Phonics
Grammar
Reading
Sentence Errors
Pragmatics
100

What long/short sound does this word make: cry

long i sound

100

Is this word singular or plural: kisses

plural (because it has -es at the end)

100

It happens in a pond - b

100

What are the two mistakes in this sentence?

These yax is so stinky!

yax - yaks

is - are (the word yaks means more than one, so we should use "are")

100

How do you say and spell this number?

18


eighteen

200

Read these words and pick the word that isn't the same:


rid      ride     rib

ride (because it has the long i sound and the other two have the short i sound)

200

Please use do/does to finish this question:


"Where _____ they go to school?"

do - (anytime we have I/you/we/they in present tense, we should use do)

200

Read the following paragraph and answer this question: What is the word for an animal coming out of an egg?

hatched/hatching/hatch

200

Please fix the two mistakes in this sentence:

The sheap on the shap got ill.

sheap - sheep

shap - ship

200

From this list of food pick which one is probably not very healthy for us:

butter (it is made of oil, which can be good for us if we have a little bit, but not too much)

300

From this list of words please read then pick which one(s) are the long e sound:


check     cheap    champ   cheese    cheddar  

cheap

cheese

300

Use these words to fill in the short story:

then  after that    first  next

_____, I buy the ingredients for my cake. ______, I will measure and mix everything together. _______, I will set the timer on the oven and put the cake in. _____, I will take the cake out to cool down. Finally, I will cut a slice of cake to eat!

First

Next

Then

After that

300

Read this paragraph and answer the question: What is the adjective that talks about how the pumpkin seeds look?

It says they are "thin" seeds.

300

Please read the sentence and fix the two mistakes:

My birfday is on Setember 2nd.

birfday - birthday

Setember - September

300

Which of these animals lays eggs and their name means that they are the one to have babies?

a - rooster

b - chicken

c - hen

hen (because a hen is what we call the girl chicken)

400

Read these words and pick which one(s) do not have the long a sound?

train  rain  stay  trap  stamp  ray

trap

stamp 

(they both have short a)

400

Please read the paragraph below and fill in the correct words:

One day, a boy and his sister were at home alone. "Oh no", said the boy. "What should we do? I'm so bored!". His sister thought and thought then smiled. "I know what we can do, let's imagine some crazy things!" The boy went first, "Ok, I wish I could have three thousand toy ______ (fox/foxes) and (a/an) ___ ox to carry them on his back." His sister laughed. "But how can he carry all those toys without three thousand _________ (backpack/backpacks)?" He laughed too. "Ok, sis, your turn, what would you imagine?" She taps her finger to her chin, "Hmmm. Oh! I know, I would like four arms and 4 hands on each arm! (A/An)_____ arm for holding my favorite stuffed animals, another arm for doing the chores that Mom gives us, another two arms for playing video games, and the last arm for petting our cat." the girl said .

"That's cool! I don't like my ox idea anymore, I want more arms too!", the boy shouted.

foxes

an (ox)

backpacks

an (arm)

400

Read the paragraph below and answer this question: Which one of these gifts did the speaker NOT put in the box?

a - pumpkin

b - gray toy train

c - a big box

d - a ball of yarn


c - a big box

400

Please find the two mistakes in this sentence:

What do i need to get for class

I -  (the word I when talking about ourselves should always be capitalized)

?  - (The word "what" at the beginning lets us know that we're asking a question, so we need to finish the questions by putting the question mark)

400

What is the name of an animal that has claws, can walk sideways, and is very delicious to eat, even though it doesn't have very much meat?

a - crawfish

b - crab

c - lobster

b - crab

500

Which of these words have the same sound as : thumb


that   bath  Earth   the   thin

bath

Earth

thin

500

Please read the paragraph below and change the words to plural if they need to change:


Over the weekend, I had a great time! My family and I first went to the ______ (park/parks). When we got there, we saw so many _______(bike/bikes) to borrow. We all like to ride together, so we got a few and went riding on the trails. My brother was going really fast and soon hit a _______(bump/bumps). "Ouch!", he shouted. I ran up to him and looked at his legs. He had a lot of ______(cut/cuts) from falling onto the rocks. My mom and dad came back to us and told me to watch him and we can just have a picnic while we wait for them to come back. While we waited, my brother and I ate all of the ________(cucumber/cucumbers) and we were so full that we almost felt sick! Our parents came back to our picnic spot and laughed. "You guys look stuffed", Dad said. "Yea, but I hope you drank enough ______(water/waters) too. It's hot today.", Mom said. They sat down and we all relaxed together. What a day!


park

bikes

bump

cuts

cucumbers

water



500

Please read the paragraph below and answer this question: Why do think the boy's father did not come out when he cried "wolf" the last time?

because he thought his son was lying/not telling the truth about the wolf again

*as long as students answer something to this effect, I think they deserve the point :)*

500

Please find the three mistakes in this sentence:


I doesn't like to take the Monthly Review because its to hard!

I don't like to take the Monthly Review because it's too hard!

500

From this list of food and drink, pick the things that you could buy at McDonald's:


 - onions (洋葱) 

 - burgers     

 - lettuce (生菜)     

 - fried chicken  

 -  water      

 - hot dog (热狗)     

 - cucumbers (黄瓜)     

 - Coca-Cola

burgers

fried chicken

water

Coca-Cola