All Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #204 : Language
Select the correct word to replace “jumped” in the sentence below.
James jumped over the puddle in his new rain boots.
Slid
Skated
Rolled
Hopped
Hopped
“Rolled,” “slid,” and “skated” are actions that are not possible to do in rain boots. “Hopped” is the correct answer because it is a similar action to “jumped.”
Example Question #202 : Language
Select the correct word to replace “jumped” in the sentence below.
James jumped over the puddle in his new rain boots.
Skated
Rolled
Slid
Hopped
Hopped
“Rolled,” “slid,” and “skated” are actions that are not possible to do in rain boots. “Hopped” is the correct answer because it is a similar action to “jumped.”
Example Question #6 : Distinguish Shades Of Meaning Among Verbs And Adjectives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.5.D
Select the correct word to replace “yelled” in the sentence below.
Louie yelled with excitement when he saw the garbage truck coming to his house to take away the trash.
Watched
Worried
Squealed
Cried
Squealed
“Cried” and “worried” are the opposite of “yelled” and are not the correct answer. “Watched” is not the correct answer because Louie yelled with excitement and watching something is not a vocal way to express his excitement. “Squealed” is the corrected answer because it vocally expresses Louie’s excitement at the sight of the garbage truck.
Example Question #11 : Distinguish Shades Of Meaning Among Verbs And Adjectives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.5.D
Select the adjective that best completes the sentence below.
Clara’s eyes lit up with delight and her smile was ____ at the sight of the newly blooming flowers in her garden.
Huge
Miniature
Crooked
Little
Huge
“Little,” “miniature,” and “crooked” do not show the delight Clara was feeling when she saw the flowers in her garden. “Huge” best describes Clara’s smile as her eyes lit up with delight and is the correct answer.
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