Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts : Language

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Use Frequently Occurring Adjectives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.F

Select the adjective from the sentence below:

The ice cream is cold. 

Possible Answers:

is

ice cream

The

cold

Correct answer:

cold

Explanation:

An adjective describes a noun.

"Cold" is the adjective. It's describing the ice cream. 

Example Question #3 : Use Frequently Occurring Adjectives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.F

Select the adjective from the sentence below:

The pink flower. 

Possible Answers:

flower

The

pink

Correct answer:

pink

Explanation:

An adjective describes a noun.

"Pink" is describing the flower. 

Example Question #4 : Use Frequently Occurring Adjectives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.F

Select the adjective from the sentence below:

He is wearing a red hat. 

Possible Answers:

wearing

is

hat

red

Correct answer:

red

Explanation:

An adjective describes a noun.

"Red" is describing the hat. 

Example Question #8 : Use Frequently Occurring Adjectives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.F

Select the adjective from the sentence below:

Drew is angry today. 

Possible Answers:

angry

is

today

Drew

Correct answer:

angry

Explanation:

An adjective describes a noun.

"Angry" is describing Drew. 

Example Question #1 : Use Frequently Occurring Adjectives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.F

Select the adjective from the sentence below:

Brooke is tired today. 

Possible Answers:

today

tired

Brooke

is

Correct answer:

tired

Explanation:

An adjective describes a noun.

"Tired" is describing Brooke. 

Example Question #61 : Language

Select the adjective from the sentence below:

He drove the small car. 

Possible Answers:

drove

small

He

the

Correct answer:

small

Explanation:

An adjective describes a noun.

"Small" is describing the car. 

Example Question #62 : Language

Select the adjective from the sentence below:

Megan is excited because it is Friday. 

Possible Answers:

excited

Friday

is

because

Correct answer:

excited

Explanation:

An adjective describes a noun.

"Excited" is describing Megan. 

Example Question #1 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G

Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

The grass is tall __________ green. 

Possible Answers:

or

but

so

and

Correct answer:

and

Explanation:

Conjunctions put words and sentences together. 

"And" connects words that go together. "Tall" and "green" both go together when describing grass, so "and" is the correct conjunction. 

"But" connects words that are opposite or different. 

"Or" connects choices. 

"So" connects something that happened because of something else. 

Example Question #2 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G

Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

The car is both small ___________ red. 

Possible Answers:

but

so

or

and

Correct answer:

and

Explanation:

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. 

Small and red go together to tell us about the car. So "and" is the correct answer. 

Example Question #3 : Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.G

Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

You can have either apples _______ pears? 

Possible Answers:

but

or

so

and

Correct answer:

or

Explanation:

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. 

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