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1 PRTIE EXERISES MET-PR 2018 English Grade 4 Student Name:

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5 Grade 4 Page 1 E nglis h Samples These are the Practice Questions of the MET-PR for Grade 4. With these questions, you will show how well you can understand and use English. The practice questions include the following sections: Listening, Reading, and Writing/Language. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. Now look at Sample. Yesterday, I went with my mother to the park. The flowers in the park were very pretty. We saw yellow, orange, and purple flowers. We walked around for over an hour. Which sentence is an OPINION? * Yesterday, I went with my mother to the park. The flowers in the park were very pretty. We saw yellow, orange, and purple flowers. We walked around for over an hour. The correct answer is, The flowers in the park were very pretty. On your answer sheet, you can see that the circle for is filled in. Now do the next sample on your own. Read the question and choose the correct answer. Then, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. hoose the word that belongs in the blank. The is cold. mil mik milk mick The correct answer is, milk. The circle for should be filled in on your answer sheet. PRI18-OP4-R STOP

6 Page 2 LISTENING Grade 4 - English irections: In this section, you will show how well you understand spoken English. Listen carefully. Then, choose the correct answer. 1 What will the class do today? pick the fruit from the higüera trees drink water from the higüera fruits decorate the higüera fruits climb the higüera trees 4 What will happen to the bowls OVERNIGHT? they will be painted they will be left to dry they will be cut in half they will be taken home 2 What will the class make from the higüera fruits? paint water bowls rattles 5 ccording to the passage, who used the higüera fruit to hold water? people from a long time ago the teacher parents of the students the class 3 ccording to the passage, people used to hold water in the higüera fruit. How else was the fruit used? 6 What would be the MOST appropriate setting for the story? to store food a family farm to cook food a busy city to make bowls a highway to make musical instruments a school PRI18-OP4-R

7 Grade 4 - English LISTENING Page 3 7 What happened FIRST in the story? The girl thought about making money. 9 hoose the sentence that answers the question. Tony taught her how to play it. The girl tripped. Gabi loves writing different music. The girl thought about more eggs hatching. Gabi and Tony met at weekend lessons. The girl broke the eggs. Tony and Gabi practice every afternoon. 8 hoose the letter of the correct answer. send cent salt cell 10 hoose the letter of the correct answer. west wash waste weight PRI18-OP4-R STOP

8 Page 4 REING Grade 4 - English irections: In this section, you will show how well you can read and understand written English. For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 olorful ribbons of bending light, Such an amazing, natural sight. rched in the sky, They catch my eye. 2 From my window I can see ll the colors that make me happy. The red and orange, yellow and green, The blue and purple make an attractive scene. 3 I wish I had a special net That could help me get ll the wonderful colors that I see, ut maybe it s better to leave them free. PRI18-OP4-R

9 Grade 4 - English REING Page 5 11 The poem is divided into three stanzas because each stanza is about a different rainbow. is about a different character. includes details about separate ideas. includes events in the order of their importance. 14 Which is the EST title for this poem? Rainbows That end atching a Rainbow My Favorite olor olors in the Sky 12 In stanza 1, the phrase ribbons of bending light helps the reader understand that arched means 15 Which word EST describes how the narrator of the poem feels? curious joyful cloudy. proud curved. lucky full of color. made by nature. 16 Which word EST describes the narrator at the end of the poem? 13 Which line in the poem EST helps the reader understand that attractive in stanza 2 means pleasing to look at? From my window I can see funny helpful friendly thoughtful ll the colors that make me happy. The red and orange, yellow and green, I wish I had a special net PRI18-OP4-R

10 Page 6 REING Grade 4 - English 17. What is the main idea of the poem? 18 Javier is working on his speech about paper airplanes. efore he began. Write one example from the poem to support your answer to part. writing, he made the following outline. Remember to answer all parts of the question in the space provided. Title: I. Where to Find Patterns II. What Paper to Use III. How to Fold Properly hoose the EST title for his speech. What Other Supplies You an Use How to Make Paper irplanes What Patterns to Use First How Much Paper to uy PRI18-OP4-R

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12 Page 8 REING Grade 4 - English New Friend E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Fingerspelling alphabet used in the United States Mrs. Morales, said Ricardo to his neighbor, Mom said your grandson en is coming to visit. She said he will spend summer vacation with you. That s correct, Ricardo, said Mrs. Morales. en was born here in Puerto Rico, but he lives in Florida. He is an artist, just like you. He likes to paint beautiful pictures of outdoor scenes. I hope he likes to take pictures, too! exclaimed Ricardo. ad lets me use his camera sometimes, and I have been practicing a lot. Maybe I can teach en about photography. PRI18-OP4-R

13 Grade 4 - English REING Page I think you two will be good friends, said Mrs. Morales. Then she continued, en can read Spanish and English, but he cannot hear. He uses his hands to talk with people. Maybe en will teach you how to say Hello in merican Sign Language, which is also known as SL. The students at en s school use SL to communicate with each other. I would love to learn SL, said Ricardo. SL is a real language with its own rules and spelling, said Mrs. Morales. With SL, though, you have to listen with your eyes instead of your ears! I promise to do that, said Ricardo. Learning a new language will be fun! I agree! laughed Mrs. Morales. I can help you surprise en. I will teach you how to spell en s name with your fingers. This way of spelling is called fingerspelling. I can show you how to do it. I have a book that you can use to help you practice. Thanks, Mrs. Morales. I can t wait to meet en, said Ricardo. We will have a lot to share. 19 Which phrase describes OTH Mrs. Morales and Ricardo? good at taking pictures ready to make new friends willing to help others learn talented at painting outdoor scenes PRI18-OP4-R

14 Page 10 REING Grade 4 - English 20 Look at the following flow chart. Ricardo tells Mrs. Morales that he has heard en is coming to visit. Mrs. Morales explains merican Sign Language to Ricardo. Which event belongs in the empty box? Mrs. Morales tells Ricardo about en. en arrives for his visit with Mrs. Morales. Ricardo learns a new language from Mrs. Morales. Mrs. Morales says she has a book about fingerspelling. PRI18-OP4-R

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16 Page 12 REING Grade 4 - English Firefighting Then and Now Have you ever seen a fire truck rushing by on its way to a fire? Long ago, there were no fire engines, hoses, or other tools to help fight fires. Many inventions have helped to improve how fires are fought today. Some of the first fire departments were created in the 1700s. The people who were part of them were volunteers and did not get paid. The only tool that they had to fight fires was a bucket. When there was a fire, the volunteers would form a line and pass the buckets from the water source to the fire. Years later, a water pump was invented. These pumps would send large amounts of water out onto a fire. Firefighters had to pull these water pumps to a fire. fter a while, firefighters brought the water pumps to fires using horses and wagons. Today, firefighters race to fires using fire engines and fire trucks. Fire engines carry a large amount of water that is blasted out of hoses to put out the fires. Fire trucks carry ladders, rescue equipment, and other tools that firefighters need. Firefighters fight fires every day, so it is important that they have the best tools to help them! PRI18-OP4-R

17 Grade 4 - English REING Page Which word from the reading selection is formed by adding a suffix to a root word? 24 Which sentence from the reading selection would be EST to place under a heading titled Now? ever water firefighters ladders Long ago, there were no fire engines, hoses, or other tools to help fight fires. Years later, a water pump was invented. fter a while, firefighters brought the water pumps to fires using horses and wagons. 22 Which sentence EST describes the main idea of the reading selection? Today, firefighters race to fires using fire engines and fire trucks. Many inventions have helped to improve how fires are fought today. Some of the first fire departments were created in the 1700s. Years later, a water pump was invented. 25. If you were to write a story about the history of firefighting, from which point of view would you write it? Today, firefighters race to fires using fire engines and fire trucks.. Write one sentence that you would include in your story using that point of view. Remember to answer all parts of the question in the space provided. 23 What is the EST way to find what the phrase blasted out means in paragraph 4? Read the title again. Look at the surrounding words. Read the reading selection again. Think of words that rhyme with the word blasted. PRI18-OP4-R

18 Page 14 REING Grade 4 - English My Future areer Sometimes people ask me, Sara, what do you want to be when you grow up? I think a lot about what I would like to do for a career someday. The problem is that I can t decide! I really enjoy science class. I like performing experiments and figuring out how things work. If I were to become a scientist, I could invent new things. My inventions would help make a person s life easier. career as a scientist is something I would enjoy. My uncle is a firefighter. He rushes to fires and helps put them out. He rescues people from fires, too. He must be brave because he risks his life to save people. I love adventure and excitement. Perhaps one day I might have the skills to be a firefighter. When I go to school, I learn many things. My teachers encourage me to not give up and to try my best. They teach me that it is necessary to ask questions if I do not understand something. My teachers are important to me. Someday I might like to be a teacher so I can make a difference in kids lives. PRI18-OP4-R

19 Grade 4 - English REING Page 15 5 Maybe I will become a scientist, firefighter, or teacher. There is also the possibility that I will choose a different career. The important thing is that I am starting to think about my future career. I need to keep working hard every day so that one day I will have a career I love. 26 Read the following sentence from paragraph 2. I really enjoy science class. The suffix ly tells the reader that the word really in this sentence is used to describe the 28 How does the picture MINLY support the information given in the reading selection? It shows Sara working as a teacher one day. It shows that Sara has three separate jobs. subject I. verb enjoy. adjective science. It shows how hard it is to be a firefighter. It shows different types of jobs. noun class. 27 What is the MIN difference between paragraphs 2 and 3? Paragraph 2 is about experiments, while paragraph 3 is about her uncle. Paragraph 2 is about a career, while paragraph 3 is about an adventure. 29 In paragraph 2, what is the FIRST thing Sara says she likes about science class? inventing new things performing experiments making a person s life easier figuring out how things work Paragraph 2 is about scientists, while paragraph 3 is about firefighters. Paragraph 2 is about school, while paragraph 3 is about family. PRI18-OP4-R

20 Page 16 REING Grade 4 - English 30. ased on the information in paragraph 3, write TWO words that describe a firefighter.. Using the two words you chose for part, write a complete sentence that describes a firefighter. Remember to answer all parts of the question in the space provided. PRI18-OP4-R

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22 Page 18 REING Grade 4 - English irections: Read the reading selections again. Then answer questions 31 and 32 about both reading selections. Firefighting Then and Now Have you ever seen a fire truck rushing by on its way to a fire? Long ago, there were no fire engines, hoses, or other tools to help fight fires. Many inventions have helped to improve how fires are fought today. Some of the first fire departments were created in the 1700s. The people who were part of them were volunteers and did not get paid. The only tool that they had to fight fires was a bucket. When there was a fire, the volunteers would form a line and pass the buckets from the water source to the fire. Years later, a water pump was invented. These pumps would send large amounts of water out onto a fire. Firefighters had to pull these water pumps to a fire. fter a while, firefighters brought the water pumps to fires using horses and wagons. Today, firefighters race to fires using fire engines and fire trucks. Fire engines carry a large amount of water that is blasted out of hoses to put out the fires. Fire trucks carry ladders, rescue equipment, and other tools that firefighters need. Firefighters fight fires every day, so it is important that they have the best tools to help them! PRI18-OP4-R

23 Grade 4 - English REING Page 19 My Future areer Sometimes people ask me, Sara, what do you want to be when you grow up? I think a lot about what I would like to do for a career someday. The problem is that I can t decide! I really enjoy science class. I like performing experiments and figuring out how things work. If I were to become a scientist, I could invent new things. My inventions would help make a person s life easier. career as a scientist is something I would enjoy. My uncle is a firefighter. He rushes to fires and helps put them out. He rescues people from fires, too. He must be brave because he risks his life to save people. I love adventure and excitement. Perhaps one day I might have the skills to be a firefighter. When I go to school, I learn many things. My teachers encourage me to not give up and to try my best. They teach me that it is necessary to ask questions if I do not understand something. My teachers are important to me. Someday I might like to be a teacher so I can make a difference in kids lives. PRI18-OP4-R

24 Page 20 REING Grade 4 - English 5 Maybe I will become a scientist, firefighter, or teacher. There is also the possibility that I will choose a different career. The important thing is that I am starting to think about my future career. I need to keep working hard every day so that one day I will have a career I love. 31 ased on the information in Firefighting Then and Now and My Future areer, the MIN 32 What is the difference between Firefighting Then and Now and My Future areer? reason inventions are important is because they One is fiction and the other is nonfiction. enable people to do brave things. One is realistic fiction and the other is make people s lives much easier. fantasy. enable people to volunteer more. One is a biography and the other is a scientific article. they make schoolwork easier for kids. One is science fiction and the other is historical fiction. PRI18-OP4-R STOP

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26 Page 22 WRITING/LNGUGE Grade 4 - English irections: In this section, you will show how well you understand how to write in English. For each question, choose the correct answer. 33 hoose the sentence that is correct. 35 Read the following sentence. My brother is 12 years old. rother my is 12 years old. Is 12 years old my brother. This is a picture of me at 2 years old. What is the word picture in this sentence? My brother 12 years old is. a verb a noun an adverb 34 hoose the word that belongs in the blank. an adjective Mr. Santiago me put the fence up yesterday. help helps helped helping PRI18-OP4-R

27 Grade 4 - English WRITING/LNGUGE Page Ricardo is writing a paragraph about why he likes a book he just read. He made the following diagram to help him write the paragraph. The main character made me laugh. The story is about swimming, and I love to swim. Why I liked this book It is set in the same city where I live. Which sentence EST completes the diagram? It has a total of 217 pages. I have read this book twice so far. The family in the book is a lot like mine. The author has written three other books. PRI18-OP4-R

28 Page 24 WRITING/LNGUGE Grade 4 - English Read the following selection and answer questions 37 and 38. Making a Fruit Salad (1) fruit salad is a healthy treat. (2) To make a fruit salad, first choose several types of fruit that you like. (3) onsider using bananas, berries, oranges, or grapes. (4) Next, wash the fruit. (5), cut up the larger fruit, such as the bananas and oranges. (6) Finally, put all the fruit pieces in a bowl and mix them together. 37 Which sentence EST completes the 38 hoose the word that belongs in the selection? blank in sentence 5. hoose only fruit that is ripe. First ry the fruit before you cut it. Then Now you are ready to eat your tasty snack! o you want to eat a snack that is good for you? Soon efore PRI18-OP4-R

29 Grade 4 - English WRITING/LNGUGE Page Read the following sentence. I bought seven shiny apples. What is the word shiny in this sentence? a verb a noun an adverb an adjective PRI18-OP4-R

30 Page 26 WRITING/LNGUGE Grade 4 - English Read the following selection and answer questions 40 and 41. Oregon (1) My aunt Sophia moved to Oregon last year. (2) She says it is very beautiful there. (3) They have everything from mountains and desserts to rivers and ocean beaches. (4) It sounds like a wonderful place. 40 Which word from the selection is 41 Which sentence would be EST to add misspelled? to the end of the selection? beautiful I hope to visit her there next year. mountains Oregon is in the Pacific Northwest. desserts wonderful unt Sophia is my mother s oldest sister. Many people go to Oregon to ski on Mount Hood. PRI18-OP4-R

31 Grade 4 - English WRITING/LNGUGE Page 27 Read the following selection and answer questions 42 through 46. Old Meets New (1) nani visited downtown tlanta with her family. (2) They Traveled on the Peachtree Trolley. (3) They visited the older section of the city. (4) They saw many old one-story brick houses on tree-lined streets. (5) Look, ad, what are those tall buildings over there? nani asked. (6) Those skyscrapers are the tall buildings in Georgia! ad replied. PRI18-OP4-R

32 Page 28 WRITING/LNGUGE Grade 4 - English 42 If nani visits the older section of tlanta again, that means she will revisit it. unvisit it. visited it. visiting it. 45 Which word or phrase correctly replaces the underlined word in sentence 6? taller tallest most tall more tall 43 Which formal word or phrase replaces the underlined word in sentence 4? spotted viewed peeped at checked out 46 Which word should NOT be capitalized in sentence 2? They Traveled Peachtree Trolley 44 Which word EST replaces the word asked in sentence 5? said thought inquired answered PRI18-OP4-R

33 Grade 4 - English WRITING/LNGUGE Page Read the paragraph. 49 Read the following paragraph. Eva and her brother like to bake. Last week they baked together. They made lots of bread. Eva put some on the table for me to eat. Which sentence EST completes the paragraph? The bread was delicious! Eva also makes soup. What will they bake? (1) The English word hammock comes from the Spanish word hamaca. (2) This Spanish word comes from the language spoken by the Taíno people. (3) The Taíno lived in Puerto Rico many years ago. Which sentence is EST to add after sentence 3? Many words we use come from the language of the Taíno. I like to make toast. My brother likes to rest in a hammock in our backyard. The Taíno spoke a language other than Spanish. 48 Read the paragraph. Some Spanish words are hard to pronounce. Victor wanted to surprise his mother, so he dusted the furniture in the living room. Next, he washed all the dishes and swept the kitchen floor. Finally, he folded the clean laundry and put it away. 50 Which word is spelled incorrectly in the following sentence? The abo Rojo Salt Flats offer protektion for many bird populations. Which sentence EST completes the paragraph? Victor was the oldest boy in the family. He did not break a single glass. The kitchen was quite a mess. His mother was very happy. Salt offer protektion populations PRI18-OP4-R

34 Page 30 WRITING/LNGUGE Grade 4 - English Read the following selection and answer questions 51 through 55. (1) Juan opened the letter on the kitchen table. (2) He could not wait to see what his cousin wrote to him! (3) Juan was excited about his trip to Puerto Rico to visit his cousin. (4) He wanted to find out what animals lived there and what the wether was like. (5) He could hardly wait to visit the beautiful island. 51 What is the EST way to write sentence 1 in a more formal way? 53 Which word means LMOST the same as hardly in sentence 5? Juan unsealed the letter on the kitchen table. Juan opened up the letter on the kitchen table. mostly simply barely Juan ripped open the letter on the kitchen table. finally Juan spilled out the contents of the letter on the kitchen table. 54 Which prefix added to the word like creates a word that means different from? 52 In sentence 2, what is the correct way to combine the words could not into a contraction? couldn t could nt re- un- dis- trans- coul dnt couldnt PRI18-OP4-R

35 Grade 4 - English WRITING/LNGUGE Page Which word is misspelled in sentence 4? wanted animals there wether PRI18-OP4-R

36 Page 32 WRITING/LNGUGE Grade 4 - English 56 Read the following sentence. 57 Which of the following is a ELRTIVE sentence? Lilly could not wait to open her presents. o you know how to surf? What is the word presents in this sentence? a verb a noun an adverb an adjective Put that book away right now. We visited our friend yesterday. I m so excited about tomorrow s surprise! PRI18-OP4-R STOP

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