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Connecticut Grade 4 Smarter Balanced ELA Practice Test

Build Grade 4 reading, vocabulary, writing, language, research, evidence, and paired-text skills with five focused 10-question practice sets.

Connecticut Grade 4 Smarter Balanced ELA practice sets

This Grade 4 Connecticut Smarter Balanced ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover literary text, informational text, evidence, vocabulary, writing, language, research, and paired-text analysis.

Skills covered

  • Theme, character traits, point of view, plot solutions, personification, inferences, character change, flashbacks, setting, and symbolism
  • Central ideas, supporting evidence, sequence, compare and contrast, author purpose, vocabulary, headings, summaries, maps, text structure, and facts
  • Claims, paired sources, context clues, inferences, quotations, text features, transitions, repeated trials, and website reliability
  • Subject-verb agreement, transitions, sentence combining, commas, pronoun reference, parallel structure, verb tense, apostrophes, precise words, and conclusions
  • Research sources, search phrases, paired-text claims, notes, source integration, evidence selection, focused questions, organization, paraphrasing, and credit

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Return to the text, underline evidence, explain word meaning from context, and revise writing for clarity.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Connecticut State Department of Education guidance, official Smarter Balanced materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

For the Connecticut assessment hub, visit Connecticut State Assessments.

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Connecticut Grade 4 ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Connecticut Grade 4 Smarter Balanced ELA practice set on informational text and central ideas, with answers and explanations.

Read each passage or task carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage explains that mangrove forests protect shorelines, give animals shelter, and store carbon. What is the central idea?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Mangrove forests provide several important environmental benefits..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: The passage lists several benefits of mangrove forests.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The passage lists several benefits of mangrove forests.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which detail best supports the claim that public libraries serve their communities in many ways?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The library offers books, internet access, classes, and meeting spaces..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: The list of services shows several ways the library helps the community.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The list of services shows several ways the library helps the community.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage explains how a seed becomes a plant in a series of steps. Which text structure is used?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Sequence.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: The passage presents events in the order they happen.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The passage presents events in the order they happen.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

An article compares bicycles and buses as ways to travel. What is the author’s main purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is To explain similarities and differences between two types of transportation.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: The article compares two transportation choices and their features.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The article compares two transportation choices and their features.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The scientist used a precise measure,” what does precise mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Exact and careful.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: A precise measure is exact and careful rather than approximate.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

A precise measure is exact and careful rather than approximate.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A subheading says “Why Bees Matter.” What will the section most likely explain?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The reasons bees are important.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: The subheading tells readers that the section will give reasons bees matter.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The subheading tells readers that the section will give reasons bees matter.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the best summary of a passage about students testing different materials to build a bridge?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Students test materials and use the results to improve a bridge design..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: The summary includes the main action and the reason for testing.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The summary includes the main action and the reason for testing.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A map shows arrows pointing from a mountain stream into a lake. Why is the map useful?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is It shows the direction that water travels..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: The arrows help readers see the direction of water movement.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The arrows help readers see the direction of water movement.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

An article describes a drought and then lists ways families can conserve water. What structure does the article use?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Problem and solution.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: The drought is the problem and conservation actions are solutions.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The drought is the problem and conservation actions are solutions.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement is an opinion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The school garden is the most beautiful place in town..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Most beautiful expresses a personal judgment that cannot be proven in the same way as the other details.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Most beautiful expresses a personal judgment that cannot be proven in the same way as the other details.

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Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Grade 4 ELA Practice

Which Grade 4 ELA skills are covered?

The page covers literary and informational reading, evidence, vocabulary, writing, language, research, and paired-text analysis.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official Smarter Balanced questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Connecticut State Department of Education and Smarter Balanced information for official materials, accommodations, and policies.