Grade 1 English Language Arts: 10 Free Practice Questions

Answer: pear
Pear belongs with the fruits. Look at the group: apple, banana, and grape are all fruits. Ask which choice is also a fruit. A pear is a fruit, so it belongs with the group. A shoe, a dog, and a truck are not fruits. Students may pick dog because it names something they know well, but the group is about fruits, and a dog is an animal.

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: cold
Cold is the opposite of hot. Opposites are words that mean very different things. Hot means high heat; cold means low heat, so cold is the opposite. Warm is close to hot, and fire and sun are things that are hot, not opposites. Students may pick warm because it is a temperature word, but warm is similar to hot, not its opposite.

Answer: a question mark (?)
The sentence asks something, so it ends with a question mark. Read the sentence. It begins with What and asks for an answer. A sentence that asks a question ends with a question mark (?). A period ends a telling sentence, and a comma does not end a sentence. Students may choose a period because it ends many sentences, but asking sentences need a question mark.

Answer: me
The word "me" completes the sentence: My mom gave the toy to me. After the word "to," we use "me," not "I." The sentence reads: My mom gave the toy to me. This is the correct way to name yourself as the one who gets the toy. Students often pick "I" because they use it at the start of sentences, but after "to" the correct word is "me."

Answer: dogs
Most nouns add -s to mean more than one.

Answer: jumps
'Jumps' is the action word in the sentence. An action word, or verb, tells what someone does. In 'The boy jumps high,' the word 'jumps' tells the action the boy is doing. That makes it the verb. Students may choose 'boy' because it is the naming word, but 'boy' is a noun. The action word is 'jumps.'

Answer: .
A telling sentence ends with a period. The sentence 'I like to play' tells something. Telling sentences end with a period (.). A question mark is for asking, and a comma is used inside a sentence, not at the end. Students may add a question mark, but this sentence tells information rather than asking a question.

Answer: seed
'Seed' has the long 'e' sound spelled with the vowel team 'ee'. A vowel team is two vowels working together to make one sound. In 'seed', the letters 'ee' make the long 'e' sound. 'Net', 'bell', and 'step' each have a short 'e' spelled with one vowel. Students may pick a word with a short 'e' sound, not noticing that the question asks for two vowels making a long 'e'.

Answer: Kind
Mia is kind. Mia helps the lost puppy by giving it water and a warm bed. Helping an animal in need shows kindness, so 'kind' describes her best. Students may choose 'silly' if they focus on the puppy licking her hand instead of on Mia's caring actions.