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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Speaking / Listening - Topic Reports (Questions)

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Students usually enjoy telling stories or recalling experiences that they encountered. Sometimes, students will need to report on a topic in front of the class. In order to do these things, students will need to use facts and details to support what they are saying. Students must also speak in a clear and steady manner. In this quiz, students will answer questions about reporting a topic or telling a story.

1. Your teacher informs the class that she will pick a few kids to tell a story. What should the kids talk about?
[ ] About dragons and monsters
[ ] About a time when you got in trouble
[ ] About how to make a sandwich
[ ] About the history of Florida
2. Your teacher informs the class that she will pick a few kids to tell a report on a topic. What should the kids talk about?
[ ] About dragons and monsters
[ ] About a time when you got in trouble
[ ] About how to make a sandwich
[ ] About the history of Florida
3. Your teacher informs the class that she will pick a few kids to recount an experience. What should the kids talk about?
[ ] About dragons and monsters
[ ] About a time when you got in trouble
[ ] About how to make a sandwich
[ ] About the history of Florida
4. What would you include if you spoke about your pets at home?
[ ] Reasons to have a cat instead of a dog
[ ] Facts about dogs
[ ] About the time when your dog ate the sofa
[ ] About a dog that talks
5. What would you include if you reported about a topic on pets?
[ ] Reasons to have a cat instead of a dog
[ ] Facts about dogs
[ ] About the time when your dog ate the sofa
[ ] About a dog that talks
6. What would you include if you were asked to tell a story about a dog?
[ ] Reasons to have a cat instead of a dog
[ ] Facts about dogs
[ ] About the time when your dog ate the sofa
[ ] About a dog that talks
7. Your teacher asks you to recount an experience about your last birthday. How would you organize this account?
[ ] In the order in which it happened
[ ] With the most important events coming first
[ ] You would tell the last event first
[ ] The order of events doesn't matter
8. Your teacher asks you to report on the topic of flowers. How would you organize this information in order to deliver it to the class?
[ ] Give each main point one at a time with reasons to support each main point
[ ] In the order in which the events took place
[ ] Opinions about the topic
[ ] Give all the main points first and then all of the reasons after that
9. If you are speaking at a fast pace, what can you do to slow down your pace?
[ ] Pause after each word
[ ] Do not look at your notes
[ ] Think about what you are saying
[ ] Take a breath after each sentence or two
10. What detail below supports the main idea?
MAIN IDEA: The Rocky Mountains are a large mountain chain.
[ ] Skiing takes place in many areas of the Rocky Mountains
[ ] I went camping in the Rocky Mountains last summer
[ ] These mountains run from the southern United States up through Canada
[ ] There are two main mountain chains in the United States
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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Speaking / Listening - Topic Reports (Answers)
1. Your teacher informs the class that she will pick a few kids to tell a story. What should the kids talk about?
[x] About dragons and monsters
[ ] About a time when you got in trouble
[ ] About how to make a sandwich
[ ] About the history of Florida
Stories are usually fiction
2. Your teacher informs the class that she will pick a few kids to tell a report on a topic. What should the kids talk about?
[ ] About dragons and monsters
[ ] About a time when you got in trouble
[ ] About how to make a sandwich
[x] About the history of Florida
A report would be nonfiction and contain facts
3. Your teacher informs the class that she will pick a few kids to recount an experience. What should the kids talk about?
[ ] About dragons and monsters
[x] About a time when you got in trouble
[ ] About how to make a sandwich
[ ] About the history of Florida
Recounting an experience would be about yourself
4. What would you include if you spoke about your pets at home?
[ ] Reasons to have a cat instead of a dog
[ ] Facts about dogs
[x] About the time when your dog ate the sofa
[ ] About a dog that talks
In this case, you are recounting an experience
5. What would you include if you reported about a topic on pets?
[ ] Reasons to have a cat instead of a dog
[x] Facts about dogs
[ ] About the time when your dog ate the sofa
[ ] About a dog that talks
A report would include facts
6. What would you include if you were asked to tell a story about a dog?
[ ] Reasons to have a cat instead of a dog
[ ] Facts about dogs
[ ] About the time when your dog ate the sofa
[x] About a dog that talks
A story would include things that don't really happen in real life
7. Your teacher asks you to recount an experience about your last birthday. How would you organize this account?
[x] In the order in which it happened
[ ] With the most important events coming first
[ ] You would tell the last event first
[ ] The order of events doesn't matter
It is important to tell a story or experience in chronological order
8. Your teacher asks you to report on the topic of flowers. How would you organize this information in order to deliver it to the class?
[x] Give each main point one at a time with reasons to support each main point
[ ] In the order in which the events took place
[ ] Opinions about the topic
[ ] Give all the main points first and then all of the reasons after that
Each main point should be explained along with its reasons
9. If you are speaking at a fast pace, what can you do to slow down your pace?
[ ] Pause after each word
[ ] Do not look at your notes
[ ] Think about what you are saying
[x] Take a breath after each sentence or two
If you take a breath after each sentence or two, it will slow down your pace
10. What detail below supports the main idea?
MAIN IDEA: The Rocky Mountains are a large mountain chain.
[ ] Skiing takes place in many areas of the Rocky Mountains
[ ] I went camping in the Rocky Mountains last summer
[x] These mountains run from the southern United States up through Canada
[ ] There are two main mountain chains in the United States
This detail supports the main idea
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