Language and Grammar for 2nd Graders: Interactive Quizzes and Learning

Question 1

Adverbs tell us how, when, or where something happens. Which word in the sentence below is an adverb? The cat ran quickly.

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Quickly

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The

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Cat

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Ran

Question 2

Which part of speech do we use when we want to describe something?

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Adjectives

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Conjunctions

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Verbs

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Articles

Question 3

Which word in the sentence 'The boy jumped over the puddle' shows an action?

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Jumped

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The

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Over

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Puddle

Question 4

Which word tells us how something is done?

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Quickly

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Cat

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The

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And

Question 5

Which word in the sentence shows an action?

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Running

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The

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Is

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Park

Question 6

Which word is a noun? A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Tree

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Quickly

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And

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Slowly

Question 7

In the sentence, 'The little red bird flew', which word shows what the bird did?

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Flew

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The

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Red

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Bird

Question 8

Let's learn about nouns! Which word in the sentence below is a noun that names a place?

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School

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Jump

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Quickly

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And

Question 9

Which word describes how something is done?

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Quickly

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Jump

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The

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And

Question 10

When you're playing with friends and want to tell them what you're doing, what kind of word do you use?

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A word like 'jump'

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A word like 'the'

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A word like 'and'

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A word like 'blue'

Question 11

Which type of word can name a person, place, or thing?

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

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Conjunction

Question 12

Which word is a noun?

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dog

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run

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and

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quickly

Question 13

What kind of word is 'she'?

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Pronoun

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Article

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Conjunction

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Verb

Question 14

Which word gives more details about a noun?

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Blue

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Run

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And

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The

Question 15

Which word describes how something is done?

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Quickly

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And

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Yellow

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His

Question 16

What kind of word can name a person, place, thing, or idea?

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 17

Which type of word can name a person, place, or thing?

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

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Conjunction

Question 18

In the sentence 'The cat is on the table,' which word tells you where the cat is located?

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On

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Cat

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Table

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The

Question 19

Which word is NOT a part of speech?

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And

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Noun

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Preposition

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Adjective

Question 20

Which word can replace a person's name?

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He

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Mario

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Yellow

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And

Question 21

What type of word names a person, place, or thing?

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Noun

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Adjective

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 22

Which word describes a property that you can sense with your five senses?

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soft

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loud

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jump

Question 23

Which word names a person, place, or thing?

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Book

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Quickly

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And

Question 24

When making a list, which punctuation mark do we use to separate each item?

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Comma

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Period

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Exclamation point

Question 25

In the sentence 'The children are playing in the park', which word shows what the children are doing?

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playing

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The

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in

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park

Question 26

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

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Dog

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Walk

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Quickly

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Because

Question 27

Which word in the sentence shows where the ball is?

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In

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The

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Slowly

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Because

Question 28

What can a pronoun stand in for?

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A person, place, or thing

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A feeling

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A number

Question 29

Which word describes how an action is performed?

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slowly

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dog

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and

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the

Question 30

Which word in the sentence tells us more about the dog?
The **big** dog barked loudly.

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Big

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The

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Barked

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Loudly

Question 31

Which sentence uses a simile to compare the movement of the leaves?

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The leaves danced in the wind.

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The book was heavy.

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The sun smiled.

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The car sped like a rocket.

Question 32

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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Gloomy

Question 33

Which word describes how something is done?

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Slowly

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Dog

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And

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The

Question 34

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

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Table

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Run

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And

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Quickly

Question 35

Which word is NOT a type of noun?

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Adverb

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Proper noun

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Common noun

Question 36

Which of these is not a part of speech?

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Computer

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Noun

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Adjective

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Verb

Question 37

What is nonfiction writing mostly about?

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Real events or facts

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Imaginative stories

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Personal thoughts

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Conversations

Question 38

What word means the opposite of 'big'?

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small

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large

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huge

Question 39

Let's play a fun game! Choose the word that shows an action:

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jump

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sing

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tree

Question 40

Which word in the sentence 'The small bird flew away quickly' is the verb?

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flew

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small

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quickly

Question 41

Which part of speech do we use when we describe how we feel using words like 'happy', 'sad', or 'excited'?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 42

Imagine you have a toy you love. How do you feel when you lose it?

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Sad

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Happy

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Tired

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Hungry

Question 43

In the sentence "The fox ran quickly through the forest," which word describes how the fox ran?

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Quickly

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The

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Ran

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Through

Question 44

Which word means the opposite of happy?

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Sad

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Excited

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Grumpy

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Joyful

Question 45

Which word in the sentence 'The cheerful boy happily played on the swing at recess' shows an action?

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Played

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The

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Cheerful

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Happily

Question 46

Which word in the sentence 'The boy quickly kicked the soccer ball' shows the action?

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Kicked

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Boy

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Quickly

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Soccer

Question 47

In nonfiction writing, what helps you learn more about the subject?

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Facts and evidence

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Funny stories

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Pictures and drawings

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Made-up characters

Question 48

Which word in the sentence describes the noun 'giraffe'? The **tall** giraffe reached for the leaves.

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Tall

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Giraffe

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Leaves

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Reached

Question 49

Which word means the opposite of 'big' when describing size?

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Small

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Tall

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Long

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Wide

Question 50

Which word in the sentence 'The dog barked loudly at the mailman' describes how the dog barked?

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loudly

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dog

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mailman

Question 51

Let's play a fun game! We have special words that connect other words or phrases, like 'and'. What do we call these special words?

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Connectors

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Nouns

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Verbs

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Adjectives

Question 52

What is a verb? Which word in the sentence is a verb?

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The dog runs fast.

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The dog is happy.

Question 53

In the sentence 'I like to play with my toy car', which word is a noun?

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car

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I

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play

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with

Question 54

In the sentence 'The dog ran under the table,' which word is a preposition?

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Under

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Dog

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Ran

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Table

Question 55

Which word describes a characteristic of something?

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Beautiful

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The

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And

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Run

Question 56

Which of these is NOT a part of speech?

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Number

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Noun

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Adjective

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Verb

Question 57

Which word in the sentence 'The cat ran swiftly through the forest' tells us how the cat ran?

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swiftly

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The

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forest

Question 58

Which word in the sentence tells us more about the dog?

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Black

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The

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Quickly

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And

Question 59

Which word shows an action?

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run

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dog

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the

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happy

Question 60

Which sentence uses a word to connect two ideas?

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The cat jumped on the table and meowed loudly.

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The dog ran quickly around the yard.

Question 61

If someone is "unhappy," what does the word "un-" tell us about how they feel?

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Not happy

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A little happy

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Very happy

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Excited

Question 62

In the sentence, "The diligent student studied hard for the test," what does the underlined word "diligent" mean?

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Hardworking

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Lazy

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Intelligent

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Unmotivated

Question 63

In the sentence 'John gave the book to his friend', which word can replace 'John'?

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He

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She

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It

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They

Question 64

Which word shows surprise and is not part of a sentence?

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Wow

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The

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Quickly

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And