4TH GRADE MIDTERM REVIEW

READING MIDTERM EXAM 1. Vocabulary Words: know the meaning of the vocabulary words from the following stories: A. Because of Winn Dixie B. Lewis, Clark and Me C. Grandfather's Journey D. The Horned Toad Prince E. Letters Home from Yosemite The definition of the words can be found in your child's Reading Notebook listed under the name of the story. It would be a good idea to review The NY State Practice Book pgs. 1-50. This book lists all 5 stories and defines the vocabulary words. It also gives practice with the different reading skills. LANGUAGE ARTS MIDTERM EXAM- the following pages can be found in the Grammar and Writing Practice Book 1. Types of Sentences: pgs. 1-8 A. Declarative Sentence (statement) B. Interrogative Sentence (question) C. Imperative Sentence (command or request) D. Exclamatory Sentence (exclamation) E. Interjections (not a complete sentence) 2. Subjects and Predicates: pgs. 9-12 A. Compound Subject and Compound Predicate 3. Compound Sentences: pgs. 13-16 A. Simple Sentences 4. Clauses and Complex Sentences: pgs. 17-20 A. Dependent Clause B. Independent Clause 5. Spelling: the words can be found in the Word Study and Spelling Book pgs. 1-20. The words are listed under the names of the 5 Reading Stories from above (A-E). REMINDERS: 1. Book Test is changed to Friday, 1/16 due to Midterm Exams. 2. 4th grade ELA State Exam- the children will be taking the NYS exam in Reading and Language Arts next Tues. 1/13, Weds. 1/14, and Thurs. 1/15. Please download previous tests from the website that was given in December (check blog- http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/home.htm). It is a very good way to practice for the test and will give you a chance to see the different parts of the test. 3. Some students did not hand in their assignment on "Why Christmas is Special to Me". This assignment counts as a writing, homework, and speech grade. It is very important for your child to hand in all assignments because they each count as one or more grades.