Grade 4 ELA Practice Test: Subject-Verb Agreement, Progressive Tenses and Relative Pronouns
- Subject-Verb Agreement, Verb Tenses and Relative Pronouns
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on the Grade 4 grammar standards: relative pronouns, progressive tenses, modal verbs, prepositional phrases, adjective order and subject-verb agreement. Tip: say the sentence quietly to yourself with each choice before you decide.
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Question 1
The girl ______ won the spelling bee is in my class.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: D
"Who" is the relative pronoun for people when it is the subject of the clause: the girl who won. "Which" is used for things.
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Question 2
The bike ______ tire was flat stayed in the garage.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: A
"Whose" shows ownership: the tire belongs to the bike. "Who's" means "who is," which makes no sense here.
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Question 3
Right now, the students ______ for their science test.
Which words correctly complete the sentence?
Correct answer: C
"Right now" calls for the present progressive: am, is, or are plus an -ing verb. The other choices are past or future.
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Question 4
We ______ dinner when the lights suddenly went out.
Which words correctly complete the sentence?
Correct answer: B
The lights "went out" in the past while another action was going on, so use the past progressive: "were eating."
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Question 5
At three o'clock tomorrow, I ______ the bus to my grandmother's house.
Which words correctly complete the sentence?
Correct answer: A
"Tomorrow" points to the future, and the action will be in progress at three o'clock, so the future progressive "will be riding" fits.
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Question 6
The box of crayons ______ on the top shelf.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: C
The subject is "box," not "crayons," so the verb is singular: "is." The phrase "of crayons" just describes the box.
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Question 7
Everyone in our class ______ a library card.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: B
"Everyone" is singular, so it takes "has," even though it talks about many people.
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Question 8
Which sentence uses a modal verb to give permission?
Correct answer: D
"May" here gives permission. "Must" shows a rule you have to follow, "might" shows possibility, and "can" in this sentence shows ability.
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Question 9
The cat hid under the porch all afternoon.
Which words in the sentence form a prepositional phrase?
Correct answer: A
A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (under) and ends with a noun (porch). "All afternoon" has no preposition.
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Question 10
Which sentence lists the adjectives in the correct order?
Correct answer: D
In English, size comes before color, and color comes before material: small, red, wool.
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