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2nd Grade Language Basic Test 3



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Do you think coach will give _______ and him a break this afternoon?
Choose the best missing word.
a.
our
c.
we
b.
they
d.
us
 

 2. 

Which sentence is written correctly?
a.
Please put your books on the shelf.
c.
Please put them books on the shelf.
b.
Please put mine books on the shelf.
d.
Please put yours books on the shelf.
 

 3. 

Sue misplaced her purse at the mall.
Her takes the place of which word in this sentence?
a.
purse
c.
mall
b.
Sue
d.
misplaced
 

 4. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement—RIT 171-180
Alli and I love school. _______ always do our homework.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
We
c.
He
b.
She
d.
Us
 

 5. 

I brought a present for Bridger. I was excited to give it to _______.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
I
c.
her
b.
him
d.
me
 

 6. 

Jocinda fed water and oats to the horse. She loves Blackie.
She replaces _______.
a.
Jocinda
c.
oates
b.
water
d.
Blackie
 

 7. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement—RIT 171-180
They _______ happier today than yesterday.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
playing
c.
plays
b.
seem
d.
seems
 

 8. 

John may have been ________ through the train station.
a.
run
c.
running
b.
runs
d.
ran
 

 9. 

_________ you and the Smiths going to the concert tonight?
Choose the best missing word.
a.
Is
c.
Are
b.
Will
d.
May
 

 10. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Types of Phrases—RIT 171-180
Which group of underlined words is a phrase?
a.
When the rain falls, the river rises.
c.
We went to dinner after work.
b.
The credits play when the movie ends.
d.
After we finished working, we went to dinner.
 

 11. 

The man in the line wants to buy a soda.
In this sentence, the phrase in the line tells:
a.
how
c.
when
b.
what
d.
where
 

 12. 

Pete found his homework under his bed.
Which words have the same meaning as the underlined words in this sentence?
a.
over the bed
c.
behind the bed
b.
near the bed
d.
below the bed
 

 13. 

When the dog chases the cat, the cat meows loudly.
When does the cat meow?
a.
The cat meows at the same time.
c.
The cat meows when the dog barks.
b.
The cat meows before the dog chases it.
d.
The cat meows when the dog runs quickly.
 

 14. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use/Distinguish Verb Tenses—RIT 171-180
Which sentence is written in the present tense?
a.
Henry ran the race.
c.
Lisa swims on the swim team.
b.
Ruth will help with the lesson.
d.
Troy could have eaten the last cookie.
 

 15. 

Which of the following underlined words is an example of the past tense of an irregular verb?
a.
My blue blouse shrank when it was washed.
c.
Our class do those review sheets easily.
b.
We sipped several cartons of soda at her birthday party.
d.
Bring your literature books to class tomorrow.
 



 
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