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4th Grade Reading Review

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Question 7

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Which statement summarizes the text?

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Question 15

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A fighter

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Question 23

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Question 25

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Question 39

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A by asking a lot of questions

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Question 1

1.

What is the meaning of lunged in this sentence from paragraph 7?
“The dogs’ ears stood erect as the team lunged forward.”

A jumped

B served

C forced

D stepped

Question 2

2.

What does the word jolted mean in paragraph 8?

A circled

B bounced

C reached

D stopped

Question 3

3.

Which quote from the text describes the setting?

A “Her brown eyes peeked out of the fur-lined hood which outlined her round, full face.”

B “She held tightly to the sides of the sled with her oversized gloves.”

C “Libby reached out toward the pine trees and grabbed one of the now-covered branches.”

D “She reached down for the metal anchor and pushed it over the edge of the sled.”

Question 4

4.

Which event changes how Libby feels about the sled ride?

A Snow gets stirred up all around them.

B Her dad is bumped off the sled in the last turn.

C The wind throws snow in her face.

D The dogs run through the woods faster than ever.

Question 5

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Why does Libby snap off a pine twig and swing it between Timber and Tucker?

A to make the dogs start walking

B to make the dogs go into the woods

C to make the dogs stop running

D to make the dogs go faster

Question 6

6.

What does the action that Libby took to save the team show about her character?

A She is brave.

B She is frightened.

C She is excited.

D She is comfortable.

A Libby and her dad take turns driving the sled.

B Libby learns how to control a sled pulled by dogs.

C Libby takes control of the sled when her dad falls off.

D Libby learns how to lead the sled through the trees.

Question 8

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Why is Libby’s father proud of her at the end of the text?

A Libby wanted to go on a sled ride.

B Libby saved the dogs and the sled.

C Libby commanded the dogs to go faster.

D Libby turned the team around to look for her dad.

Question 9

9.

According to the selection, why was Amelia unhappy with her flight on Friendship?

A Her landing was not smooth.

B She did not fly across the Pacific.

C Her plane disappeared.

D She was not the pilot.

Question 10

10.

What evidence from the selection shows how Amelia supported other women who wanted to become pilots?

A Amelia wrote books and gave talks about flying.

B Amelia accepted a job at Purdue University.

C Amelia gave speeches with Franklin D. Roosevelt.

D Amelia started the group The Ninety-Nines in 1929.

Question 11

11.

In paragraph 8, what is the meaning of the word originally?

A in the middle

B at the end

C in the beginning

D at a slow rate

Question 12

12.

Whose wife made speeches with Amelia Earhart?

A Franklin Roosevelt’s

B Wilmer Stultz’s

C Edwin Elliot’s

D Fred Noonan’s

Question 13

13.

In paragraph 10, what is the meaning of the word impressed?

A admired

B disliked

C forced

D imitated

Question 14

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Why was Amelia Earhart asked to be a career counselor?

A She planned a flight around the world.

B She encouraged women’s rights.

C She knew the president and his wife.

D She advised women students at Purdue.

In paragraph 12, what is another name for navigator?

B target

C customer

D guide

Question 16

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What is the main idea of the selection?

A Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt gave speeches to support women’s rights.

B Amelia Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane.

C Amelia Earhart was a determined female pilot who disappeared on a flight around the world.

D Amelia Earhart became a career counselor at Purdue and advised women students.

Question 17

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What is the meaning of “always kind of kicked the idea around a little bit” in paragraph 5?

A thought about the idea from time to time

B wanted to be a professional soccer player

C did not like making a decision

D did not like the idea of cooking

Question 18

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Which statement from the text supports the idea that being a chef is more than just cooking?

A “First of all, it takes a little bit of schooling.”

B “With the Food Network and things like that, people are a little more aware of what’s going on and a little more educated about cooking.”

C “A typical day is coming in, going over financial reports from the previous day, meeting with your staff and going over menu development.”

D “It changes—every day it’s something different.”

Question 19

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What does “sous chef” mean in paragraph 13?

A planner

B manager

C pastry chef

D assistant chef

Question 20

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Why is it important for a chef to have creativity?

A The chef has to be willing to find enjoyment when working on the weekends and holidays.

B The chef has to be able to change the menu for each group being served.

C The chef has to be able to plan ahead to prepare for large groups of customers.

D The chef has to be able to communicate directly with all those involved with preparing the food.

Question 21

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Which statement from the text supports the idea that chefs have unusual hours?

A “It’s a lot of planning.”

B “Every day it’s something different.”

C “When everybody is playing, you’re working.”

D “We’re going to have a wide variety of things.”

Question 22

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Which statement from the text supports that chocolate is an important ingredient for Chef Justus?

A “He comes up with recipes to go on the menus.”

B “I like the dark chocolates.”

C “We use the chocolates as much as we can.”

D “We do a chocolate-barbecued chicken wing.”

How does the author show that being an executive chef is hard work?

A by showing the many different duties of an executive chef every day

B by describing the many recipes that an executive chef can make each season

C by explaining the different classes that an executive chef must complete

D by talking about the people who have eaten in his restaurant recently

Question 24

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24 What is the main idea of this text

A Recipes have to be creative and fun.

B Chefs do many things besides cooking.

C Working different hours is part of being a chef.

D Chocolate can be used in many different recipes.

25 Which statement from the text shows that Trigger was a smart dog?

A “Trigger was a railroad dog right from the start.”

B “One of Charlie’s duties was to turn the switch, and Trigger went with him.”

C “Hearing those engine whistles all the time, Trigger learned to tell them apart.”

D “Trigger went with Charlie each time and stood beside him.”

Question 26

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What is the meaning of fetch in paragraph 11

A set up

B run toward

C give away

D bring back

Question 27

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What does Charlie’s reaction to the frozen switch show about him?

A He is worried.

B He is surprised.

C He is frustrated.

D He is disappointed.

Question 28

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How did the dog stop the train from crashing?

A He barked at the train driver.

B He moved the switch.

C He ran to get the red flag.

D He ran beside the train.

Question 29

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29 Which quote from the text supports the theme of bravery?

A “Trigger took such an interest in the switching that Charlie made a decision.”

B “Charlie discovered a section of track that needed repair.”

C “Trigger scampered along, his curly black ears flopping in the biting wind.”

D “There was Trigger in the center of the track, sitting proudly on his hind legs.”

Question 30

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Why does the train almost fall off the mountain?

A The switch is frozen.

B The brakes stop working.

C The driver is asleep.

D The station agent is injured.

Question 31

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How does Trigger learning how to stop a train contribute to the end of the text?

A He learns how to turn the switch.

B He is able to save many people’s lives.

C He makes the people on the train angry.

D He is unable to move the switch.

Question 32

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Which statement summarizes the text?

A A dog loves to ride a train.

B A dog stops a train wreck.

C A man adopts a dog.

D A man hurts his knee.

Question 33

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Why were scientists surprised to find dinosaur bones near Antarctica?

A They believed dinosaurs could only have survived in warm climates.

B They believed Australia and Antarctica would have had different temperatures.

C They believed dinosaurs migrated away from cold climates.

D They believed all dinosaurs became extinct because of cold weather.

Question 34

34.

How does the author tell about the climate of Dinosaur Cove?

A by explaining how dinosaurs had to adapt

B by comparing it to the weather of Alaska

C by identifying differences between its location then and now

D by describing the amount of daylight during different seasons

Question 35

35.

What does the word plunged mean in paragraph 5

A ran toward

B pushed away

C fell suddenly

D walked slowly

Question 36

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How does the author explain the effect of living at Dinosaur Cove on the dinosaurs?

A by showing that dinosaur fossils were found there by paleontologists

B by showing that dinosaurs of Dinosaur Cove lived on a peninsula and could not migrate

C by describing that dinosaurs were like turtles, snakes, and crocodiles

D by describing that dinosaurs of Dinosaur Cove were the last dinosaurs on Earth

Question 37

37.

Which statement from the text explains what helped dinosaurs stay alive in the darkness?

A “In other parts of the world, dinosaurs probably migrated away from the winter’s darkness.”

B “Since these trees didn’t lose their needles in the winter, they were food for the plant-eating dinosaurs.”

C “Big eyes also helped the dinosaurs watch out for predators that would have hunted them.”

D “If dinosaurs were ‘warm-blooded’ like birds, then they could have made their own heat.”

Question 38

38.

According to the text, why were the dinosaurs in Dinosaur Cove unable to move to
a warmer place?

A They lived on an island and could not travel.

B It was too dangerous to migrate.

C They did not know about warmer places.

D Warmer places were too far away.

How does the author show in paragraph 12 that scientists may not have all the information they need?

B by talking about the extinction of dinosaurs

C by telling the reader that information is hard to find

D by using a timeline of events

Question 40

40.

Which detail supports the main idea?

A that dinosaurs could see in the dark

B that dinosaurs could not swim

C that dinosaurs survived in cold places

D that dinosaurs migrated to warmer places