Free printable CAASPP practice test for Grade 4

English Language Arts

Circle the letter of the best answer, or two letters where a question asks for two. No time limit.

1. The Fix-It Fair

   On the first Saturday in March, the gym at Lincoln Elementary did not smell like sneakers. It smelled like oil, dust, and fresh coffee. Long tables stood in rows, and on every table sat something broken: a lamp with a loose cord, a toaster that would not toast, a bicycle with a wobbly wheel.

   It was the town's Fix-It Fair, and I was there to help my neighbor, Mr. Okafor. He used to repair radios for a living, and he could fix almost anything with a small screwdriver and a lot of patience. I had brought only the screwdriver.

   Our first customer was a man with a desk fan that buzzed but would not spin. I wanted to take it apart right away. Mr. Okafor held up one finger. "First, we look," he said. "Then we think. Then we touch."

   We looked. A piece of string was wound tightly around the fan's center. I snipped it free, and the blades whirled so fast that the man's hat nearly blew off. He laughed and shook my hand.

   By lunchtime, my fingers were sore, and I was ready to go home. Then a girl about six years old walked up holding a wooden music box in both hands. "It was my great-grandmother's," she said softly. "It stopped singing."

   I opened the lid. Inside was a tiny brass drum covered with pins, next to a row of thin metal teeth. Nothing moved. My stomach dropped. This was not a fan with a string stuck in it.

   "First, we look," I whispered to myself.

   I looked for a long time. At last I saw that one tooth was bent sideways. It had jammed against the drum like a stick caught in a bicycle wheel. Mr. Okafor handed me a pair of tweezers. "Slowly, Lena," he said. "Slower than you think."

   I held my breath and eased the tooth back into line, a tiny bit at a time. It took eleven tries. On the twelfth, the drum turned, and a soft, tinkling song floated up from the box.

   The girl's face lit up like a birthday candle. She hugged the music box to her chest, and then, to my surprise, she hugged me too.

   On the walk home, Mr. Okafor asked what I had learned. I thought about the fan and the music box. "The hard part isn't fixing things," I said. "It's waiting until you really understand them."

   He smiled. "Then you are ready for next year."

   1.

   Which TWO details show that Lena was patient with the music box? Choose two answers.

   1. AShe wanted to take the desk fan apart right away.
   2. BShe kept trying until her twelfth try worked.
   3. CShe asked Mr. Okafor to fix it for her.
   4. DShe was ready to go home by lunchtime.
   5. EShe looked at the music box for a long time before she touched it.
2. 2.

   Who is telling this story?

   1. AA narrator who is not a character in the story
   2. BThe man with the desk fan
   3. CThe girl with the music box
   4. DLena, a girl who helps at the fair
3. 3.

   In the story, the word "jammed" in "It had jammed against the drum" means

   1. Awas pulled out quickly
   2. Bgot stuck so it could not move
   3. Cwas spread with fruit
   4. Dplayed music loudly
4. 4.

   Why did Lena whisper "First, we look" to herself?

   1. AShe could not find a way to open the lid.
   2. BShe was reminding herself to use what Mr. Okafor had taught her.
   3. CMr. Okafor had asked her to say it out loud.
   4. DShe was reading words written inside the box.

5. Read this aloud to your child.

   Summer Reading Challenge

   Maple Grove Public Library
   Summer Reading Challenge
   June 16 to August 8

   Read, explore, and earn prizes this summer! The challenge is free and open to all kids ages 5 to 12.

   How It Works
   1. Sign up at the front desk to get your reading log.
   2. Read for 20 minutes or more each day. Books, magazines, and comics all count!
   3. Color in one star on your log for each day you read.
   4. Bring your log to the front desk every Friday to collect a sticker.

   Prizes
   Fill 10 stars: a free book to keep
   Fill 25 stars: a ticket to the Ice Cream Social
   Fill 40 stars: your name on the Reading Wall of Fame

   Special Events (Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.)
   June 25: Reptile Visitors from the Nature Center
   July 16: Make Your Own Comic Book
   August 6: Ice Cream Social for star readers

   5.

   How many stars must a reader fill to get a free book?

   1. A25
   2. B5
   3. C10
   4. D20

6. Read this aloud to your child.

   Why Thunder Follows Lightning

   During a storm, you see a flash of lightning. A few seconds later, you hear a rumble or a crack of thunder. Why do they come at different times?

   Lightning is a giant spark of electricity. In a split second, it heats the air around it to about 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That is hotter than the surface of the sun. The heated air expands so suddenly that it pushes hard on the air around it, making a booming sound wave. That sound is thunder.

   Light and sound both travel from the lightning to you, but light is much faster. You see the flash almost at once. Sound takes about five seconds to travel one mile. So if you count five seconds between the flash and the thunder, the lightning was about one mile away. If you count ten seconds, it was about two miles away.

   6.

   Jordan sees lightning and counts fifteen seconds before the thunder. About how far away was the lightning?

   1. AAbout one mile
   2. BAbout three miles
   3. CAbout five miles
   4. DAbout ten miles
7. 7.

   Do you ______ where my shoes are?

   Which word best completes the sentence?

   1. Aknow
   2. Bknoe
   3. Cnow
   4. Dno
8. 8.

   Which sentence uses commas correctly?

   1. AThe water was cold, but we swam, anyway.
   2. BThe water was cold, but we, swam anyway.
   3. CThe water was cold but we swam, anyway.
   4. DThe water was cold, but we swam anyway.
9. 9.

   ______ They build dams of sticks and mud across streams. As a result, the water behind the dam rises and forms a pond. In these ways, beavers reshape the places where they live.

   Which sentence would be the best topic sentence for this paragraph?

   1. AOur class voted to name the hamster Waffles.
   2. BThe new pond becomes a home for fish, frogs, and ducks.
   3. CMy cousin is saving money to buy a skateboard.
   4. DBeavers change the land and water around them.
10. 10.

    The boys packed ______ own lunches.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Aher
    2. Btheir
    3. Cits
    4. Dhis