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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 evidence, vocabulary, and text analysis, 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 student claims that a quiet reading space helps students concentrate. Which evidence is strongest?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Students completed more reading tasks in the quiet room than in the noisy room..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Comparing completed tasks in two settings directly supports the claim about concentration.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Comparing completed tasks in two settings directly supports the claim about concentration.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Source A says a rain garden absorbs water. Source B says it also gives insects a place to live. What idea do both sources support?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Rain gardens can benefit both water systems and wildlife..

  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 sources identify benefits for water and living things.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The sources identify benefits for water and living things.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The trail was narrow, so hikers walked in single file,” what does narrow mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Not wide.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Walking in single file suggests the trail was not wide.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Walking in single file suggests the trail was not wide.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage states that a new playground opened, but it does not say whether students liked it. What can the reader conclude?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The passage does not provide enough evidence about students’ opinions..

  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 gives no information about student opinions, so that conclusion is unsupported.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The passage gives no information about student opinions, so that conclusion is unsupported.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

An author writes that a plan was “practical because it used materials already available.” What does practical mean here?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Useful and possible to carry out.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Using available materials makes the plan useful and possible to carry out.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Using available materials makes the plan useful and possible to carry out.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which quotation best supports the claim that a class worked cooperatively?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is “Each student completed one part, and the group combined the parts into one model.”.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Sharing tasks and combining the work are direct evidence of cooperation.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Sharing tasks and combining the work are direct evidence of cooperation.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Why might an author include a photograph beside a paragraph about a bridge design?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The photograph helps readers visualize the 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: A photograph provides visual information that supports the written description.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

A photograph provides visual information that supports the written description.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A paragraph begins with “As a result,” followed by an explanation of a river flooding after heavy rain. What relationship does the transition signal?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Cause and effect.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: As a result introduces an effect that follows a cause.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

As a result introduces an effect that follows a cause.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A scientist repeats a test and gets nearly the same measurement each time. What does this suggest?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The measurement is consistent..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Similar measurements across trials suggest consistency.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Similar measurements across trials suggest consistency.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which question would best help a reader decide whether a website is trustworthy?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Who created the information, and what evidence supports it?.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Authorship and evidence are important when evaluating trustworthiness.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Authorship and evidence are important when evaluating trustworthiness.

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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.