Grade 1 English Language Arts: 10 Free Practice Questions

Answer: At the beach
The story takes place at the beach. The words 'sand,' 'waves,' 'shore,' and 'seagulls' are clues that show the setting is the beach. Students may choose 'forest' if they see 'flew above' and think only of trees and birds, missing the sand and wave clues.

Answer: frog
'Frog' begins with the blend fr. A blend is when two letters at the beginning make two sounds that are said quickly together, like /st/ in 'stop.' In 'frog,' you hear /f/ and /r/ blended together. The other words begin with only one sound. Students may pick 'sun' because it starts with s like 'stop,' but 'sun' has only one beginning sound, not a blend of two.

Answer: run
Run tells what someone does.

Answer: Where is my hat
"Where is my hat" is a question and needs a question mark. A question asks something and often starts with words like where, what, or who. "Where is my hat" asks about a place, so it needs a question mark at the end. Students may choose a telling sentence like "I see a bird," but telling sentences end with a period, not a question mark.

Answer: ?
A question mark best completes the sentence. The sentence asks something and begins with the question word 'What.' Asking sentences end with a question mark (?). Students may choose a period because most sentences use one, but a period ends a telling sentence, not a question.

Answer: I was very happy.
"I was very happy" uses "was" correctly. The word "was" is used with one person or thing, and with the word "I." "I was very happy" is correct. The other sentences name more than one and should use "were." Students may pick "They was at school," but "they" names more than one and needs "were," not "was."

Answer: The
'The' correctly completes the sentence before the naming word 'dog'. The blank comes before the noun 'dog'. The word 'The' points to a specific dog and makes sense: 'The dog is big.' The other choices are action words that do not fit here. Students may pick an action word like 'Run' without checking that the sentence needs a word before the noun.

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.

Answer: It was raining
Rosa opened her umbrella because it was raining. Look for the reason. The second sentence says, 'It was raining hard.' An umbrella keeps a person dry in the rain. Students may choose 'sunny,' but the passage says it was raining, which is why the umbrella was needed.

Answer: rain
The word "rain" has the long a sound, the same as "cake." In "cake," the a says its name, /ā/. The word "rain" also has the long a sound because a and i work together to say /ā/. So "rain" matches. Students may pick "cat" or "can" because they see the letter a, but those words have the short a sound, not the long a sound.