Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts : Demonstrate Command of the Conventions of Standard English Grammar and Usage : CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1
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Example Questions
Example Question #81 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
We can drink either milk _______ water.
so
or
but
and
or
Conjunctions put words and sentences together.
"And" connects words that go together.
"But" connects words that are opposite or different.
"Or" connects choices.
"So" connects something that happened because of something else.
"Either" tells us it's a choice. "Or" is the correct answer.
Example Question #5 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
The dog is both brown _________ black.
so
and
or
but
and
Conjunctions put words and sentences together.
"And" connects words that go together.
"But" connects words that are opposite or different.
"Or" connects choices.
"So" connects something that happened because of something else.
Black and brown go together to tell us what color the dog is. So "and" is the correct answer.
Example Question #6 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
The apple is red _______ round.
and
but
so
or
and
Conjunctions put words and sentences together.
"And" connects words that go together.
"But" connects words that are opposite or different.
"Or" connects choices.
"So" connects something that happened because of something else.
Red and round go together to tell us about the apple. So "and" is the correct answer.
Example Question #7 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
He wants to eat candy, _______ his mom won't let him.
or
so
and
but
but
Conjunctions put words and sentences together.
"And" connects words that go together.
"But" connects words that are opposite or different.
"Or" connects choices.
"So" connects something that happened because of something else.
This sentence is an opposite. He wants to eat candy, but his mom won't let him.
Example Question #8 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
I want to watch TV, _________ my mom said I had to read instead.
so
but
and
or
but
Conjunctions put words and sentences together.
"And" connects words that go together.
"But" connects words that are opposite or different.
"Or" connects choices.
"So" connects something that happened because of something else.
This sentence is an opposite. I want to watch TV, but my mom said I had to read instead.
Example Question #9 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
Today is my birthday, ___________ my sister baked me a cake.
or
so
but
and
so
Conjunctions put words and sentences together.
"And" connects words that go together.
"But" connects words that are opposite or different.
"Or" connects choices.
"So" connects something that happened because of something else.
Because it's my birthday, my sister is making a cake. "So" is the correct answer.
Example Question #10 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
On Fridays we have pizza. It's Friday, ________ we are eating pizza.
and
but
or
so
so
Conjunctions put words and sentences together.
"And" connects words that go together.
"But" connects words that are opposite or different.
"Or" connects choices.
"So" connects something that happened because of something else.
Because it's Friday we are having pizza. "So" is the correct answer.
Example Question #11 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
We score the most points, ______ we won the game.
but
or
so
and
so
Conjunctions put words and sentences together.
"And" connects words that go together.
"But" connects words that are opposite or different.
"Or" connects choices.
"So" connects something that happened because of something else.
Because they had the most points, they wont the game. "So" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Use Determiners: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.H
Select the article from the sentence below:
Can you bring me the phone?
can
the
bring
me
the
An article comes before a noun. Articles are the words "the", "a" and "an".
The correct answer is "the".
Example Question #2 : Use Determiners: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.H
Select the article from the sentence below:
I ate an apple today.
apple
an
today
ate
an
An article comes before a noun. Articles are the words "the", "a" and "an".
The correct answer is "an".
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