Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts : Reading: Foundational Skills

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Example Question #11 : Reading: Foundational Skills

What is missing from the sentence below? 

Sara is my friend

Possible Answers:

A question mark

A period

A capital letter at the beginning of the sentence

Correct answer:

A period

Explanation:

A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark. 

This sentence starts with a capital letter, but it does not have ending punctuation. This sentence is statement, so it is missing a period. 

Example Question #1 : Distinguish Long From Short Vowel Sounds: Ccss.Ela Literacy.Rf.1.2.A

Which word does not belong with the others? 

Hint: Think of long and short vowels. 

Possible Answers:

Make

Mate

Sad

Rake

Correct answer:

Sad

Explanation:

Let's start by saying each of the answer choices out loud:

Rake

Make

Mate

Sad

Now, let's look at the vowels in each of the words. 

Rake

Make

Mate

Sad

All of the vowels are the letter a, but do they all sound the same? No, they do not. 

Rakemake, and mate all have a long vowel sound.

Sad has a short vowel sound. Since only one of the words has a short vowel sound, that is the word that does not belong with the others. 

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