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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 writing and language, 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

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The collection of maps is on the desk..

  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 singular subject collection takes the singular verb is.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The singular subject collection takes the singular verb is.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best completes the sentence? “The first experiment was not successful. ___, the team changed one part and tried again.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Therefore.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Therefore shows that the team changed the experiment because of the first result.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Therefore shows that the team changed the experiment because of the first result.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which revision joins the sentences correctly? “The path was muddy. The hikers walked slowly.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Because the path was muddy, the hikers walked slowly..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Because clearly connects the reason with the hikers’ action.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Because clearly connects the reason with the hikers’ action.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Before the concert, the musicians tuned their instruments..

  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 comma follows the introductory phrase before the concert.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

A comma follows the introductory phrase before the concert.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which revision makes the pronoun reference clear? “When Elena called Rosa, she shared the news.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is When Elena called Rosa, Elena shared the news..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Repeating Elena makes it clear who shared the news.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Repeating Elena makes it clear who shared the news.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The project asks students to observe, record, and explain the results..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Observe, record, and explain are parallel verbs in the series.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Observe, record, and explain are parallel verbs in the series.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word best completes the sentence? “Yesterday, the class ___ its final draft.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is submitted.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Yesterday signals a completed past action, so submitted is correct.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Yesterday signals a completed past action, so submitted is correct.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The teachers’ books were placed on the shelf..

  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 plural possessive teachers’ shows that the books belong to multiple teachers.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The plural possessive teachers’ shows that the books belong to multiple teachers.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses the most precise word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The engineer measured the bridge span..

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Measured precisely describes collecting a measurement of the span.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Measured precisely describes collecting a measurement of the span.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which conclusion best fits a paragraph about checking sources before writing?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Checking sources helps writers use accurate and trustworthy information..

  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 conclusion returns to the main idea about checking sources.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The conclusion returns to the main idea about checking sources.

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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.