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Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Mr. Keith Guice

Mr. Charles E. Roemer

President
5th BESE District

6th BESE District

Mr. Dale Bayard

Mr. Walter Lee

7th BESE District

Vice President
4th BESE District

Ms. Linda Johnson

8th BESE District

Ms. Louella Givens

Secretary/Treasurer
2nd BESE District

Mr. John L. Bennett

Mr. James D. Garvey, Jr.

Ms. Connie Bradford

Member-at-Large

1st BESE District

Member-at-Large

Ms. Glenny Lee Buquet

3rd BESE District

Ms. Penny Dastugue

Member-at-Large

Ms. Jeanette Vosburg

Executive Director

For further information, contact

Claudia Davis
Division of Assessments and Accountability
225-342-3355, claudia.davis@la.gov

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education programs or activities that it operates, including employment and admission related to
such programs and activities. The LDE is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
(Title IX) and its implementing regulations not to engage in such discrimination. LDEs Title IX Coord.
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Rouge, LA 70804-9064; 877-453-2721 or customerservice@la.gov. All inquiries pertaining to LDEs
policy prohibiting discrimination based on sex or to the requirements of Title IX and its implementing
regulations can be directed to Patrick Weaver or to the USDE, Asst. Sec. for Civil Rights.
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Session 1Writing

1. Final Draft

NOTE: On the real test, you will have two pages for your final draft. If you need more space to write,
use a separate sheet of paper and staple it to this page.
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FOR DRC SCORING USE ONLY

Grade 4 Practice Test Composition:

Scoring Checklist
Okay

Needs Improvement
Composing

You wrote on the assigned topic.

You did not write on the assigned topic.

You present a clear main idea.

Your main idea is not clear.

You give enough details to support the main

idea.

Your details are vague or need more

development.

Your ideas are organized in a logical order.

Your ideas were not well organized or showed gaps.

Composing score: _______

Score one point for each mark in the left column (4 possible points).

Style/Audience Awareness
You wrote with your audience in mind.

You wrote without an audience in mind.

You use vocabulary or words that express

your meaning well.

Your vocabulary is vague and does not express

your meaning well.

You use sentences that make your main idea

interesting to your audience.

Your sentence structure is repetitive.

Your voice (or your personality that shows in
your writing) is not strong enough to make
your writing as interesting as it could be.

Your voice (or personality that shows in your

writing) is clear and interesting.
Style/Audience Awareness score: _______

Score one point for each mark in the left column (4 possible points).

Sentence Formation
For the most part, you wrote complete and
correct sentences.
Sentence Formation score: _______

Your composition contains run-ons and/or sentence

fragments.
Score one point for each mark in the left column (1 possible point).

Usage
Your composition contains errors in subject-verb
agreement, verb tenses, word meanings, and/or
word endings.

For the most part, you wrote using

appropriate subject-verb agreement, verb
tenses, word meanings, and word endings.
Usage score: _______

Score one point for each mark in the left column (1 possible point).

Mechanics
For the most part, you wrote using correct
punctuation and capitalization.
Mechanics score: _______

Your composition contains many errors in

punctuation and/or capitalization.
Score one point for each mark in the left column (1 possible point).

Spelling
For the most part, you wrote using correct
spelling.
Spelling score: _______

Your composition contains many spelling errors.

Score one point for each mark in the left column (1 possible point).

Total Score:

out of 12 points

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Session 2Reading and Responding

2.

3.

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5.

On the lines below, write your answers to questions 6 and 7 for the poem Choosing
a Pet.
6.

Suppose you were the speaker in the poem. Write two things you could tell your
mother to convince her to let you get a pet.
1.

2.

7.

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What would be another good title for this poem? Write your title and tell why you chose
that title.

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Session 2Reading and Responding (continued)

8.

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13.

On the lines below, write your answers to questions 14 and 15 for the passage
Spider Silkmakers.
14.

Describe the two kinds of silk used by the orb weavers to make their webs.

15.

Explain how trap-door spiders catch their prey.

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Session 3Using Information Resources

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20.

On the lines below, write your answers to questions 21 and 22.

21.

Complete the following part of an outline on what scientists have learned about
fingerprints. Some of the outline has been done for you.
A.

No two fingerprints alike

B.

Foolproof identification of people

1.
2.
3.

22.

4LS01B2

Why are some words in the index inside parentheses: ( )?

4LS01B2

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English Language Arts

Session 4Proofreading
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MATHEMATICS
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

MATHEMATICS
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

Session 2

Session 1
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Session 3Mathematics (Calculator)

Write your answers to question 15 in the spaces provided. This question has more than
one part. Show all the work you do to find your answers. Even if you cannot answer all
parts, answer as many as you can. On the real test, you may still get points for
answering part of a question. Be sure to write clearly.
You MAY use a calculator for this session.

15.

The shaded area of the picture below shows how much of the floor Mr. Randall can
scrub in 30 minutes. He wonders about how long it will take him to scrub the whole
floor.

A.

About how long will it take him to scrub the whole floor?

B.

Explain how you found your answer. Be sure to include a drawing of the floor
in your explanation.

NOTE: On the real test, this session

has three questions.

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SCIENCE
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

Session 1
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Session 2Science Short-Answer Questions

Write your answers to questions 9 and 10 on the lines or in the spaces provided. Be sure
to write clearly. Some questions have more than one part. Even if you cannot answer all
parts, answer as many as you can. On the real test, you may still get points for
answering part of a question.
9.

Insects change as they grow. Look at the pictures below. One part of the picture is
missing. Draw and label the missing part of the picture.

egg

10.

caterpillar

moth

Many things are made of metal, such as pots, pans, tools, and wire. Give two reasons
why metals are used to make many different things.
1.
2.

NOTE: On the real test, this

session has four questions.

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Session 3Science Task

Write your answers to questions 11 through 14 on the lines or in the spaces provided.
Be sure to write clearly. Some questions have more than one part. Even if you cannot
answer all parts, answer as many as you can. On the real test, you may still get points
for answering part of a question.
Use the information below to answer the questions on pages 17 through 19.

Task Description
Mammals have teeth that are specifically adapted to allow them to eat specific types of foods.
For this task, you will investigate different tooth adaptations shown by carnivores and
herbivores. You will be given a chart showing how the incisors, canines, and molars are
specially adapted to each food source. Then you will use this information to identify several
skulls as either herbivore or carnivore skulls. After the investigation, you will answer
questions about the task.
MATERIALS
You will need the Tooth Chart and the Skulls of Unknown Animals sheet showing pictures of
different animal skulls.
DIRECTIONS
In this task, you will investigate how the teeth of different mammals are adapted to the types
of food they eat. You will use the Tooth Chart to identify the skulls on the pictures. Before you
begin, use your scissors to carefully cut apart the rectangular pictures of the skulls from the
Skulls of Unknown Animals sheet on page 15 and lay them out on your desk.

NOTE: On the real test, your teacher

will read aloud this page to you.

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Session 3Science Task (continued)

Materials Required: Tooth Chart

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Session 3Science Task (continued)

Materials Required: Skulls of Unknown Animals (pictures to cut apart)

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Session 3Science Task (continued)

11.

After you have cut apart the rectangular pictures of the animal skulls on page 15, use
the Tooth Chart to decide whether the animal in each picture is a carnivore or a
herbivore.
A. Sort the pictures into two piles: carnivores and herbivores. Then write the numbers
from the pictures in the correct circles below.

carnivores
B.

herbivores

Explain one characteristic you used to group the animal skulls.

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Session 3Science Task (continued)

12.

A. Using the Tooth Chart, explain how the shape of their teeth helps herbivores eat
plants.

B. Using the Tooth Chart, explain how the shape of their teeth helps carnivores eat
meat.

Use the picture below to answer question 13.

canines

molars

13.

The skull in the picture is of an animal that eats both meat and plants. Tell how the teeth
of this animal help it eat both meat and plants.

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Session 3Science Task (continued)

Use the pictures below to answer question 14.

14.

Explain how each of the four living things in the picture is linked in a food web. Be sure
to describe the role of each of the living things.

NOTE: This session is the same

length as the one on the real test.

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SOCIAL STUDIES
MULTIPLE CHOICE

Sessions 1 and 2
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Session 3Social Studies Constructed-Response Question

Write your answers to question 9 on the lines or in the spaces provided. Be sure to write
clearly. This question has more than one part. Even if you cannot answer all parts,
answer as many as you can. On the real test, you may still get points for answering part
of a question.
Use the information below to answer question 9.
Louisiana Agriculture
Strawberries are sweet red fruits that Louisiana farmers sell to many other
states. Ponchatoula is called the Strawberry Capital. The Strawberry Festival is
held in Ponchatoula each year.
Sweet potatoes are potatoes that grow underground like a root. They are
also called yams. Opelousas is the Yam Capital. The Yambilee is a festival
celebrated each year in Opelousas.
Sugar cane does not grow from a seed but instead from a cane stalk
planted in the ground. After the tall, thin stalk is harvested, it is refined into
sugar and syrup. Sugar cane grows well in the area near New Iberia. The
Sugar Cane Festival is held in New Iberia each year.
Rice is also grown in Louisiana. The fields must be flooded for the rice to
grow. The Rice Festival is held in Crowley each year.
9.

A. Explain why agriculture festivals are held each year in some towns and cities
in Louisiana.

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Session 3Social Studies Constructed-Response Question (continued)

B.

Draw and label symbols for strawberries, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, and rice
in the map key (legend) below.

C.

Then locate and draw your symbols in the correct places on the map to show
where these crops are grown.

NOTE: On the real test, this session has

four constructed-response questions.

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Grade 4
Practice Test
Answer Document

Louisiana Department of Education

Office of Student and School Performance
Division of Assessments and Accountability
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