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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 research and paired texts, 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 is researching how trees help a town during hot weather. Which source is most relevant?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A city report with temperature readings from shaded and unshaded streets.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Temperature readings from comparable streets directly address the research question.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Temperature readings from comparable streets directly address the research question.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which search phrase would best find information about protecting a local river?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is local river pollution causes and solutions.

  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 phrase includes the place, problem, and information goal.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The phrase includes the place, problem, and information goal.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Source A explains that compost improves soil. Source B explains that composting reduces food waste. What claim is supported by both?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Composting can help soil and reduce waste..

  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 two sources identify benefits for soil and waste reduction.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The two sources identify benefits for soil and waste reduction.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which note would be most useful in a report about bird migration?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Some birds travel long distances when seasons change..

  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 first note records an important fact related to migration.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The first note records an important fact related to migration.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly introduces information from a source?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is According to the state park guide, wetlands provide shelter for many animals..

  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 sentence identifies the source and clearly connects it to the information.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The sentence identifies the source and clearly connects it to the information.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Two articles discuss school gardens. One focuses on vegetables, and the other focuses on science lessons. What do the articles have in common?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Both describe ways a school garden can benefit students..

  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 articles describe different student benefits of the same type of space.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

The articles describe different student benefits of the same type of space.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which evidence would best support the claim that reusable bottles reduce waste?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The school counted fewer disposable bottles after students began using reusable ones..

  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 count of disposable bottles before and after the change directly supports the claim.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

A count of disposable bottles before and after the change directly supports the claim.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A student’s research question is “How does rainfall affect the height of plants?” Which evidence would best answer it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Plant heights recorded after weeks with different amounts of rainfall.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Plant-height data connected to rainfall amounts directly answers the question.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Plant-height data connected to rainfall amounts directly answers the question.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which organizational plan would best fit a report comparing two ways to save energy?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Describe both methods, then compare their benefits and limits..

  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 compare-and-contrast plan gives readers information about both methods.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

A compare-and-contrast plan gives readers information about both methods.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student restates a source idea in new words and names the source. What has the student done?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Paraphrased and credited the source.

  1. Read the task: Identify the theme, central idea, evidence, word meaning, or writing goal the question is asking about.
  2. Use the text: Restating in new words is paraphrasing, and naming the source gives credit.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the language of the sentence.

Restating in new words is paraphrasing, and naming the source gives credit.

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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.