Grade 4 English Language | Unfamiliar words

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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Reading Foundation - Unfamiliar Words (Questions)

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Students use context clues to determine the meanings of unknown words. However, they also need to be able to pronounce the words. To do this, they will need to use their knowledge of letter-sounds. They can also use patterns of syllables and their knowledge of roots and affixes. In this quiz, the students will identify a picture and the word associated with that picture. Also, the students will choose the definition of the word.

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What is this a picture of?

[ ]	Fingerprints
[ ]	Fingernails
[ ]	Eyebrows
[ ]	Toenails

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	A refrigerator
[ ]	A stove
[ ]	A microscope
[ ]	A microwave

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	A periodic table
[ ]	Electricity
[ ]	Magnets
[ ]	Calculators

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	Giraffes
[ ]	Hedgehogs
[ ]	Hippopotamuses
[ ]	Hamsters

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	An antelope
[ ]	An armadillo
[ ]	An anteater
[ ]	An alligator

What is the definition of the word below?
DISCOVERY

[ ]	To be rude to someone
[ ]	A small flat object
[ ]	To find something
[ ]	To get something back after it was lost

What is the definition of the word below?
TEMPERATURE

[ ]	How hot or cold the air is
[ ]	To want to do or have something
[ ]	To look at something quickly
[ ]	To walk around while thinking

What is the definition of the word below?
VETERINARIAN

[ ]	To be completely empty
[ ]	A sport played by hitting a ball over a net
[ ]	Someone who eats carrots, green beans and other similar foods
[ ]	Someone who takes care of pets

What is the definition of the word below?
VEGETARIAN

[ ]	Someone who eats carrots, green beans and other similar foods
[ ]	To be completely empty
[ ]	Someone who takes care of pets
[ ]	A sport played by hitting a ball over a net

10.

What is the definition of the word below?
CALCULATOR

[ ]	A tool that shows direction
[ ]	Something that shows you days in a month
[ ]	A tool used in math
[ ]	A state in the United States

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Reading Foundation - Unfamiliar Words (Answers)

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	Fingerprints
[x]	Fingernails
[ ]	Eyebrows
[ ]	Toenails

This is a picture showing a few fingernails

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	A refrigerator
[ ]	A stove
[ ]	A microscope
[x]	A microwave

People use a microwave to cook popcorn

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	A periodic table
[x]	Electricity
[ ]	Magnets
[ ]	Calculators

Light bulbs take electricity

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	Giraffes
[ ]	Hedgehogs
[x]	Hippopotamuses
[ ]	Hamsters

Hippos likes water

What is this a picture of?

[ ]	An antelope
[ ]	An armadillo
[ ]	An anteater
[x]	An alligator

This is a picture of a smiling alligator

What is the definition of the word below?
DISCOVERY

[ ]	To be rude to someone
[ ]	A small flat object
[x]	To find something
[ ]	To get something back after it was lost

If you find something, you have discovered it

What is the definition of the word below?
TEMPERATURE

[x]	How hot or cold the air is
[ ]	To want to do or have something
[ ]	To look at something quickly
[ ]	To walk around while thinking

The temperature of the air is measured with a thermometer

What is the definition of the word below?
VETERINARIAN

[ ]	To be completely empty
[ ]	A sport played by hitting a ball over a net
[ ]	Someone who eats carrots, green beans and other similar foods
[x]	Someone who takes care of pets

A veterinarian cares for people's pets

What is the definition of the word below?
VEGETARIAN

[x]	Someone who eats carrots, green beans and other similar foods
[ ]	To be completely empty
[ ]	Someone who takes care of pets
[ ]	A sport played by hitting a ball over a net

A vegetarian eats vegetables

10.

What is the definition of the word below?
CALCULATOR

[ ]	A tool that shows direction
[ ]	Something that shows you days in a month
[x]	A tool used in math
[ ]	A state in the United States

Many students use calculators in math class