Language #1
1. Which word is NOT spelled correctly?
a. achieve
b. cancel
c. dealt
d. exact
A. acheive
Which sentence is written correctly in past tense?
a. Can you come to my party tomorrow?
b. Sylvia catched a cold from he sister.
c. Phil caught the foul ball in his new mitt.
d. I will catch the train to Boston this afternoon.
B. Phil caught the foul ball in his new mitt.
Which one is not part of a bike?
a. wheel
b. seat
c. engine
d.brakes
C. ENGINE
I can bounce a ______.
a. glass
b. ball
c. fire
d. dish
B. BALL
To eat, you need a _______.
a. coat
b. girl
c. pig
d. spoon
D. SPOON
5. Yesterday was the ________ day of the year. Choose the best missing word.
a. colder
b. cold
c. coldest
d. coldest
C. Coldest
Which of the following sentences would need a question mark as its end punctuation?
a. Will you all pass in your homework
b. Let me do the errand
c. The class seems unprepared
d. Close the door behind you
A. Will you all pass in your homework?
January, February, March, _________.
a. Sunday
b. spring
c. cookie
d. April
D. APRIL
They are the only mammals that fly. They are very helpful to farmers because they eat so many insects. Bat droppings are used as a fertilizer. Bats are an important part of our ecosystem, even though many people are afraid of them.
The writer thinks bats:
a. are scary and awful
b. are an important part of our ecosystem
c. eat fertilizerd. sleep all night
B. ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM
Dear Jill, I went to the zoo with my mother. I like to see the animals! Can you come to the zoo with me on Saturday? Your Friend, Jack What kind of writing is this?
a. friendly letter
b. tell a story
c. tell facts d.
formal letter
A. FRIENDLY LETTER
Our teacher was absent yesterday, so we had a substatute
Which word is NOT spelled correctly?
a. substatute
b. yesterday
c. absent
d. teacher
A. Substatute
Yesterday, I had the ________ dinner ever.
Choose the missing word.
a. baddest
b. worst
c. worstest
d. worse
B. WORST
Look at the following list of items. bicycles scooters unicycle cross-country skis Which item does not belong in this group?
a. cross-country skis
b. unicycle
c. scooters
d. bicycles
A. CROSS COUNTRY SKIS
Read the passage and answer the question. Our class president is doing a terrible job. He hasn’t kept any of his promises. For instance, he promised us that we would have cake and ice cream for school lunch every day, and of course, the principal wouldn’t allow that to happen. The class president has made other good changes, but if we had known that he wouldn’t get cake and ice cream for us, we wouldn’t have voted for him. He’s not doing a good job! Are there enough facts to say that the class president is doing a bad job?
a. No, he made some other good changes.
b. Yes, he didn’t get cake and ice cream for lunch.
c. No, he did get cake and ice cream for lunch.
d. Yes, he is always late.
A. NO, HE MADE SOME OTHER GOOD CHANGES
1. If you were asked to do a report on the state of Idaho, which would be the best resource?
a. dictionary
b. a neighbor
c. a thesaurus
d. an encyclopedia
D. AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Janet ________ appeared in the room.
a. suddenly
b. sudden
c. sooner
A. SUDDENLY
Which is a complete sentence?
a. At the party, the band played songs.
b. On the way to Idaho for the holiday.
c. After dinner but before going to bed.
d. he care swerving around the corner.
A. AT THE PARTY, THE BAND PLAYED SONGS.
Read the passage. First, you need to make sure you know what medium you want to work with. Begin with a small brush at first, using a little paint, and a small amount of water. Work slowly so you can add as much detail as possible. Be sure to cover the entire area with color. Who would most likely be giving these instructions?
a. a builder
b. an artist
c. a dentist
d. a baker
B. AN ARTIST
Read and answer the question. Radio Telephone Microwave Television Which one is not a form of communication?
a. radio
b. microwave
c. telephone
d. television
B. MICROWAVE
Three weeks ago my dog ________ away. Choose the best missing word.
a. runs
b. ran
c. has run
d. has ran
B. RAN
It is conceivable that this is the eighth time I’ve complained about studying speling in grammar class. In this sentence:
a. ‘conceivable’ should be ‘concievable’.
b. ‘eighth’ should be ‘eigth’.
c. ‘speling’ should be ‘spelling’.
d. ‘grammar’ should be ‘grammer’.
C. SPELING SHOULD BE SPELLING
Juan ______ the treats for the party.
a. brang
b. brung
c. bringed
d. brought
D. brought
Read the advertisement. Real men don’t cook! Who wants to spend a lazy Sunday slaving over a cookbook? With our BigMan canned meals, it’s as easy as dumping it into a bowl and turning on the microwave. “Keep those BigMan dinners comin’, Ma!” Who is the most discriminated against in the advertisement?
a. men
b. children
c. women
d. the elderly
A. MEN
Read the story. Mary left her pencil case in a classroom. The next day it was in the lost and found. All the pencils were gone. What does Mary know for sure about her pencil case?
a. Someone stole it and then returned it.
b. It was turned in to lost and found.
c. It was dropped in the hall.
d. Her pencils are all broken.
C. IT WAS TURNED INTO THE LOST AND FOUND
Read the words listed. jacket, jackknife, jack, jackhammer, jackal Alphabetize the list of words.
a. jackal, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife, jack
b. jack, jackal, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife
c. jackknife, jackhammer, jacket, jackal, jack
d. jackal, jack, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife
B. jack, jackal, jacket, jackhammer, jackknife