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4th Grade Language Arts Practice — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Prep

This 4th Grade language arts practice set targets the grammar, usage, and writing mechanics skills tested on the Iowa Assessments (ITBS). Students will practice identifying correct sentence structure, proper punctuation, subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, capitalization rules, and effective word choice. The language arts section of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills evaluates students' understanding of standard English conventions and their ability to recognize and correct errors in written text. These practice questions help students strengthen their command of English language mechanics, building skills that are essential for both standardized assessment success and effective written communication.

Total Questions: 103 Grade: 4th Grade Iowa Level: Level 9 Ages: 9-10
CapitalizationPunctuationNouns & PronounsVerbsAdjectives & AdverbsSentence StructureUsage

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Capitalization

  1. Which sentence is written correctly? (My family visited the grand canyon last Summer. | My family visited the Grand Canyon last summer. | my family visited the Grand Canyon last summer. | My Family visited the Grand canyon last summer.)
  2. Which sentence is written correctly? (Dr. Smith works at memorial hospital on Oak Street. | dr. Smith works at Memorial Hospital on Oak street. | Dr. Smith works at Memorial Hospital on Oak Street. | Dr. smith works at Memorial hospital on Oak Street.)
  3. Which sentence is written correctly? (We celebrate thanksgiving in november. | We celebrate Thanksgiving in November. | we celebrate Thanksgiving in November. | We celebrate thanksgiving in November.)
  4. Which sentence is written correctly? (aunt Maria moved to Los angeles, California. | Aunt Maria moved to los Angeles, california. | Aunt Maria moved to Los Angeles, California. | aunt maria moved to Los Angeles, California.)
  5. Which sentence is written correctly? (I am reading Charlotte | I am reading charlotte | I am reading Charlotte | I Am Reading Charlotte)
  6. Which sentence is written correctly? (The pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on earth. | The Pacific ocean is the largest Ocean on Earth. | The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth. | the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on earth.)
  7. Which sentence is written correctly? (president Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address. | President lincoln gave the gettysburg Address. | President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. | president lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.)
  8. Which sentence is written correctly? (My Teacher, mrs. Johnson, teaches Science and math. | My teacher, Mrs. Johnson, teaches science and math. | my teacher, Mrs. Johnson, teaches Science and Math. | My Teacher, Mrs. johnson, teaches science and math.)
  9. Which sentence is written correctly? (The Statue Of Liberty is in New York city. | The statue of liberty is in New York City. | The Statue of Liberty is in New York City. | the Statue of Liberty is in new york city.)
  10. Which sentence is written correctly? (On monday, we will visit the Lincoln Memorial. | On Monday, we will visit the lincoln memorial. | On Monday, we will visit the Lincoln Memorial. | on Monday, we will Visit the Lincoln Memorial.)
  11. Which sentence is written correctly? (The declaration of independence was signed in Philadelphia. | The Declaration of Independence was signed in philadelphia. | The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia. | the Declaration Of Independence was signed in Philadelphia.)
  12. Which sentence is written correctly? (My Brother speaks spanish and english fluently. | My brother speaks Spanish and English fluently. | my brother speaks spanish and english fluently. | My brother speaks spanish and English fluently.)
  13. Which sentence is written correctly? (We adopted a dog named max from the Animal shelter. | We adopted a Dog named Max from the animal shelter. | We adopted a dog named Max from the animal shelter. | we adopted a dog named max from the Animal Shelter.)
  14. Which sentence is written correctly? (The Amazon river flows through south America. | The amazon River flows through South america. | The Amazon River flows through South America. | the Amazon river flows through South America.)
  15. Which sentence is written correctly? (In january, we celebrate martin Luther King jr. day. | In January, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. | in January, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. day. | In January, we celebrate martin luther king jr. Day.)

Punctuation

  1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Wow that was an amazing performance | Wow, that was an amazing performance! | Wow that was an amazing performance! | Wow, that was an amazing performance)
  2. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Did you finish your homework yet. | Did you finish your homework yet | Did you finish your homework yet? | Did you finish your homework, yet?)
  3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (I need to buy apples oranges and bananas. | I need to buy apples, oranges, and bananas. | I need to buy, apples, oranges and bananas. | I need to buy apples oranges, and bananas.)
  4. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? ("Where are you going" asked Mom. | "Where are you going?" asked Mom. | Where are you going? asked Mom. | "Where are you going," asked Mom?)
  5. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (The dog | The dogs toys were scattered across the yard. | The dogs | The dog)
  6. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Yes I would like some more please. | Yes, I would like some more, please. | Yes I would like some more, please. | Yes, I would like some more please.)
  7. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Dr Martin Luther King Jr was a great leader. | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader. | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was a great leader. | Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great leader.)
  8. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (The childrens books were on the shelf. | The children | The childrens | The children)
  9. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Sarah said \ | Sarah said, \ | Sarah said, \ | Sarah said \)
  10. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Although it was raining we went outside. | Although it was raining, we went outside. | Although, it was raining we went outside. | Although it was raining we, went outside.)
  11. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (The students backpacks were heavy. | The student | The students | The students backpack)
  12. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Watch out the ladder is falling! | Watch out, the ladder is falling! | Watch, out the ladder is falling! | Watch out the ladder, is falling!)
  13. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (The movie starts at 7 00 PM. | The movie starts at 7:00 PM. | The movie starts at 7;00 PM. | The movie starts, at 7:00 PM.)
  14. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Dear Grandma\nThank you for the gift. | Dear Grandma,\nThank you for the gift. | Dear, Grandma\nThank you for the gift. | Dear Grandma:\nThank you for the gift.)
  15. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Its a beautiful day outside. | It | Its | It)
  16. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (She plays soccer basketball and tennis. | She plays soccer, basketball, and tennis. | She plays, soccer, basketball, and tennis. | She plays soccer basketball, and tennis.)
  17. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Well I guess we should leave now. | Well, I guess we should leave now. | Well I guess, we should leave now. | Well, I guess, we should leave now.)
  18. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Lets go to the park after school. | Let | Lets | Let)
  19. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Mr and Mrs Smith are our neighbors. | Mr. and Mrs. Smith are our neighbors. | Mr, and Mrs, Smith are our neighbors. | Mr and Mrs. Smith are our neighbors.)
  20. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (Before leaving, make sure to turn off the lights. | Before leaving make sure to turn off the lights. | Before, leaving make sure to turn off the lights. | Before leaving make sure, to turn off the lights.)

Nouns & Pronouns

  1. Which pronoun replaces the underlined words? (Us | We | Them | They)
  2. Mom gave the cookies to my sister and ___. (I | me | we | myself)
  3. Which sentence uses pronouns correctly? (Me and him went to the store. | Him and me went to the store. | He and I went to the store. | I and he went to the store.)
  4. The dog wagged ___ tail happily. (it | its | their | his)
  5. What type of noun is (Common noun | Proper noun | Abstract noun | Collective noun)
  6. Each of the girls brought ___ own lunch. (their | her | its | them)
  7. Which word is a collective noun? (Player | Team | Ball | Field)
  8. The teacher asked Sarah and ___ to help. (I | me | myself | we)
  9. Which sentence is correct? (Everyone should bring their book. | Everyone should bring his or her book. | Everyone should bring its book. | Everyone should bring they book.)
  10. What is the plural of (Childs | Childrens | Children | Childes)
  11. What is the plural of (Mouses | Mice | Mousies | Mouse)
  12. Between you and ___, I think it will rain. (I | me | myself | we)
  13. Which is a possessive pronoun? (They | Theirs | Them | Their)
  14. What is the plural of (Leafs | Leaves | Leafes | Leafies)
  15. The ___ toys were scattered everywhere. (puppys | puppies | puppys | puppy)

Verbs

  1. Yesterday, we ___ to the beach. (go | goes | went | going)
  2. By next week, I ___ the book. (finish | finished | will have finished | finishing)
  3. She ___ her homework every day. (do | does | done | doing)
  4. The birds ___ south every winter. (flew | fly | flown | flying)
  5. She has been waiting for an hour. What is the helping verb? (waiting | has been | for | hour)
  6. What is the past tense of (Bringed | Brung | Brought | Bring)
  7. Neither the dog nor the cats ___ in the house. (is | are | was | been)
  8. What is the past tense of (Swimmed | Swam | Swum | Swimming)
  9. The team ___ practicing for the big game. (is | are | were | been)
  10. I have ___ this song before. (sang | singed | sung | sing)
  11. While I ___ dinner, the phone rang. (cook | cooked | was cooking | cooking)
  12. What is the past tense of (Catched | Caught | Cought | Catching)
  13. Which sentence is correct? (The box of cookies are on the table. | The box of cookies is on the table. | The box of cookies were on the table. | The box of cookies be on the table.)
  14. She has ___ many letters. (wrote | writed | written | write)
  15. Either the teacher or the students ___ the answer. (knows | know | knowing | known)

Adjectives & Adverbs

  1. She sings ___ than her sister. (more beautiful | more beautifully | beautifuler | most beautiful)
  2. This is the ___ pizza I have ever tasted. (good | better | best | most good)
  3. The soup tastes ___. (well | good | goodly | better)
  4. Of the three runners, she ran ___. (fast | faster | fastest | more fast)
  5. Which word is an adverb in: (spoke | softly | baby | she)
  6. He did ___ on the test. (good | well | goodly | best)
  7. This problem is ___ than the last one. (difficulter | more difficult | most difficult | difficultly)
  8. Which word is an adjective in: (building | cast | tall | shadow)
  9. She works ___ than anyone else. (hard | harder | hardly | more hardly)
  10. The flower smells ___. (sweetly | sweet | sweeter | more sweet)
  11. That was the ___ movie I have ever seen. (bad | worse | worst | more bad)
  12. Please drive ___. (careful | carefully | carefuller | more careful)
  13. She is ___ of the two sisters. (tall | taller | tallest | more tall)

Sentence Structure

  1. Declarative (Declarative | Interrogative | Imperative | Exclamatory)
  2. Which is a compound sentence? (I went to the store. | I went to the store, and I bought milk. | Going to the store. | The store on the corner.)
  3. What is the complete subject in: (dog | The large brown dog | barked loudly | brown dog)
  4. What is the simple predicate in: (played happily | played | in the park | children played)
  5. Which is a complete sentence? (Running down the street. | The boy who lives next door. | The boy ran down the street. | Because it was raining.)
  6. Which is a sentence fragment? (She went home. | After the game was over. | The cat slept on the couch. | We ate dinner early.)
  7. Which is a run-on sentence? (I like pizza, and she likes tacos. | I like pizza she likes tacos. | I like pizza. She likes tacos. | Although I like pizza, she prefers tacos.)
  8. Combine: (The rain stopped we went outside. | After the rain stopped, we went outside. | The rain stopped, we went outside. | The rain we went outside stopped.)
  9. Declarative (Declarative | Interrogative | Imperative | Exclamatory)
  10. Which is a complex sentence? (I went to school. | I went to school, and I learned a lot. | Because I was tired, I went to bed early. | I went to school and learned a lot.)
  11. What is the direct object in: (Maria | wrote | a letter | letter)
  12. Which compound sentence is correct? (I wanted to go but, I was too tired. | I wanted to go, but I was too tired. | I wanted to go but I was too tired. | I wanted to go. But I was too tired.)
  13. What is the conjunction in: (I | like | and | oranges)
  14. Which sentence has parallel structure? (She likes swimming, to run, and biking. | She likes swimming, running, and biking. | She likes to swim, running, and to bike. | She likes swimming, to run, and to bike.)
  15. What is the prepositional phrase in: (The cat | jumped | over the fence | the fence)

Usage

  1. The news ___ good today. (is | are | were | be)
  2. I can (anywhere | nowhere | anywheres | nowheres)
  3. ___ going to the party? (Whose | Who | Whos | Whom)
  4. The book is ___ on the table. (laying | lying | lain | lay)
  5. Please ___ the books on the shelf. (lay | lie | laid | lying)
  6. ___ pencil is this? (Who | Whose | Whom | Who)
  7. She did ___ well on the test. (real | really | realy | realler)
  8. There are ___ cookies left. (less | fewer | littler | least)
  9. We have ___ time to finish. (fewer | less | least | littler)
  10. Which sentence is correct? (I could of done better. | I could have done better. | I could has done better. | I could had done better.)
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