SK SSA ELA 4 study guide
SK SSA ELA 4 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Saskatchewan Supporting Student Assessment (SSA) in English Language Arts 4 is a provincial assessment used with Grade 4 students in Saskatchewan. It is designed to give teachers and families evidence about how a student reads, writes, speaks, listens, and views at a point in the school year, and to inform instruction rather than to license or certify an individual. The SK SSA ELA 4 study guide has 6 sections and about 2,742 words.
01Reading Comprehension - Informational Text
The Informational Text domain of the Grade 4 ELA assessment asks you to read nonfiction - articles, reports, how-to texts, biographies - and show three things: what the text says, what it means, and how it is put together. Questions typically ask for a main idea, a supporting detail, the purpose of a text feature, the text structure, or a conclusion drawn from evidence.
527 words, about 3 min02Reading Comprehension - Literary Text
The Literary Text domain asks you to read stories, poems, and short plays and explain how they work: who the characters are, what they want, what gets in the way, how the problem is resolved, and what the reader is meant to take away. Questions ask for character traits supported by evidence, the effect of the setting, the meaning of figurative language, point of view, and the difference between a plot summary and a theme.
475 words, about 2 min03Vocabulary and Language Conventions
This domain tests two linked skills: working out what an unfamiliar word means from the sentence around it, and applying Grade 4 conventions so writing is clear and correct. Expect multiple-meaning words, affixes, homophones, and editing items where you choose the sentence that is written correctly.
434 words, about 2 min04Writing - Informational/Explanatory
In this domain you write nonfiction that teaches something: a report, a comparison, a set of instructions, or an explanation of how or why something happens. The markers look for a clear controlling idea, facts grouped logically, precise vocabulary, linking words, and a conclusion - all in your own words.
420 words, about 2 min05Writing - Narrative
Narrative writing asks you to tell a story with characters, a setting, and a problem that gets resolved. Markers look for a clear situation, events in a sensible order, description and dialogue that bring the scene alive, and an ending that finishes the problem rather than stopping in mid-air.
409 words, about 2 min06Speaking, Listening, and Viewing
This domain covers three connected skills: listening carefully to instructions and ideas, speaking clearly in groups and presentations, and viewing media critically. Questions may ask what a speaker's main point was, what a listener should do next, how a poster or advertisement is trying to affect its audience, or which response shows respectful discussion.
477 words, about 2 min