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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: "Rain gardens are shallow planted areas that collect rainwater from roofs and sidewalks. Their soil and roots help water soak into the ground." What is the main idea?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Rain gardens help manage rainwater.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage explains how rain gardens collect and absorb rainwater.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Rain gardens help manage rainwater.

The passage explains how rain gardens collect and absorb rainwater.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Most monarch butterflies migrate south in autumn. They return north in spring when flowers become available." Why do monarchs return north in spring?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Flowers and food become available.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage directly connects the spring return with the availability of flowers.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Flowers and food become available.

The passage directly connects the spring return with the availability of flowers.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "A thermometer measures temperature. A rain gauge measures the amount of rain, while an anemometer measures wind speed." Which tool measures wind speed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is An anemometer.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage states that an anemometer measures wind speed.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is An anemometer.

The passage states that an anemometer measures wind speed.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "When sunlight warms ocean water, some water changes into vapor. The vapor rises, cools, and forms clouds." What happens after water changes into vapor?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The vapor rises and cools.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage explains that vapor rises and cools before clouds form.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is The vapor rises and cools.

The passage explains that vapor rises and cools before clouds form.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Trees provide shade, homes for animals, and oxygen. Their roots can also help hold soil in place." Which benefit is named in the passage?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Trees provide homes for animals.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage lists animal homes as one benefit of trees.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Trees provide homes for animals.

The passage lists animal homes as one benefit of trees.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "To recycle a paper box, first remove any plastic parts. Flatten the box, then place it in the paper recycling bin." What should happen after removing plastic parts?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Flatten the box.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The sequence says to flatten the box after removing plastic parts.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Flatten the box.

The sequence says to flatten the box after removing plastic parts.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Some desert plants have thick stems that store water. Their waxy surfaces slow water loss during hot, dry days." Why are thick stems useful?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is They store water.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage states that thick stems store water for dry conditions.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is They store water.

The passage states that thick stems store water for dry conditions.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth moves between the sun and the moon. Earth blocks some sunlight from reaching the moon." What causes a lunar eclipse?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Earth moves between the sun and the moon.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage defines the positions that cause a lunar eclipse.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Earth moves between the sun and the moon.

The passage defines the positions that cause a lunar eclipse.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "Beavers build dams with branches and mud. The dams slow moving water and create ponds where beavers can live." What is the purpose of a beaver dam?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is To slow water and create a pond.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage says dams slow water and create ponds.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is To slow water and create a pond.

The passage says dams slow water and create ponds.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Read: "A seed needs water, air, and the right temperature to begin growing. After roots appear, the young plant can absorb more water from the soil." Which detail supports the main idea?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Roots help a young plant absorb water.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the stated details and what they suggest about the text.
  2. Use text evidence: The root detail explains one way a young plant gets what it needs to grow.
  3. Choose the best answer: The correct choice is Roots help a young plant absorb water.

The root detail explains one way a young plant gets what it needs to grow.

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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.