Master English Language Skills: Online Quizzes for Second Graders

Question 1

What type of sentence asks a question?

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Interrogative sentence

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Declarative sentence

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Exclamatory sentence

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Imperative sentence

Question 2

What word can replace 'skipped' to mean the same thing in this sentence: 'The small child skipped happily through the park.'?

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Hopped

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Walked

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Crawled

Question 3

What type of sentence is this: "Wow, what a beautiful painting!"

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 4

Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement?  The children play in the park.

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The child plays in the park.

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The children plays in the park.

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The childrens play in the park.

Question 5

What punctuation mark should end this sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse around the room'?

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Period

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Comma

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Question mark

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Exclamation point

Question 6

Which word in the sentence 'The Empire State Building towers over the city' is a proper noun?

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Empire State Building

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Building

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City

Question 7

In the sentence 'The teacher's words were very profound,' what does the word 'profound' most likely mean?

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Deep and thoughtful

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Meaningless

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Funny and entertaining

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Loud and noisy

Question 8

In the sentence: "The cat chased the mouse.", what is the correct plural form of the noun "cat"?

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Cats

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Cat's

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Mouses

Question 9

When you come across a new word while reading, what helps you understand its meaning even if you don't know it?

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Context clues

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Pictures

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The dictionary

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Your teacher

Question 10

What type of text structure is used when a group of sentences describe steps to complete a task?

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Sequence

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Compare and Contrast

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Cause and Effect

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Problem and Solution

Question 11

We can read the poem: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.' What kind of poem is this?

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Limerick

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Haiku

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Sonnet

Question 12

To make the word 'happy' mean the opposite, which word part can we add to 'happy'?

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un-

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-ly

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-ness

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re-

Question 13

Which sentence is written correctly?

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My friends and I went to the park yesterday.

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Me and my friends went to the park yesterday.

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My friend and me went to the park yesterday.

Question 14

What is the most important part of a text called?

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Main idea

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First sentence

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Author's opinion

Question 15

In the sentence, 'The young girl skipped merrily across the meadow, her laughter tinkling like silver bells,' what does the comparison to 'silver bells' suggest about the sound of her laughter?

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It was clear and cheerful.

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It was loud and booming.

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It was soft and barely audible.

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It was sad and mournful.

Question 16

Which word means the same as 'clear'?

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Plain

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Confusing

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Beautiful

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Exciting

Question 17

Which word names a person, place, animal, or thing?

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dog

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run

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quickly

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sit

Question 18

Which word shows an action?

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jump

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happy

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tall

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blue

Question 19

Which sentence is written correctly?

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The boy runs fast.

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The boy run fast.

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Runs the boy fast.

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Fast the boy runs.

Question 20

Which word describes something?

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big

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run

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and

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the

Question 21

Which word means the opposite of 'happy'?

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sad

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excited

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funny

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jolly

Question 22

Which word means 'very fast'?

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rapidly

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slowly

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carefully

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lazily

Question 23

Which symbol ends a sentence that asks a question?

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?

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.

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!

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,

Question 24

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

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I like apples, bananas, and oranges.

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I like apples bananas and oranges.

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I like apples, bananas and, oranges.

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I like apples bananas, and oranges

Question 25

Which word names a person, place, or thing?

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book

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run

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jump

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and

Question 26

What is the past tense of 'go'?

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went

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gone

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will go

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am going

Question 27

Choose the sentence that is correct.

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I like to play soccer.

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I likes to play soccer.

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I'll like to play soccer.

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I am like to play soccer.

Question 28

What does the word 'happy' mean?

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cheerful

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sad

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angry

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tired

Question 29

In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball', what is the 'dog'?

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dog

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ball

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chased

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the

Question 30

Which word describes a noun?

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happy

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run

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book

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jump

Question 31

Which word shows where something is?

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on

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and

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the

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run

Question 32

Which sentence tells us something that can be proven true?

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The Earth has only one moon.

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Cats are better than dogs.

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The sun is a planet.

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Pizza is the best food ever.

Question 33

In a story, which part comes first and tells you what happens at the very beginning?

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Beginning

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Middle

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End

Question 34

Which word in the sentence 'We can play outside, or we can watch a movie' connects the two parts?

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Conjunction

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Preposition

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Adverb

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Interjection

Question 35

In the sentence 'The wind whispered secrets through the leaves,' what literary device is used to give human qualities to a nonhuman thing?

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Personification

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole

Question 36

Which activity helps you discover new words?

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Reading books

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Watching TV

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Playing games

Question 37

Adverbs add details to sentences. What do they usually describe?

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Actions

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Nouns

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Other adverbs

Question 38

What kind of sentence is this: 'Wow, that's amazing!'?

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A sentence that shows strong feeling.

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A sentence that tells us something.

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A question that asks for information.

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A sentence that tells someone to do something.

Question 39

In the sentence, 'The playful puppy wagged its tail excitedly,' which word shows that the tail belongs to the puppy?

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its

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puppy

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tail

Question 40

What part of a story helps you imagine the place where the story happens?

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Setting

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Characters

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Plot

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Theme

Question 41

Which word means more than one?

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Dogs

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Dog

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Table

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Run

Question 42

In the sentence 'The sky cried as we walked home in the pouring rain.', what literary device is used to give human qualities to a nonhuman thing?

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Personification

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Alliteration

Question 43

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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The students were very excited for the field trip.

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The students was very excited for the field trip.

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The student were very excited for the field trip.

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The student was very excited for the field trip.

Question 44

Change the sentence to the past tense: 'The children are playing outside.'

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The children were playing outside.

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The children played outside.

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The children will play outside.

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The children has playing outside.

Question 45

What sets a descriptive essay apart from other types of essays?

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It paints a vivid picture in your mind using words.

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It aims to convince you to share the writer's views.

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It unfolds a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Question 46

Which word in the sentence 'The beautiful princess danced gracefully.' describes the princess?

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beautiful

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The

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princess

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danced

Question 47

Which word in the sentence 'The old man walked slowly down the street' describes how the man walked?

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slowly

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The

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old

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down

Question 48

Which sentence below gives human qualities to a non-human thing?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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The tall grass danced in the breeze.

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The car sped down the road.

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The book sat quietly on the shelf.

Question 49

Why is it important to include details that appeal to the senses in your writing?

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To make your writing more vivid and engaging

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To make your writing longer

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To make your writing more formal

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To make your writing more difficult to read

Question 50

Which sentence has two parts that should be joined together?

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The dog chased the ball. It was a red ball.

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The cat sat on the mat and purred contentedly.

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The boy ran to the store because he needed milk.

Question 51

Which part of a story describes the events that happen in order?

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Plot

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Setting

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Characters

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Theme

Question 52

Which word names a person, place, thing, or idea?

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Dog

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Run

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And

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Quickly

Question 53

What is the opposite of 'big'?

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Small

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Large

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Tall

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Wide

Question 54

Which group of words tells a complete thought?

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I like to play outside.

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My favorite color

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The boy.

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Run quickly

Question 55

Which word describes a noun?

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Beautiful

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Quickly

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Because

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Slowly

Question 56

Which word is spelled correctly?

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Beautiful

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Butiful

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Byootiful

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Beutiful

Question 57

Which sentence uses a comma to separate words in a list?

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I like apples, bananas, and oranges.

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I like apples bananas and oranges.

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I like apples-bananas and oranges.

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I like apples,bananas and oranges.

Question 58

What is the past tense of the word 'run'?

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Ran

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Running

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Runs

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Runned

Question 59

Which word can we use to join these two sentences: 'I like to read books.' and 'I also like to write stories.'?

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and

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but

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because

Question 60

Which word names a person, place, or thing?

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dog

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run

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big

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quickly

Question 61

What part of speech describes an action or state of being?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 62

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?

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The cat runs fast.

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The cat runned fast.

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The cat run fast.

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The cat running fast.

Question 63

Which word has the same meaning as 'joyful'?

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Happy

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 64

What is the opposite of 'hot'?

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Cold

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Warm

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Sunny

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Rainy