouns

400

Which word is improperly capitalized in the following sentence?

Sophia went to price chopper to get flour for cupcake baking.

Price Chopper

500

Which word is improperly capitalized?

Madison screamed, "get off my porch!"

Get

Complete, Fragments, Run-Ons

100

Is this a sentence, fragment, or run-on?

Garrett walked to the post office to mail a letter he forgot a stamp

Run-on

200

What are the two things a sentence needs in order to be complete?

A who and a do

A subject and a predicate

300

Is this a sentence, fragment, or run on? If it is a fragment or fun on, fix the sentence.

ran to the ice cream shop.

Fragment

Answers will vary on how to fix it.

400

Fix this run-on sentence by using a comma and conjunction.

Sienna wanted to have a sleep over she asked her mom.

Sienna wanted to have a sleepover, so she asked her mom.

500

Fix this run-on sentence by splitting it into two with a period.

Mina was excited for February vacation she was going to see her whole family.

Mina was excited for February vacation. She was going to see her whole family.

Punctuation

100

What punctuation does this sentence need?

Henry needs to take the bus on Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Commas

Henry needs to take the bus on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

200

What punctuation mark does this sentence need?

Its finally February Vacation

An exclamation point.

Its finally February Vacation!

300

Fix the punctuation in this sentence:

Do you want pizza tacos or pasta for dinner

Do you want pizza, tacos, or pasta for dinner?

400

What punctuation mark is this sentence missing?

We went to Seans house for a party.

An apostrophe (')

We went to Sean's house for a party.

500

The police officer held her hand out. The cars halted. The children crossed the street. Then the police officer waved her hand. All the cars started to move again. What does the word halted mean? a. started b. stopped c. moved quickly

b. stopped

Quotation Marks

100

The crop that gives the most food to humans and animals in the United States is corn. Most of the corn grown is for use as animal feed. The farmers of the United States produce about one half of all the corn grown in the world. What is the main idea? a. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals. b. Corn is grown all over the world. c. Corn is important as it is used for many things.

a. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals.

200

One of the most welcome sights in the desert is the cactus. The cactus is a plant that can store large amounts of water. It has a thick, tough skin to keep the water in. There are many kinds of cacti. Some grow as tall as 50 feet. What is the main idea? a. The cactus grows in most parts of the world. b. The cactus is a beautiful-looking plant. c. The cactus is designed for storing water.

c. The cactus is designed for storing water.

300

There are about 2,000 kinds of bats. They come in many sizes. bats are rather strange looking animals. They are soft and furry with large ears. Bats can not run or walk. They usually eat insects. Bats are the only mammals that fly. What is the main idea? a. Bats are unusual mammals. b. Bats move by runnung and flying. c. Bats look like many other animals.

a. Bats are unusual mammals.

400

Cats are popular house pets. Cats come in a variety of colors. Some cats have long hair and some have short hair. There are cats that have no tails. Cats can have eyes of many different colors. A cat can be solid color, more than one color, or striped. What is the main idea? a. Cats make the best house pet. b. Cats are very similar. c. There is much variety in the cat family.

c. There is much variety in the cat family.

500

Chocolate is a popular food. Today we think of it mainly as a candy. Years ago, it started out as a drink. All chocolate is made from the beans of the cacao tree. There are many steps to follow in turning cacao beans into the kind of chocolate we eat. What is the main idea? a. Making chocolate is a long process. b. Chocolate is high in vitamins. c. Chocolate has few uses.

a. Making chocolate is a long process.

Spelling

100

The people or animals that act out the story.

Who are the characters.

200

The time and the place of the story.

What is the setting.

300

The person who writes the story and the person who draws the pictures for the story.

What is the author and the illustrator.

400

The events that happen in the story.

What is the plot.

500

The message that is in the story or what the story is about.

What is the theme.