Grade 1 English Language Arts: 10 Free Practice Questions

Answer: In the tree
The nest is in the tree. The second sentence tells the place: 'It is high up in the tall tree.' The words 'in the tall tree' answer where. Students may choose 'on the ground,' but the text says the nest is high up in the tree.

Answer: I see three cats.
The plural of cat is cats. The word three means more than one. To make most naming words mean more than one, add -s. Cat becomes cats. The other spellings are not correct ways to show more than one cat. Students may keep cat with no -s, forgetting that more than one needs the plural ending -s.

Answer: sad
Sad is the opposite of happy. Happy means feeling good and cheerful. An opposite is a word that means the reverse. Sad means feeling down, so it is the opposite of happy. Glad and nice are close in meaning to happy, and quick tells about speed. Students may choose glad because it is a feeling word, but glad means nearly the same as happy, not the opposite.

Answer: have
The word "have" fits the sentence: I have a red ball. Read the sentence and listen for a word that shows owning something. "I have a red ball" makes sense. The sight word "have" tells that the person owns the ball. Students may choose "hand" because it begins with the same letters, but it does not make the sentence make sense.

Answer: a fish
Pam has a pet fish.

Answer: to teach readers how to stay safe
The author wrote this to teach readers how to stay safe. The passage gives safety directions: wear a helmet, it keeps your head safe, and buckle it tight. These instructions show the author's purpose is to teach readers to stay safe. Students may choose 'to tell a funny story' because the passage is about bikes, but there is no story or humor—only safety advice.

Answer: house
The word house rhymes with mouse and fits the sentence. First find the rhyme: mouse ends in /ouse/. House = /h/ + /ouse/, matches. Hole = /ole/, box = /ox/, yard = /ard/ do not rhyme. House also makes sense in the sentence, so it is the answer. Students may pick hole because a mouse lives in a hole, choosing by meaning instead of also checking the rhyming sound.

Answer: It
The word "It" completes the sentence: It is raining outside. The sight word "it" begins the sentence to tell about the weather. "It is raining outside" makes sense. "It" is spelled i-t. Students may choose "Its" but "its" shows owning something, like "its tail," and does not fit here.

Answer: Here
The word "Here" completes the sentence: Here is my book. The sight word "here" tells about a place. "Here is my book" points to where the book is. The word is spelled h-e-r-e. Students may choose "Hear" because it sounds the same, but "hear" means to listen with your ears, not to show a place.

Answer: What made the tree move so much?
Asking what made the tree move helps explain why it groaned. The tree groaned and its branches waved during the storm. Asking 'What made the tree move so much?' leads the reader to the storm and wind as the cause. Students may choose a question about the tree's color or height, but those details do not explain the reason the tree groaned.