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Grade 4 Literary and Informational Text Practice Test

Build Grade 4 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on literary and informational text, main ideas, inferences, text evidence, and author purpose.

Literary and Informational Text Practice Tests

These Grade 4 English Language Arts practice tests build reading comprehension with short literary and informational passages. Students identify main ideas, summarize events, make inferences, use text evidence, recognize text features, and determine an author’s purpose.

Skills covered

  • Distinguishing literary and informational text
  • Finding main ideas and supporting details
  • Making inferences from text evidence
  • Identifying character traits, setting, and plot
  • Summarizing literary and informational passages
  • Recognizing author purpose and informational text features

How to use these practice tests

Read the whole passage before answering. For literary text, consider the characters, setting, problem, events, and lesson. For informational text, look for the topic, main idea, facts, sequence, cause and effect, and text features. Choose the answer supported most directly by the passage.

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Grade 4 Literary and Informational Text Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 4 English Language Arts practice test on literary and informational text, main ideas, inferences, text evidence, and author purpose.

Read each passage closely, identify the strongest text evidence, and choose the answer that best matches the passage.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Maya tightened the red kite string as dark clouds gathered. She tucked the kite under her arm and hurried toward the porch." What will Maya most likely do next?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Put the kite away before the rain.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The dark clouds and Maya hurrying toward the porch suggest that she plans to protect the kite from rain.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Put the kite away before the rain.

The dark clouds and Maya hurrying toward the porch suggest that she plans to protect the kite from rain.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Jonah found a tiny trail of seeds leading from the garden to the birdhouse. He smiled and filled the feeder." What can the reader infer?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Birds may have carried the seeds to the garden.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The seed trail between the garden and birdhouse suggests that birds moved or ate the seeds.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Birds may have carried the seeds to the garden.

The seed trail between the garden and birdhouse suggests that birds moved or ate the seeds.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Lena practiced the difficult song every afternoon. At the concert, she sang each note clearly." Which character trait does Lena show?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Determination.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: Lena keeps practicing until she can perform the song clearly, showing determination.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Determination.

Lena keeps practicing until she can perform the song clearly, showing determination.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "The old bridge creaked above the rushing river. Beyond it, the hikers could see a quiet forest trail." Where does this scene take place?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is At a bridge near a forest.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage names a bridge, a river, and a forest trail, which establish the setting.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is At a bridge near a forest.

The passage names a bridge, a river, and a forest trail, which establish the setting.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Nora forgot her lunch. Her friend Eli shared half of his sandwich, and Nora thanked him." What is the main lesson?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Kindness can help someone who has a problem.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: Eli shares his food when Nora needs help, showing the value of kindness.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Kindness can help someone who has a problem.

Eli shares his food when Nora needs help, showing the value of kindness.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "First, Caleb sorted the seeds. Next, he made small holes. Finally, he covered the seeds with soil." What happened second?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Caleb made small holes.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The word Next shows that making small holes happened second.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Caleb made small holes.

The word Next shows that making small holes happened second.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "The puppy pawed at the closed box and whined. When Rosa opened it, the puppy jumped and wagged its tail." Why did the puppy jump?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It was excited to see what was inside.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The whining, pawing, and wagging show that the puppy was eager and excited.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is It was excited to see what was inside.

The whining, pawing, and wagging show that the puppy was eager and excited.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Ava wanted to win the race, but she stopped to help a runner who had fallen. She finished last and still felt proud." What does Ava value most?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Helping others.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: Ava gives up her chance to win so she can help another runner.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Helping others.

Ava gives up her chance to win so she can help another runner.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "The library was quiet except for the soft turning of pages. Sunlight made bright squares on the wooden floor." Which detail best supports the setting?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The soft turning of pages.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The quiet library is supported by the detail about pages turning softly.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is The soft turning of pages.

The quiet library is supported by the detail about pages turning softly.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "After weeks of practice, the class performed the play. When the curtain closed, everyone applauded one another." Which statement best summarizes the passage?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A class practices and successfully performs a play.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage focuses on the class practicing and then performing the play.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is A class practices and successfully performs a play.

The passage focuses on the class practicing and then performing the play.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 4 Literary and Informational Text

What is literary text?

Literary text tells a story or presents imaginative writing through characters, setting, plot, dialogue, or poetic language.

What is informational text?

Informational text explains a real topic using facts, details, definitions, examples, headings, diagrams, or steps.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 4 Literary and Informational Text questions in total.