MCAP_PT-SP25_Answer-Key_ELA_Grade% 4_Paper_Final - Practice Test Answer Key - ELA Grade 4

Oct 3, 2026

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Practice test answer and alignment document for ELA/Literacy Grade 4 pencil-and-paper items. Provides answer key selections for machine-scored questions across multiple sections, including literary and informational passages and performance tasks. Includes item numbers with corresponding answers and standards alignment codes such as RL.4.x, RI.4.x, L.4.4, and writing standards W.4.1–W.4.3, plus constructed response item references to MCAP rubrics.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages5

Reading Time13 min

AccessFree to download

Section 1

Task: Literary Single

Task: Informational Single

Section 2

Task: Literary Performance Task

Section 3

Task: Informational Performance Task

Section 4

Task: Informational Performance Task

Practice Test Answer and Alignment Document ELA/Literacy – Grade 4 Paper and Pencil The following pages include the answer key for all machine-scored items. Refer to the separate documents for all hand-scored items as indicated in the answer key. Section 1 | Items 1-16 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Task: Literary Single | | | | Item Number | Answer Key | Standards Alignment | | Passage 1: “Gisela’s Dream Dance” | | | | 1. | A | L.4.4 | | 2. | Part A: C
Part B: B, E | RL.4.3 | | 3. | Part A: B
Part B: D, E | RL.4.1 | | 4. | B | RL.4.3 | | 5. | B | RL.4.3 | | 6. | Part A: D
Part B: C | RL.4.3 | | 7. | Part A: D
Part B: C, E | RL.4.2 | Table continues on next page. Section 1, continued | Task: Informational Single | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Item Number | Answer Key | Standards Alignment | | | Passage 2: “Best Job in the World” | | | | | 8. | D | | RI.4.4 | | 9. | A | | RI.4.4 | | 10. | C, D | | RI.4.8 | | 11. | C | | RI.4.4 | | 12. | Part A: C
Part B: B | | RI.4.3 | | 13. | A | | RI.4.4 | | 14. | C | | RI.4.5 | | 15. | Part A: B
Part B: D | | RI.4.3 | | 16. | A | | RI.4.7 | Section 2 | Items 1-9 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Task: Literary Performance Task | | | | Item Number | Answer Key | Standards Alignment | | Passage 1: “Why is Nita Upside Down?” | | | | 1. | Part A: D
Part B: D | L.4.4 | | 2. | Part A: B
Part B: D | RL.4.1 | | 3. | Part A: A
Part B: D | RL.4.2 | | Passage 2: Why the Platypus is Special | | | | 4. | B | RL.4.4 | | 5. | D | RL.4.1 | | 6. | C | L.4.4 | | 7. | A | RL.4.3 | | Passages 1 and 2: “Why is Nita Upside Down?” and Why the Platypus is Special | | | | 8. | B | RL.4.9 | | 9. | Constructed Response item: Refer to MCAP Informative/Explanatory Performance Task Rubric Grades 4–5 | W.4.2 | . Section 3 | Items 1-7 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Task: Informational Performance Task | | | | Item Number | Answer Key | Standards Alignment | | Passage 1: “An Amazing Airy Adventure” | | | | 1. | D | RI.4.3 | | 2. | B | RI.4.1 | | Passage 2: “Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed” | | | | 3. | Part A: A
Part B: C | RI.4.5 | | 4. | A, C, D | RI.4.2 | | 5. | Part A: A
Part B: D | RI.4.4 | | Passages 1 and 2: “An Amazing Airy Adventure” and “Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed” | | | | 6. | C, D, E | RI.4.9 | | 7. | Constructed Response Item: Refer to MCAP Narrative Performance Task Rubric Grades 4–5 | W.4.3 | Section 4 | Items 1-7 | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Task: Informational Performance Task | | | | | Item Number | | Answer Key | Standards Alignment | | Passage 1: “Stopping for Olympic Gold” | | | | | 1. | B | | RI.4.1 | | 2. | Part A: B
Part B: A, C | | RI.4.5 | | 3. | Part A: C
Part B: D | | RI.4.3 | | Passage 2: “Baseball’s Girl Umpire” | | | | | 4. | Part A: B
Part B: A | | L.4.4 | | 5. | C | | RI.4.3 | | Passages 1 and 2: “Stopping for Olympic Gold” and “Baseball’s Girl Umpire” | | | | | 6. | Part A: B
Part B: E | | RI.4.9 | | 7. | Constructed Response Item: Refer to MCAP Opinion Performance Task Rubric Grades 4–5 | | W.4.1 |

FAQs

What information does this document provide for the Grade 4 ELA practice test?

It provides the answer key for all machine-scored items and the standards alignment for those items.

How are hand-scored items handled in this answer key document?

Hand-scored items are not included here; the document directs readers to separate documents as indicated in the answer key.

Which standards alignment codes are referenced in the item tables?

The tables align items to ELA/Literacy standards such as RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RI.4.1, RI.4.4, L.4.4, and writing standards W.4.1 through W.4.3.

Oct 3, 2026

Uploaded by Jacob