Test - TCAP Success Grade 4 ELA Chap.8

1 pt

When you write an essay, you have to understand who you are writing to. The audience are the people that will be reading your essay. Below are some questions you may want to consider before you begin the writing process. Which questions below will be the least helpful in the process of writing for an audience? (Choose two)

Does the reader think about things like I do?

What will make the reader interested in what I have to say?

Where will the reader be when they read?

Does the reader know what I know about this topic?

Will the reader know the words I am using?

How fast can the reader read?

1 pt

Lucia is writing an essay on how to do laundry. She needs help organizing the steps in her essay. Read the sentences and the question that follows.

Sentence 1: Last, choose hot or cold water, and then start the machine.

Sentence 2: Then add the soap.

Sentence 3: First, put in the clothes.

Sentence 4: It is easy to start a load of laundry.

What is the best order for the sentences?

2, 4, 3, 1

4, 3, 2, 1

3, 2, 4, 1

1, 2, 3, 4

1 pt

The following is the beginning of an opinion article that Elizabeth is writing for the school newspaper. The article needs more support for the reasons why goldfish make the best pets. Read the beginning of the article and the directions that follow.

My sister, Jessica, says goldfish are the best pets. They don’t cost much, and they don’t eat much. They don’t need to be let outside early in the morning. We used to have a dog that once ate a remote control. Now, she has a pet goldfish named Nemo. Our mom likes the fish better too.

Choose three sentences that support the reasons given in the paragraph.

They don’t chew your shoes.

Fish are strange looking.

Fish hatch from eggs.

They are completely quiet.

Cats are more playful than fish.

Goldfish are beautiful creatures.

1 pt

Antonio is writing an essay explaining how to cook a spaghetti, which pattern would be the best to use?

time order

compare and contrast

cause and effect

question and answer

1 pt

Read this paragraph and the question that follows.

My dentist told me what happens if you don’t floss your teeth. Germs can grow on your gums. The germs cause cavities. Getting a filling is no fun, so I’ve started to floss.

What pattern does this paragraph use?

time order

cause and effect

compare and contrast

question and answer

TCAP Success Grade 4 ELA Chap.8

TCAP Success Grade 4 ELA Chap.8 Sample