Word Usage for 1st Graders: Expand Your Vocabulary and Improve Communication

Question 1

Which word is part of the same family as 'family'?

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Mother

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Tree

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Car

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Book

Question 2

What is the opposite of 'up'?

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down

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left

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right

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over

Question 3

Which word means 'moving quickly'?

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fast

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slowly

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loudly

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quietly

Question 4

What is the plural form of the word 'child'?

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children

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childes

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childs

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childers

Question 5

Which word has a similar meaning to 'happy'?

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joyful

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sad

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angry

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tired

Question 6

What is the purpose of the word 'because' in a sentence?

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To explain something

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To ask a question

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To describe something

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To name something

Question 7

Which of these is the correct spelling of the word 'night'?

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night

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nite

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niht

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niight

Question 8

What does the word 'under' mean?

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Below

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Above

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Next to

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Inside

Question 9

In the sentence 'The dog is brown', which word is the article?

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The

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Dog

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Is

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Brown

Question 10

What part of speech is the word 'jumped'?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 11

What does it mean to 'roar'?

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To make a loud, deep sound

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To laugh softly

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To cry sadly

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To whisper quietly

Question 12

What is the best way to describe someone who is very happy?

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Excited

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Sad

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Angry

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Scared

Question 13

What does it mean when something is 'heavy'?

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Very hard to lift

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Very light

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Very big

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Very soft

Question 14

Which of these is a word for a person?

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Teacher

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Beautiful

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Slowly

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And

Question 15

Which of these helps you learn new words?

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Reading books

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Watching TV

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Playing outside

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Sleeping

Question 16

Which word means extremely big?

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Gigantic

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Small

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Pretty

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Heavy

Question 17

Which word means 'very small'?

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Tiny

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Giant

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Colossal

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Massive

Question 18

What is another word for 'jogging'?

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Running

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Walking

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Hopping

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Swimming

Question 19

Which of these words does not belong with the others?

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Bicycle

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Chair

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Table

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Desk

Question 20

What is the opposite of 'warm'?

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Cold

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Hot

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Cool

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Chilly

Question 21

Which word means 'not many'?

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Few

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Much

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Many

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A lot

Question 22

Which sentence is written correctly?

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I went to the store.

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i went to the store

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I Went to the Store

Question 23

Which word means the opposite of being sad?

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Cheerful

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Sad

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Angry

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Scared

Question 24

What is the word for something that is not large?

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Small

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Tall

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Long

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Wide

Question 25

Which sentence uses the word 'happy' in the correct way?

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The child is happy to play outside.

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The baby is happy even though she is hungry.

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The dog is happy when it is raining.

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I am not happy to go to school.

Question 26

Which word can be used instead of 'pretty' in the sentence 'The flowers are pretty.'?

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Beautiful

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Ugly

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Rainy

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Cloudy

Question 27

Which word fits best in the sentence 'The children were _______ to learn about new words.'?

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Excited

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Tired

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Sad

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Angry

Question 28

What does the word 'party' mean?

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To have fun with friends

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To be happy

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To be sad

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To be scared

Question 29

Which word is a name for a person or thing?

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Book

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Run

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Happy

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Quickly

Question 30

How do you spell the word 'friend' correctly?

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Friend

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Freind

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Freind

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Freand

Question 31

What word means 'feeling very good'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

Question 32

What word means 'very cold'?

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Freezing

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Boiling

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Warm

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Hot

Question 33

Finish the sentence: 'The book was so _____ that I couldn't stop reading it.'

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interesting

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boring

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funny

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scary

Question 34

What word means 'the opposite of'?

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Antonym

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Same

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Synonym

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Homophone

Question 35

What word means 'making a lot of noise'?

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Noisy

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Quiet

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Soft

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Gentle

Question 36

Which word is spelled correctly?

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happy

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happpy

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happee

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hapy

Question 37

Which sentence is written correctly?

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The cat is sleeping.

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the cat is sleeping

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the Cat is sleeping.

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The cat Is sleeping

Question 38

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

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Dog

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Run

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Walk

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Happy

Question 39

What word means the opposite of 'small'?

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Big

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Tall

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Heavy

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Hot

Question 40

Which word means 'to make something smaller in size'?

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Reduce

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Increase

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Grow

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Expand

Question 41

Select the opposite of 'upset':

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Happy

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Furious

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Hurt

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Worried

Question 42

Choose the word that describes something that is very heavy:

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Heavy

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Feathery

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Light

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Weightless

Question 43

Which word means 'not loud'?

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Quiet

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Noisy

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Deafening

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Raucous

Question 44

Select a synonym for 'pretty':

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Beautiful

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Ugly

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Plain

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Average

Question 45

The word 'little' means:

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Few

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Many

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None

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Several

Question 46

Which word describes something that is extremely small?

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Tiny

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Gigantic

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Massive

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Huge

Question 47

Which word best completes the sentence: The dog ran _____ the street?

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across

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on

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by

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to

Question 48

Choose the word that means the opposite of 'happy':

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sad

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excited

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angry

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tired

Question 49

Which of the following is a synonym for the word 'small':

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tiny

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heavy

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tall

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big

Question 50

Choose the word that belongs in the same category as the others: apple, orange, banana:

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pear

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car

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dog

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table

Question 51

Which of the following is an example of a compound word:

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butterfly

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run

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the

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apple

Question 52

Choose the sentence that uses the correct punctuation:

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I saw a bird, a dog, and a cat.

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I saw a bird; a dog and a cat.

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I saw a bird and a dog and a cat

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I saw a bird, a dog and, a cat

Question 53

Which word correctly completes the sentence: The boy was _____ because he lost his toy.

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sad

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excited

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happy

Question 54

Choose the word that best describes the object in the picture: [Image of a tree]

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tree

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dog

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car

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house