Directions
Read each passage carefully. Choose the best answer for each multiple-choice question. For written-response questions, use complete sentences and include evidence when needed.
This is an original practice resource for Grade 4 ELA. It is not an official SBA test.
Test 1: The Reading Club
Reading LiteratureAt Jefferson School, students in Grade 4 started a reading club after lunch. Each week, they picked stories and talked about their favorite characters.
Mina liked books with surprising endings. Caleb liked stories that explained how people solved problems. Their teacher asked everyone to share one careful detail from the story that supported an idea.
By the end of the meeting, the club made a list of books to read next month.
101. What did the students start after lunch?
102. What kind of books does Mina like?
103. What does the teacher ask students to share?
104. Written Response: Explain how the students work together in the reading club.
Test 2: A Visit to the Nature Center
Informational TextThe nature center near town has trails, ponds, and a small building with maps and exhibits. Visitors can learn about birds, insects, and local plants.
One exhibit shows how beavers build dams. Another explains why some birds travel south during winter. Rangers also teach visitors how to protect habitats by staying on marked paths.
The center helps people enjoy nature while learning how to care for it.
105. What can visitors learn about at the nature center?
106. What do rangers teach visitors to do?
107. What is the main idea of the passage?
108. Written Response: Describe one way the nature center helps visitors learn.
Test 3: Language and Writing
Language & Writing109. Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.
110. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
111. Which sentence is complete?
112. Written Response: Write a complete sentence using the word because.
Test 4: The School Garden
Reading & EvidenceStudents in Grade 4 planted a school garden with tomatoes, beans, and herbs. At first, some plants grew faster than others.
The class kept notes about sunlight, water, and soil. After a few weeks, they noticed that the plants near the fence got less sun in the morning.
The notes helped the students understand why some plants needed different care.
113. What did the students plant?
114. Why did the class keep notes?
115. What did students learn about the plants near the fence?
116. Written Response: Use evidence from the passage to explain why notes were helpful.
Test 5: Editing Practice
Editing & RevisionDraft: last week our grade 4 class visited the city museum We learned about old tools maps and photographs.
117. Which word should be capitalized?
118. What punctuation is needed after “museum”?
119. Choose the best revision for the list.
120. Written Response: Add one sentence that gives a helpful detail about the museum trip.
Answer Key & Sample Written Responses
Test 1
101. A 102. B 103. A
104. Sample: Teacher or parent review recommended.
Test 2
105. B 106. B 107. B
108. Sample: Teacher or parent review recommended.
Test 3
109. B 110. A 111. C
112. Sample: Teacher or parent review recommended.
Test 4
113. B 114. B 115. A
116. Sample: Teacher or parent review recommended.
Test 5
117. A 118. A 119. B
120. Sample: Teacher or parent review recommended.