4th Grade Language Proficient Practice Test 4

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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which sentence below does NOT have an irregular verb in it?

a.	Unfortunately, the wind blew down the newly planted trees.	c.	Joe returned home after three years in the army.
b.	In Egypt, there are pyramids in which treasures lie.	d.	Amanda threw the baseball over the fence just to anger Tim.

If you wanted to tell about something that has already happened, you would use a:

a.	future tense verb	c.	present tense verb
b.	past tense verb	d.	future perfect verb

Janet ________ many soccer plays when she goes to soccer camp next week.
Choose the word or words that mean the action will happen in the future.

a.	learns	c.	will learn
b.	learned	d.	has learned

Capitalization—Capitalize Pronoun “I”--RIT 191 - 200
1. Which of the following sentences is not capitalized correctly?

a.	I won the race.	c.	Sally and i ate lunch together.
b.	Mom said I forgot to call.	d.	I saw a shooting star.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

a.	i think i’ll call her.	c.	I believe I’ll have a cookie.
b.	she answered My letter.	d.	She said i’m late

Capitalization—Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives--RIT 191-200
1. We crossed the mississippi river on a warm tuesday.
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	mississippi, warm	c.	mississippi, river, tuesday
b.	river, warm, tuesday	d.	crossed, warm

I enjoyed reading the novel call of the wild by Jack London.
Which words in the book title should be capitalized?

a.	call, the	c.	of, the
b.	call,wild	d.	of, wild

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

a.	Tom joined the boy scouts of America.	c.	Tom joined the boy scouts of america.
b.	Tom joined the boy Scouts of America.	d.	Tom joined the Boy Scouts of America.

Which of the following is a proper noun?

a.	girl	c.	beth
b.	lady	d.	woman

10.

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

a.	dr. John mendez	c.	Mrs. betty smith
b.	Sir Richard Button	d.	Mr. Antonio gallo

11.

If the poem “Lady of the Lake” is capitalized correctly, which of the following is also capitalized
correctly?

a.	“Hound of the Valley”	c.	“Teacher of the animals”
b.	“boy of the Wildnerness”	d.	“memory of the trees”

12.

Which of the following is a proper noun?

a.	pumpkin	c.	my friends
b.	her mirror	d.	Sandy Turner

13.

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

a.	My family loves campbell’s soup.	c.	Maria bought a Hershey’s candy bar.
b.	Do you have the new nintendo game?	d.	We bought new crayola crayons.

14.

Identify the sentence below that is capitalized correctly.

a.	Gerry loves chinese food.	c.	We listened to spanish music at school.
b.	My mother can speak French and German.	d.	My father bought an american car.

15.

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

a.	My soccer team is the Cleveland Cougars.	c.	My sister plays for the cleveland cats.
b.	We won a game against the Denver darts last week.	d.	Last year’s winners were the magic miners.

16.

Capitalization—Use Beginning Capitalization--RIT 191-200
Which sentence is correct?

a.	Trudy went to the store for her mother to buy eggs and milk.	c.	nate always wanted to fly helicopters when he grew up.
b.	tricia raced down the street to greet the ice cream man at his stand on the corner.	d.	ahad sat quietly in the movie while other around him roared with laughter.

17.

dear sue,
             how was the party? I wish I could have been there. I miss you.
                                                                                      love,
                                                                                              Cindy
Which underlined words should be capitalized?

a.	dear, how, there	c.	dear, party, love
b.	dear, how, love	d.	dear, how, party

18.

Jean asked, “where did the girls put my keys?”
Which underlined word should be capitalized?

a.	keys	c.	where
b.	girls	d.	asked

19.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a.	all the children wanted to pet the cute, warm, cuddly kitten.	c.	many children screamed with laughter when the little cat meowed.
b.	the kitten was terrified at first when fifteen children ran to pet it.	d.	Two children in the class eventually became the kitty’s caretakers.

20.

my dog is a golden retriever and she loves water. you should see susie dive for rocks! down under the surface she goes, and up she comes with a nose full of water and a huge rock in her mouth!
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	my, you, susie, down	c.	susie, down, nose, water
b.	my, nose, rock, mouth	d.	my, you, susie, water