Grade 4 English Language Arts Computer-Based Items
The spring 2017 grade 4 English Language Arts test was administered in two formats: a computer-based version and a paper-based version.Released items from the computer-based version of the test are available online.
Grade 4 English Language Arts (ELA) Computer-Based Item Descriptions and CorrectAnswers
Item No. / Description / Correct Answer (SR)* / Item Status1 / Make an inference based on information from the passage. / D / Released
2 / Make an inference based on information from the passage. / D / Released
3 / Infer the meaning in the passage of a word that is set off by punctuation. / C / Released
4 / Identify the main idea of a portion of the passage. / D / Released
5 / Use information from the passage to determine why an event happened. / D / Released
6 / Analyze how the author uses a structural element to communicate meaning. / D / Released
7 / Identify the main idea of the passage. / B / Released
8 / Analyze evidence to determine the author’s point of view. / A / Released
9 / Determine the meaning of a word in context. / A / Released
10 / Determine the meaning of a word in context. / A / Released
11 / Identify a word relationship in context. / D / Released
12 / Write an essay to explain how a character changed over time; use information from the passage to support your explanation. / Released
13 / Identify a character’s problem and how the solution was achieved. / Unreleased
14 / Identify a description of a character and supporting evidence from the passage. / Unreleased
15 / Determine the meaning of a word in context and identify supporting evidence from the passage. / Unreleased
16 / Create a summary of the story by dragging events into the correct order. / Unreleased
17 / Write a narrative about the events in the passage from another character’s point of view. / Unreleased
18 / Analyze a metaphor to determine its meaning in the poem. / Unreleased
19 / Determine what the speaker is mainly doing in the poem. / Unreleased
20 / Make an inference to determine how the speaker is feeling in the poem. / Unreleased
21 / Identify the common purpose of two sections of the article. / Unreleased
22 / Identify the main idea of a portion of the article. / Unreleased
23 / Analyze evidence to determine the author’s point of view. / Unreleased
24 / Determine the meaning of a word in context. / Unreleased
25 / Write a paragraph that compares the main ideas of the poem and the article; include important details from both texts. / Unreleased
*Answers are provided here for selected-response (SR) items only. Sample responses and scoring guidelines for any constructed-response and essay items are posted to the Department’s website.