Grade 4 English SOL Practice Test — Set 1 of 5
206 free Grade 4 English Virginia SOL practice questions drawn from official Virginia Department of Education released tests. Pick an answer to check it instantly, or open “Show answer” to review. No signup required.
1. What question does paragraph 2 answer?
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Answer: C — Who showed Thomas Adams some chicle?
2. In paragraph 3, why did Thomas Adams buy a large amount of chicle?
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Answer: F — He needed it in order to experiment.
3. What question is answered in paragraph 4?
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Answer: B — Where did Adams get the idea to make chicle gum?
4. At first Tom Jr. did not sell any gum because —
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Answer: F — no one was interested in trying it
5. What information best supports the idea that Adams did not give up?
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Answer: C — He worked with the chicle for a year.
6. Chicle gum became more popular than wax gum because it —
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Answer: G — seemed smoother
7. If the author added information about gum flavors, in which paragraph would it fit best?
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Answer: D — 8
8. Read this dictionary entry. material (me-tîr´e-el) n. 1. Cloth. 2. Tool for a task. 3. Part out of which a thing is made. adj. 4. Very necessary. In paragraph 2, which meaning of material is used?
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Answer: H — 3
9. In paragraph 7, what does the word confident mean?
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Answer: A — certain of her actions
10. Which word means the opposite of success in paragraph 12?
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Answer: G — failure
11. Which paragraph shows that Jenny feels better being around other students?
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Answer: D — 12
12. Read this sentence about the story. The students thought of different ways to locate Lucky’s owners. Which detail from the story supports this sentence?
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Answer: G — “We should call the newspaper.”
13. At the end of the story, the students have pizza because —
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Answer: D — Lucky’s owners send pizza to thank the class
14. Read the events from the story below. Jenny finds a lost kitten named Lucky. The students start working to find Lucky’s owners. Lucky’s owners come to pick him up. Which event belongs between the first and second events?
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Answer: F — Mrs. March decides to allow the class to find Lucky’s owners.
15. What is this story mainly about?
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Answer: C — A shy young girl becomes a leader while working to find a lost kitten’s home.
16. What lesson does Jenny learn in this story?
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Answer: J — Working together helps people feel like part of a group.
17. What is another word for recognize as it is used in paragraph 2?
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Answer: C — know
18. Why did the author most likely include paragraph 4?
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Answer: F — To explain how fireflies make light
19. Which of these is the best choice for a heading for paragraph 5?
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Answer: D — Learning From Fireflies
20. What happens when gas flows through tubes in the firefly?
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Answer: F — The firefly lights up.
21. According to the article, a firefly’s light is different from a light bulb’s light because the firefly’s light —
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Answer: D — is not hot
22. A student asks this question about the article. How many different kinds of fireflies are there? Which paragraph answers this question?
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Answer: F — 2
23. The author most likely wrote this article in order to —
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Answer: B — give facts about fireflies
24. Read this sentence from the article. The male firefly flies around in the sky while the female firefly stays close to the ground. Which word sounds exactly like male but is spelled in a different way and has a different meaning?
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Answer: J — mail
25. Which sentence is an opinion from the article?
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Answer: A — It is a pleasure to watch fireflies.
26. To find the meaning of the word puzzled, a student should look in —
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Answer: H — a dictionary
27. Read this dictionary entry. perform (per-fôrm´) v. 1. To put on a show in public. 2. To take action on. 3. To complete a task. 4. To do something as promised. In paragraph 3, which meaning of perform is used?
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Answer: A — 1
28. Read this sentence from paragraph 10. His lungs felt like balloons ready to burst! This sentence tells the reader that Robert is —
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Answer: G — holding his breath in excitement
29. Another word for streaming as it is used in paragraph 12 is —
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Answer: D — flowing
30. Why is Robert eager to see Houdini?
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Answer: H — He is a big fan of Houdini.
31. Why does Robert not care that the wind is cold?
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Answer: C — He is thinking about the show that he will see.
32. On stage, Houdini can best be described as —
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Answer: G — exciting
33. How does the reader know that Robert’s grandmother is a fan of Houdini’s career?
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Answer: C — She has seen Houdini perform and has a favorite story about him.
34. What conclusion can the reader make about Houdini from this story?
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Answer: G — He is a clever man.
35. The author most likely wrote this story to —
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Answer: B — tell about a famous escape artist
36. The details in paragraphs 6–8 show —
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Answer: A — the problem that Callie faces
37. Paragraphs 11–14 show that Callie’s mother —
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Answer: H — believes Callie can solve her own problems
38. Paragraph 15 is mostly about the way Callie —
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Answer: D — struggles with her promise to her neighbor
39. Why does Mrs. Baker need Callie’s help?
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Answer: G — The neighborhood wants to start a garden in an empty lot filled with trash.
40. Which heading would be best for paragraph 2?
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Answer: C — A Swedish Hotel
41. Read this dictionary entry. support (sə-pôrt’) v. 1. To give help. 2. To hold up. 3. To keep strong. 4. To provide for. Which meaning of support is used in paragraph 4?
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Answer: G — To hold up
42. The author includes paragraphs 5 and 6 most likely to —
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Answer: A — describe how guests can be comfortable at the Ice Hotel
43. Which sentence about the Ice Hotel is an opinion?
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Answer: J — Building the Ice Hotel is worth the hard work.
44. Which detail about the hotel most likely attracts visitors’ attention?
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Answer: C — The inside of the hotel sparkles and shines.
45. Branch Rickey wanted Jackie to be part of the Brooklyn Dodgers because —
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Answer: H — he wanted Jackie to help make the team better
46. The author wrote this article most likely to —
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Answer: B — tell how Jackie Robinson played a role in the history of baseball
47. Based on lines 1–4 of the poem, which sentence is correct?
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Answer: H — The light of the moon is shining on the thieves.
48. Lines 5–8 are important to the poem because they reveal —
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Answer: A — who the thieves are
49. The thieves are out at night because they are —
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Answer: G — looking for food
50. What is the speaker doing in the poem?
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Answer: D — Watching from inside
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