4th Grade Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Leo notices dark clouds, strong wind, and distant thunder while setting up a picnic. He begins packing the food. What can you reasonably infer?
Leo forgot to bring enough food
Leo wants to move into the shade
Leo expects a storm to arrive
Leo has finished eating lunch
2. In the number 47,382, what is the value of the digit 7?
7,000
700
70
7
3. Students give two identical plants the same soil and sunlight, but one gets more water than the other. What are they testing?
How soil type affects plant growth
How sunlight affects plant growth
How the amount of water affects plant growth
How plant type affects growth
4. A classroom has 6 shelves with 8 books on each shelf. How many books are on the shelves altogether?
42
54
48
68
5. A student wants to learn what a child personally experienced during a historical event. Which source would be the best primary source?
A modern textbook chapter about the event
A fictional story written many years later
A recent encyclopedia article
A diary written by the child during the event
6. Read this short passage: “Nina placed one plant by a sunny window and another in a dark closet. The plant by the window stayed green, while the other became pale.” What is the main idea?
Light helps plants stay healthy
All plants grow best in closets
Green plants do not need water
Windows make rooms warmer
7. Which branch of the United States government interprets laws?
Legislative branch
Local branch
Executive branch
Judicial branch
8. Which fraction is greater than 3/4?
2/3
5/6
6/8
3/5
9. Sam is facing north and turns to his right. Which direction is he now facing?
East
West
South
North
10. A rectangular garden is 9 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is its perimeter?
13 meters
26 meters
18 meters
36 meters
11. Maya was reluctant to step onto the icy pond. She paused and said, “I’m not sure it is safe.” What does “reluctant” mean here?
Excited and eager
Angry and loud
Hesitant or unwilling
Tired from exercise
12. What movement of Earth causes day and night?
Earth orbiting the Sun
The Moon orbiting Earth
Earth tilting toward the Sun
Earth rotating on its axis
13. A notebook costs $3.25. If you pay with a $5 bill, how much change should you receive?
$1.25
$1.50
$2.25
$1.75
14. Which sentence uses capitalization and punctuation correctly?
My aunt lives in Denver, Colorado.
Last year, my aunt moved to denver, Colorado.
Does my aunt live in Denver, Colorado.
My aunt enjoys visiting Denver Colorado in summer.
15. Which organism is a producer in a food chain?
Rabbit
Grass
Hawk
Mushroom
16. What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes into liquid water?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Freezing