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Stanford 10 practice test, Grade 4

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Reading Vocabulary

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 7 minutes.

  1. 1.

    The new girl in class wore plain clothes and was very quiet. Later, the class found out she was the best chess player in the whole school.

    Which saying best fits this story?

    1. ATwo heads are better than one
    2. BPractice makes perfect
    3. CLook before you leap
    4. DDon't judge a book by its cover
  2. 2.

    These words are in order from mildest to strongest: small, ______, microscopic.

    Which word belongs in the blank?

    1. Auneasy
    2. Bdisappointed
    3. Ccontent
    4. Dtiny
  3. 3.

    What does the root bio mean in the word biography?

    1. Alook
    2. Bsound
    3. Cheat
    4. Dlife
  4. 4.

    Farmers in Iowa export corn to many countries.

    This sentence is from a social studies book. What does export mean?

    1. Abring goods into a country
    2. Bmake goods by hand
    3. Ckeep goods at home
    4. Dsend goods to another country to sell
  5. 5.

    These words are in order from mildest to strongest: large, ______, colossal.

    Which word belongs in the blank?

    1. Aenormous
    2. Buneasy
    3. Cfrigid
    4. Dtricky
  6. 6.

    Which pair of words are antonyms?

    1. Afrequent and rare
    2. Bcunning and sly
    3. Cvigorous and various
    4. Dmischievous and marvelous
  7. 7.

    The little girl began to clutch her teddy bear during the thunderstorm.

    What does the word clutch mean in this sentence?

    1. Awash something
    2. Bdrop something
    3. Cthrow something
    4. Dhold something tightly
  8. 8.

    range
    1. n. a row of mountains
    2. n. the amount between the lowest and highest
    3. n. a stove for cooking
    4. v. be between two amounts

    The thermometer has a range of 0 to 120 degrees.

    Which meaning of range is used in the sentence?

    1. AMeaning 1
    2. BMeaning 2
    3. CMeaning 3
    4. DMeaning 4
  9. 9.

    Trace the map of Ohio onto your paper.

    Which meaning of trace is used in this sentence?

    1. Acopy a drawing by following its lines on thin paper
    2. Bfollow or find where something came from
    3. Ca kind of race
    4. Da very small amount left behind
  10. 10.

    charge
    1. v. ask for money for something
    2. v. rush forward to attack
    3. v. fill a battery with power
    4. n. care or control of something

    How much do they charge to park at the stadium?

    Which meaning of charge is used in the sentence?

    1. AMeaning 1
    2. BMeaning 2
    3. CMeaning 3
    4. DMeaning 4

Reading Comprehension

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. Puddle Day

    After the rain, the sidewalk is a map of tiny lakes. I jump in one. It splashes up and shivers when it shakes. One puddle holds a piece of sky, one holds a passing cloud, one holds a robin taking a bath and singing very loud. I float a leaf across a lake, a boat without a mast. I blow, and off it goes to sea, so slowly, then so fast! I lean above the biggest one. A face looks up at me, with muddy boots and messy hair, as happy as can be. My mother calls me in at last. My socks are soaking through. But if the rain comes back tomorrow, I'll know just what to do.

    1.

    The speaker says the sidewalk is "a map of tiny lakes." What does this mean?

    1. AThe sidewalk is cracked and broken.
    2. BThere are many puddles on the sidewalk.
    3. CThe sidewalk is next to a real lake.
    4. DSomeone drew a map on the sidewalk.
  2. 2.

    Whose face looks up at the speaker from the biggest puddle?

    1. AA face painted on the sidewalk
    2. BThe speaker's mother
    3. CThe speaker's own reflection
    4. DA friend hiding under the water

  3. The Fox and the Crow

    A fable from ancient Greece

    A crow found a piece of cheese and flew with it to a high branch. Below, a hungry fox sniffed the air and looked up.

    "Good morning, Crow," said the fox in his sweetest voice. "What shiny feathers you have! What bright eyes! A bird as lovely as you must have a lovely voice too. Won't you sing just one song for me?"

    The crow had never been called lovely before. She puffed out her chest, opened her beak wide, and let out a loud "CAW!"

    Down fell the cheese. The fox snapped it up before it touched the ground.

    "Thank you," said the fox, licking his lips. "You do have a voice. What you need is some sense. Next time, think twice before you trust someone who praises you only to get something you have."

    3.

    What is the moral of this fable?

    1. ABirds are smarter than foxes.
    2. BAlways share your food with others.
    3. CBe careful of someone who praises you just to get something.
    4. DHungry animals should look for food early.
  4. 4.

    Which word best describes the fox?

    1. AShy
    2. BClumsy
    3. CGenerous
    4. DTricky
  5. 5.

    Why did the cheese fall from the crow's beak?

    1. AThe crow dropped it to share with the fox.
    2. BThe wind blew it away.
    3. CThe fox shook the branch.
    4. DThe crow opened her beak to sing.

  6. Make a Pinecone Bird Feeder

    In winter, birds have a harder time finding food. You can help them with a simple feeder.

    Materials
    a large, open pinecone
    a piece of string about 2 feet long
    vegetable shortening or peanut butter
    birdseed
    a paper plate and a butter knife

    Steps

    1. Tie the string tightly around the top of the pinecone. Leave a long tail for hanging.

    2. Use the butter knife to spread shortening or peanut butter into the gaps of the pinecone.

    3. Pour birdseed onto the plate. Roll the pinecone in the seeds until it is covered.

    4. Hang your feeder from a tree branch that you can see from a window.

    Tip: If anyone in your home has a peanut allergy, use vegetable shortening instead of peanut butter.

    Then watch closely. Birds may take a day or two to find your feeder.

    6.

    What should you do right after you spread shortening or peanut butter on the pinecone?

    1. AFind a large, open pinecone.
    2. BRoll the pinecone in birdseed.
    3. CWatch for birds from a window.
    4. DHang the feeder from a branch.
  7. 7.

    Why does the author include the tip?

    1. ATo give a safe choice for homes where someone has a peanut allergy
    2. BTo list all the materials you need
    3. CTo show how to tie a strong knot
    4. DTo tell where to hang the feeder

  8. 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.

    8.

    According to the passage, what causes the sound of thunder?

    1. ARaindrops hit the ground very hard.
    2. BAir heated by lightning expands very quickly.
    3. CThe sun heats the air before a storm.
    4. DLight travels faster than sound.
  9. 9.

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

    1. AAbout five miles
    2. BAbout ten miles
    3. CAbout one mile
    4. DAbout three miles
  10. 10.

    In the passage, what does the word "expands" mean in "The heated air expands so suddenly"?

    1. Astops moving
    2. Bchanges color
    3. Cgets bigger and spreads out
    4. Dturns into water

Mathematics Problem Solving

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 10 minutes.

  1. 1.

    Which length has the most X marks on the line plot?

    1. A2 inches
    2. B3 1/2 inches
    3. C4 inches
    4. D2 1/2 inches
  2. 2.

    Which number rounds to 1,000 when it is rounded to the nearest hundred?

    1. A1,050
    2. B1,067
    3. C947
    4. D961
  3. 3.

    A triangle has exactly one right angle. What kind of triangle is it?

    1. Aacute triangle
    2. Bequilateral triangle
    3. Cright triangle
    4. Dobtuse triangle
  4. 4.

    What is the measure of angle DEF?

    1. A100°
    2. B110°
    3. C70°
    4. D120°
  5. 5.

    ? ÷ 7 = 2

    What number goes in place of the question mark?

    1. A21
    2. B14
    3. C9
    4. D7
  6. 6.

    Which fraction is the least?

    1. A7/12
    2. B3/4
    3. C4/5
    4. D5/6
  7. 7.

    Without working it out, how does 3 × (2,247 + 211) compare with 2,247 + 211?

    1. AIt is one third as large.
    2. BIt is three times as large.
    3. CThey are equal.
    4. DIt is 3 more.
  8. 8.

    Which shows 84.6 in expanded form?

    1. A4 × 10 + 8 × 1 + 6 × (1/10)
    2. B8 × 1 + 4 × (1/10) + 6 × (1/100)
    3. C8 × 10 + 4 × 1 + 6 × (1/10)
    4. D8 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 6 × 1
  9. 9.

    986 stickers are shared equally among 7 friends, and each friend gets as many as possible. How many stickers are left over?

    1. A1
    2. B6
    3. C140
    4. D141
  10. 10.

    A rectangular planter has a volume of 1,944 cm³. Its base measures 18 cm by 6 cm. What is its height, in centimeters?

    1. A81
    2. B19
    3. C18
    4. D108

Mathematics Procedures

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. 1.

    Work out 13 × 97.

    1. A1,339
    2. B1,261
    3. C1,297
    4. D1,271
  2. 2.

    5,635 − 4,161 =

    1. A1,474
    2. B1,464
    3. C1,484
    4. D1,574
  3. 3.

    Work out 16 × 996.

    1. A16,000
    2. B15,946
    3. C16,064
    4. D15,936
  4. 4.

    3/4 + 1/4 =

    1. A1
    2. B1 1/4
    3. C3/4
    4. D1/2
  5. 5.

    6,176 ÷ 4 =

    1. A1,235
    2. B1,554
    3. C1,544
    4. D1,644
  6. 6.

    2/3 + 1/3 =

    1. A2/3
    2. B1 1/3
    3. C1/2
    4. D1
  7. 7.

    4,311 × 6 =

    1. A25,876
    2. B30,177
    3. C25,856
    4. D25,866
  8. 8.

    18,780 + 26,510 =

    1. A45,190
    2. B45,290
    3. C45,300
    4. D45,390
  9. 9.

    590 + ? = 2,500

    What is the missing number?

    1. A2,010
    2. B1,910
    3. C3,090
    4. D1,900
  10. 10.

    10,062 ÷ 9 =

    1. A1,118
    2. B1,218
    3. C1,006
    4. D1,108

Language

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. 1.

    Last week, we ______ the bird feeder with seeds.

    Which word or words best complete the sentence?

    1. Afilled
    2. Bwill fill
    3. Cfill
    4. Dfilling
  2. 2.

    Which word is the contraction for I am?

    1. AIm
    2. BI'm
    3. CI've
    4. DI'am
  3. 3.

    The bad storm knocked down two trees and blew the roof off our shed.

    Which word could replace bad to make the sentence more exact?

    1. Afierce
    2. Bbig
    3. Cgentle
    4. Dlittle
  4. 4.

    The lights went out we lit some candles.

    This is a run-on sentence. Which choice fixes it correctly?

    1. AThe lights went out. we lit some candles.
    2. BThe lights went out, so we lit some candles.
    3. CThe lights went out, we lit some candles.
    4. DThe lights went out so, we lit some candles.
  5. 5.

    Mom cooled the cookies on a wire rack.

    Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase?

    1. AMom
    2. Bon a wire rack
    3. Ccooled
    4. Dthe cookies
  6. 6.

    We watched a nature show on ______.

    Which word is spelled correctly and completes the sentence?

    1. Atelivision
    2. Btelevision
    3. Ctelevison
    4. Dtelevishun
  7. 7.

    Which sentence writes the title correctly?

    1. AThe Lost Lighthouse has a surprise ending.
    2. BThe Lost Lighthouse has a surprise ending.
    3. C"The Lost Lighthouse" has a surprise ending.
    4. DThe lost Lighthouse has a surprise ending.
  8. 8.

    1. They started up the steep trail just after sunrise.
    2. From the top, Mateo could see for miles, and he felt that every step had been worth it.
    3. By midmorning, they stopped beside a cold stream to rest and eat granola bars.
    4. Finally, after five hours of climbing, they reached the rocky summit.

    In what order should these sentences go?

    1. A1, 4, 3, 2
    2. B1, 3, 4, 2
    3. C3, 1, 4, 2
    4. D1, 3, 2, 4
  9. 9.

    The Pony Express carried mail across the West faster than ever before. Riders galloped from Missouri to California in about ten days. ______, the Pony Express ran for only about eighteen months. The new telegraph could send messages across the country in minutes. Even so, the Pony Express became a famous part of the history of the West.

    Which word or phrase best fills the blank?

    1. AHowever
    2. BFinally
    3. CFirst
    4. DFor instance
  10. 10.

    Which sentence is a complex sentence?

    1. AA rainbow appeared over the lake.
    2. BThe kids built a fort, and they read books inside it.
    3. CThe baby yawned and closed her eyes.
    4. DSince it was hot, we went to the pool.

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