2nd Grade Language Arts Minutes

Fourth Quarter

Identify the part of speech in capital letters.

Who WROTE this story?

A. noun B. verb

Answer: B

A. is

B. was

C. did

D. are

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence:

The twins ________ asleep.

Answer: D

A. is

B. are

Select the correct word to complete the following sentence.

Everybody who wants to come _____________ welcome.

Answer: A

A. We will

B. We all

C. We would

D. We can

We'll go to the park today.

We'll is a contraction for what words?

Answer: A

A. it's

B. our

C. begin

D. school

Which word in the sentence is made from two words?

Now it's time for our school to begin.

Answer: A

Which sentence is written correctly?

A. She cant' find her hat.

B. We'll do a puzzle together.

C.Theyr'e going to the library today.

D.Im' going to finish reading my book.

Answer: B

A.This group of girls likes math science and geography.

B. likes math, science and geography

C. likes math, science, and geography

D. likes math science, and geography

Select the expression that shows the correct use of a comma or commas in this sentence:

This group of girls likes math science and geography.

Answer: C

A.June, July, and August are summer months.

B.June, July and August are summer months.

C.June, July, and August, are summer months.

D.June, July and August, are summer months.

Choose the response that has the correct punctuation marks.

Answer: A

A. turkeys

B. turkies

C. turkeyes

D. turkises

Choose the correct plural form for turkey.

Answer: A

A. babys

B. babies

C. babyes

D. babbys

Choose the correct plural form for baby.

Answer: B

A.A sea turtle hatches from it's shell on the beach.

B.It does'nt take long for the turtle to find tiny plants to eat.

C.The tiny turtle watches the other babies moving out to sea.

D.A gentle waves splash and carry the turtle into the waiting sea.

Which sentence is written correctly?

Answer: C

A. My

B. barks

C. unhappy

Read the sentence.

My dog barks when it is unhappy.

Which word in the sentence has a prefix?

Answer: C

A. kind

B. player

C. super

Which word has a suffix?

Answer: B

A. wing

B. sling

C. flying

D. string

Which word is a base word plus an – ing ending?

Answer: C

A. pasting

B. pastes

C. pasted

Which word best completes this sentence?

Yesterday, we _____ pictures in a book.

Answer: C

A.In my mind, I see a sunny beach.

B.I don’t mind that you won the race.

C.I have changed my mind about that.

D.Please mind the store until I come back.

The word mind can mean “to take care of.” Choose the sentence in which mind has that meaning.

Answer: D

A. fun

B. equal

C. rainy

D. sunny

Read the following sentences.

Lew loves to fly kites. He likes to see how high his kites can go. Lew loves days when the weather is windy and fair.

What does fair mean in this sentence?

Answer: D

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Which letter does “c” in the word pla c es sound like?

A. k

B. q

C. s

D. z

Answer: C

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Which word has the same sound as the underlined letter in "getting"?

A. page

B. flag

C. laugh

D. giant

Answer: B

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What is the first syllable in the word comfortable?

A. co-

B. com-

C. comf-

D. comfort-

Answer: B

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What is the root word for carried?

A. ed

B. car

C. carre

D. carry

Answer: D

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Which of these could be added to the word be to make a word that means "to be part of a group"?

A. come

B. low

C. long

D. fore

Answer: C

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What is the root word in “finished?”

A. ed

B. fin

C. shed

D. finish

Answer: D

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A. magazine

B. television

C. newspaper

There is a storm warning. Which is the best way to tell a lot of people about the danger?

Answer: B

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A. magazine

B. newspaper

C. encyclopedia

Where could you find the sale price for grapes at a local grocery store?

Answer: B

A. dictionary

B. encyclopedia

C. telephone book

D. newspaper

Which would be the best one to use to find out the meaning of the word sing?

Answer: A

A. dictionary

B. encyclopedia

C. telephone book

D. newspaper

Which would be the best one to use to find out how warm it was yesterday?

Answer: D

A. Line 1

B. Line 3

C. Line 6

D. Line 10

Which line from the poem states an opinion?

Answer: B

A. Line 2

B. Line 4

C. Line 10

D. Line 18

Which line from the poem states the speaker's opinion?

Answer: B

A. The child will look for more books again.

B. The child knows where to go to check out books.

C. The child can only choose three or four books at a time.

D. The child tells some books to wait until next time.

How can the reader tell that the child plans to check out books again?

Answer: D

A Day of LearningA tiny ant was carrying a green leaf. Soon he saw a

leaf that was much greener.  “Wow!" shouted the tiny ant.  "I want that leaf, too!"  He pushed until one leaf was on top of the other.  He tried to lift them, but he was not strong enough.  He called to the other ants. "Please come and help me carry this leaf," said the tiny ant.

The other ants looked at the tiny ant. "Why do you have to take two?" one ant said.

Another ant said, "Carry only one leaf at a time."The tiny ant did not like what he heard. He tried again

to lift both leaves.        As the other ants marched passed him, one of them said, "Tiny ant is carrying too much.  He will soon learn."  The tiny ant, who was afraid of being left behind, gave up.  Then he got in line with the other ants and marched home. 

A. The little ant will find a new home.

B. All the ants will learn to carry two leaves.

C. The little ant will learn to carry just one leaf.

D. The ant's mother will scold him for being out.

Read the story and answer the question.

What will happen next?

Answer: C

A. Branches

B. Streets

C. Icicles

D. Trees

What is being described in line 11?

Answer: C

A. Reading the title of the passage

B. Looking at the picture

C. Reading step 5 in the directions

D. Studying the other steps

Which would best tell the reader where to draw the nose on the cat's face?

Answer: B

A. how to work at a store

B. all about different kinds of bikes

C. what happens at Ted’s birthday party

D. which subjects Ted likes best at school

What can readers learn from reading this book?

Answer: C

A. saving wild bears

B. animals in the zoo

C. a bear who has lots of fun

D. the adventures of Amy Smith

What is this book about?

Answer: C