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4th Grade Grammar Sentence Word Choice Practice Test 1



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Sentence Structure
 

 1. 

He ________ to see the movie for months.

Choose the correct verb phrase.
a.
have been waiting
c.
has been waiting
b.
has been waited
d.
have been waited
 
 
Precise word choice
 

 2. 

Which two sentences have the same meaning?
A) In the class students listened to their teacher.
B) The students had class.
C) The teacher listened to the class.
D) The teacher spoke as students listened.
a.
B and C
c.
A and B
b.
A and D
d.
C and D
 

 3. 

After I laughed at the show,                            .  

Which phrase will make this fragment a complete sentence?
a.
with my football.
c.
I called my friend.
b.
waling to the fridge.
d.
on the way to school.
 

 4. 

Brandon is especially proud of his T-Rex toy.

What does “especially” mean in this sentence?
a.
rather
c.
extremely
b.
not
d.
sort of
 

 5. 

Which sentence is written correctly?
a.
He can’t hit no balls.
c.
He can’t hit any balls.
b.
He can’t hit none balls.
d.
He can’t never hit no balls.
 

 6. 

Which sentence is written in Standard English?
a.
Andrew hasn’t got no sense.
c.
Some people will not allow us to have fun.
b.
Perry will not allow none of them to see the show.
d.
He don’t say nothing but what he wants.
 

 7. 

________ go to the show this week.

Choose the best missing word to complete the sentence.
a.
Don’t
c.
Can’t
b.
Didn’t
d.
Wouldn’t
 

 8. 

Choose the correctly written sentence.
a.
The team is becoming successful.
c.
The team were becoming successful.
b.
The team are becoming successful.
d.
The team be becoming successful.
 

 9. 

The other team thwarted us from making a goal.

Which choice means nearly the same as the underlined verb?
a.
helped us
c.
threw at us
b.
blocked us
d.
asked us
 

 10. 

That is Sharon’s book.
Sharon’s is what part of speech?
a.
noun
c.
adjective
b.
verb
d.
adverb
 
 
Plurals
 

 11. 

Which pair of nouns has the correct plural form?
a.
story – storys
c.
alphabet – alphabetize
b.
woman – women
d.
child – childs
 

 12. 

Seven men ran a marathon with their tennis shoes in order to benefit the children..

Which underlined word is NOT a plural noun?
a.
men
c.
marathon
b.
shoes
d.
children
 
 
Noun
 

 13. 

Which word pair has a possessive noun?
a.
won’t do
c.
songs
b.
deer’s hiding place
d.
mine
 
 
Pronoun
 

 14. 

In which sentence is a pronoun NOT used correctly?
a.
She were going to get a cookie.
c.
The author gave a copy of her book to the school.
b.
They never used their agenda.
d.
Many of the boys went out for football.
 

 15. 

All of  ________ want to go.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
a.
us
c.
they
b.
we
d.
she
 

 16. 

My grandfather loved to fish.  He always seemed to catch more than anyone else.

Which word means the same as the underlined word?
a.
the speaker
c.
grandfather
b.
I
d.
pronoun
 

 17. 

Carlene and Howard found_________ in a different state.

Choose the best missing word.
a.
theirselves
c.
themselves
b.
herself
d.
themself
 

 18. 

Susan asked that a new deck be built.    _________ might consider what _______ asked for.

Choose the pronouns that will correctly complete the sentence.
a.
Her, us
c.
She, you
b.
You, him
d.
You, her
 

 19. 

Nate and Terri worked together last year. The office staff  bought ______ a Christmas gift.

Choose the best missing word to complete the sentence.
a.
them
c.
they
b.
her
d.
your
 
 
Main Idea
 

 20. 

Before you can win the prize, you must hit all of the bottles over.

Choose the best interpretation of this sentence.
a.
You don’t have to knock over anything.
c.
You get a prize then you knock over bottles.
b.
You have to knock over bottles.
d.
If you want to win the prize you must knock over bottles.
 



 
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