Can You Pass This Fourth Grade Spelling Test?

Are you smarter than a fourth-grader? You may think so, but this quiz could prove otherwise...

What is the day after today?

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TOMORROW is the correct spelling of this word.

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What is a word that describes urban areas?

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METROPOLITAN is the correct spelling of this word.

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What do you call this arctic bird?

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PENGUIN is the correct spelling of this word.

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What do you call the person who lives next door?

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NEIGHBOR is the correct spelling of this word.

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How do you spell the word for when the Earth is engulfed by a shadow cast by the Moon?

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ECLIPSE is the correct spelling of this word.

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What do you measure when you have a fever?

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TEMPERATURE is the correct spelling of this word.

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What is the opposite of a hero?

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VILLAIN is the correct spelling of this word.

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What is the word for forks, knives, and spoons?

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UTENSIL is the correct spelling of this word.

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What is it called when you overemphasize something?

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EXAGGERATION is the correct spelling of this word.

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What is the system that controls the state?

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GOVERNMENT is the correct spelling of this word.

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GOVERNMENT is the correct spelling of this word.

What are two words that have the same meaning?

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SYNONYM is the correct spelling of this word.

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SYNONYM is the correct spelling of this word.

What is it called when you like one thing more than another?

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PREFERENCE is the correct spelling of this word.

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PREFERENCE is the correct spelling of this word.

What is it called when something happens on a regular basis?

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CONSISTENT is the correct spelling of this word.

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What is the word for when you achieve something?

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ACCOMPLISH is the correct spelling of this word.

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What do Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man all have in common?

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HEROES is the correct spelling of this word.

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How do you spell the name of this yellow fruit?

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BANANA is the correct spelling of this word.

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BANANA is the correct spelling of this word.

What is the word that means you trust a person, system, or concept?

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BELIEF is the correct spelling of this word.

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What is the name of the land Down Under?

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AUSTRALIA is the correct spelling of this word.

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What is the month during which Valentine's Day takes place?

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FEBRUARY is the correct spelling of this word.

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What do you when you are moving your body?

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EXERCISE is the correct spelling of this word.

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How do you spell the name of the device that cleans your house?

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VACUUM is the correct spelling of this word.

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How do you spell the name of the place where books are stored?

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LIBRARY is the correct spelling of this word.

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LIBRARY is the correct spelling of this word.

What is the book you use to find definitions of words?

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DICTIONARY is the correct spelling of this word.

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DICTIONARY is the correct spelling of this word.

What do you call someone who robs a house?

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BURGLAR is the correct spelling of this word.

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BURGLAR is the correct spelling of this word.

How do you spell this unit of measurement?

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CENTIMETER is the correct spelling of this word.

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CENTIMETER is the correct spelling of this word.

What keeps track of the date?

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CALENDAR is the correct spelling of this word.

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CALENDAR is the correct spelling of this word.

What is the name of the path through which an electric current travels?

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CIRCUIT is the correct spelling of this word.

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What do you call this small gray rodent?

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SQUIRREL is the correct spelling of this word.

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How do you spell the word for when you are certain about something?

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DEFINITELY is the correct spelling of this word.

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DEFINITELY is the correct spelling of this word.

What is another word for "category"?

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GENRE is the correct spelling of this word.

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GENRE is the correct spelling of this word.

What is it called when someone does not attend school or an event?

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ABSENCE is the correct spelling of this word.

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ABSENCE is the correct spelling of this word.

What is another word for "strange"?

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WEIRD is the correct spelling of this word.

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WEIRD is the correct spelling of this word.

What function is performed by a compass?

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GUIDANCE is the correct spelling of this word.

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GUIDANCE is the correct spelling of this word.

What is it called when something happens?

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OCCURRENCE is the correct spelling of this word.

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OCCURRENCE is the correct spelling of this word.

What is the name of our surroundings?

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ENVIRONMENT is the correct spelling of this word.

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ENVIRONMENT is the correct spelling of this word.

What is the opposite of going back?

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FORWARD is the correct spelling of this word.

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FORWARD is the correct spelling of this word.

Where are graves located?

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CEMETERY is the correct spelling of this word.

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CEMETERY is the correct spelling of this word.

What is the word for performing routine checkups on things?

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MAINTENANCE is the correct spelling of this word.

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MAINTENANCE is the correct spelling of this word.

What do you call an item of worth?

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COLLECTIBLE is the correct spelling of this word.

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COLLECTIBLE is the correct spelling of this word.

What is it called when you have an understanding of facts and information?

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KNOWLEDGE is the correct spelling of this word.

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KNOWLEDGE is the correct spelling of this word.

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The More You Know

  • The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.
  • Fleas can jump up to 100 times their body length.
  • Mount Everest is bigger now than the last time it was measured.
  • The glow around the moon is called a "broch."

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.