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4th Grade Language Arts: 1st Quarter Exam 2022-2023

Quiz by Sonya Paul

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  • Q1

    Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers. 

    Redwoods and Arms Races

    Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world. They grow to be as high as 380 feet. Compare that to an American football field, which is 300 feet long.  A redwood would impress you if you stood near one. But why do they grow so tall?

    It's hard to see from the ground, but the redwoods are competing. They are fighting with each other to get the most sunlight. The trees that get the most sunlight grow taller. Trees that get stuck under other trees do not get as much light. They lose the opportunity to grow taller. So redwoods must grow taller to compete or they will get trapped on the bottom.

    Growing so tall is risky. The wind is more threatening to a tall tree. It is also hard to grow so much. Redwoods use all their energy to grow tall. The trees might be better off if they didn't have to grow so tall to survive. Their lives would be safer and easier. But there is no way for them to coordinate. They cannot agree to stop growing as tall as possible. So they compete their whole lives.

    People face similar challenges. For example, nations spend a lot of money to protect themselves from other nations. The US spends more than half its budget on defense. Most other nations spend 10-30% of theirs on arms and armies. That's a lot of money.

    We could spend that money on schools, roads, and parks. We could spend it on feeding hungry people or helping the environment. We could spend it on advancing art, philosophy, or science. So why don't we?

    The problem is that if a nation has no military, then they face the risk of invasion. A nation with a mighty army may take their resources and destroy them on a whim.

    Like the redwoods, which grow taller to their own detriment, we are locked in a harmful race. Most people agree that world peace is better than an arms race. In a peaceful world, we could use all our resources to make our lives better.

    That sounds nice, but what if one nation broke the agreement? What if they built an army in secret? What if they used their secret army to destroy us? Can we afford to take that risk? Most nations decide that they cannot. Rather, they choose to spend a lot of money on defense programs.

    Why does the author believe that redwoods grow so tall?

    They want more exposure to wind, so they grow high.

    They are in a life or death fight for sunlight.

    They want more rain, so they race toward the clouds.

    They want more oxygen, which is higher in the atmosphere

    45s
  • Q2

    Which best describes the author's purpose in the FIFTH paragraph?

    To explain how our government is corrupt and evil

    To list how tax money could be better spent than on defense

    To propose ways that we could fix the redwoods and save the forests

    To make a wish list of what he would do if he were the president

    30s
  • Q3

    Why does the author think that it'd be better for redwoods if they were shorter?

    Growing wider helps the tree get more wind.

    Growing wider helps the tree to get more sun.

    Growing tall is dangerous and hard.

    Growing tall is boring and time-consuming.

    30s
  • Q4

    What risk do redwoods take if they stop growing taller?

    They are more likely to be harmed in a war.

    The wind is more likely to knock them over

    Other trees will take their sunlight.

    They will have less access to wind and water

    30s
  • Q5

    With which statement would the author most likely AGREE?

    Spending tax money on defense is wasteful but we should still do it

    Spending tax money on defense is wasteful and we should NOT do it.

    Spending tax money on defense is good because missiles help people.

     

    Spending tax money on defense is the best thing we can do as a species

    30s
  • Q6

    Which best defines the word detriment as used in paragraph 7? Use the context clues

    To keep things about the same

    To make things better

    To come to an agreement

     

    To make things worse

    30s
  • Q7

    According to the text, a nation that doesn't spend on defense faces which risk?

    Another nation may want to trade with them.

    They will not be able to control their citizens

    They will not be able to invade other lands.

    Another nation may invade and destroy them

    30s
  • Q8

    According to the text, which statement is TRUE?

    Most nations spend almost none of their budgets on defense

    Most nations spend all of their budgets on defense.

     

    Most nations spend more than half of their budgets on defense

    Most nations spend around a quarter of their budgets on defense

    30s
  • Q9

    With which statement would the author most likely DISAGREE?

    Redwoods use a lot of energy to grow so tall.

    There are no downsides to maintaining a strong army

    Defense budgets use a lot of resources.

    Growing too tall is dangerous for a tree

    30s
  • Q10

    Which statement best expresses the MAIN IDEA of this text?

    NO competitions are good for ANY competitors

    SOME competitions are harmful to ALL competitors.

    ALL competitions are good for ALL competitors

    NO competitions are harmful to ANY competitors.

     

     

    30s
  • Q11
    Many people visit parks every year.
    Sentence
    Not a sentence
    30s
  • Q12
    The room.
    Sentence
    Not a sentence
    30s
  • Q13
    In a tent.
    Sentence
    Not a sentence
    30s
  • Q14
    Bears always come to our campsite.
    Not a sentence
    Sentence
    30s
  • Q15
    Looking for food.
    Not a sentence
    Sentence
    30s

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