Grade 4 English · Writing

Virginia SOL 4.W.3

Virginia SOL 4.W.3 is part of the Writing strand in Grade 4 English (English). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students revise and edit writing for clarity, organization, and conventions. Below is what 4.W.3 covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice 4.W.3 for the Virginia SOL test.

What SOL 4.W.3 means

Revise and edit writing for clarity, organization, and conventions.

Practice Grade 4 English SOL questions

Free Grade 4 English questions from official Virginia Department of Education released SOL tests — good practice while you work on 4.W.3 and the rest of the course. Pick an answer to check it instantly, or open “Show answer” to review.

  1. 1. Read this thesaurus entry. complete adj. — entire, finished, perfect, total Which word best replaces complete in the “Hiking Essentials” section?

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    Answer: F — entire

  2. 2. Based on the information in the “Keep an Eye to the Sky” section, the reader can tell that the weather —

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    Answer: B — can change suddenly during any season

  3. 3. In which section would the author most likely add information about planning when to hike?

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    Answer: H — Set a Turnaround Time

  4. 4. The flier shows that Thatcher National Wilderness Area has all of these EXCEPT —

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    Answer: B — staff who take hikers up the mountains

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Skills you’ll practice for 4.W.3

  • Develop and strengthen writing by revising for quality of ideas, organization, sentence fluency, and word choice.
  • Self-and-peer-edit writing for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphing, and Standard English.

Key concepts covered by 4.W.3

  • revise writing
  • quality of ideas
  • organization
  • sentence fluency
  • word choice
  • self-edit
  • peer-edit
  • capitalization
  • spelling
  • punctuation
  • sentence structure
  • paragraphing
  • Standard English

How to study and practice SOL 4.W.3

Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether 4.W.3 is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.

→ Take the free Grade 4 English SOL practice test

  • 4.W.1Compose various works for diverse audiences and purposes.
  • 4.W.2Organize and compose well-developed paragraphs for diverse purposes.

Frequently asked questions about SOL 4.W.3

What is Virginia SOL 4.W.3?

SOL 4.W.3 is a Grade 4 English Standard of Learning in the Writing strand. It expects students to revise and edit writing for clarity, organization, and conventions.

What skills does SOL 4.W.3 cover?

SOL 4.W.3 is assessed on 2 skills: develop and strengthen writing by revising for quality of ideas, organization, sentence fluency, and word choice; self-and-peer-edit writing for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphing, and Standard English.

What strand of Grade 4 English is SOL 4.W.3 in?

SOL 4.W.3 belongs to the Writing reporting strand of the Grade 4 English Virginia Standards of Learning.

How do I study and practice for SOL 4.W.3?

Start with a diagnostic to see whether 4.W.3 is already solid, then work the 2 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.