Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

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Example Questions

Example Question #131 : Language

What does the word portable mean?

Hint: The root word “port” means to carry

 

 

Possible Answers:

able to heard 

able to be seen

A backpack

Able to be carried

Correct answer:

Able to be carried

Explanation:

Portable means something that is able to be carried or moved. 

 

Example Question #5 : Use A Root Word To Determine Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.4.C

What does the word multiple mean?

Hint: The root word “multi” means many

Possible Answers:

Having more than one

A math process

To create

To have only one

Correct answer:

Having more than one

Explanation:

Multiple means more than one. 

Example Question #6 : Use A Root Word To Determine Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.4.C

What does the word fracture mean?

Hint: The root word “fract” means to break

Possible Answers:

To reset a bone

A break or crack in something

To move something

To throw out something that is broken

Correct answer:

A break or crack in something

Explanation:

A fracture is a break or crack in something. 

Example Question #6 : Use A Root Word To Determine Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.4.C

What does the word manufacture mean?

Hint: The root word “fac” means to make

Possible Answers:

To organize a process

To bake a cake

To create something

To make something by a machine

Correct answer:

To make something by a machine

Explanation:

Manufacture means to make something by machine.

Example Question #7 : Use A Root Word To Determine Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.4.C

What does the word circumference mean? 

Hint: The root word “circum” means around

Possible Answers:

The distance around a circle

a circle

a basketball

a circular ball

Correct answer:

The distance around a circle

Explanation:

The circumference is the distance around a circle. 

Example Question #141 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

What does the word aquarium mean?

Hint: the root word “aqu” means water

Possible Answers:

A body of water, like a river

A tank filled with water

A waterpark

A blue color

Correct answer:

A tank filled with water

Explanation:

An aquarium is a tank filled with water.

Example Question #142 : Language

What does the word dictation mean?

Hint: The root word “dict” means to say

Possible Answers:

a recorded song

Speaking words for someone to write

a vacation

a commanding remark

Correct answer:

Speaking words for someone to write

Explanation:

Diction means to speak words for someone to write down. 

Example Question #142 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

Select the meaning of the compound word below:

Bookshelf

Possible Answers:

A bed

A place to put books

A TV stand

A cabinet 

Correct answer:

A place to put books

Explanation:

This compound word is made up of two words "book" and "shelf". A shelf is a flat piece of wood to put things on. Therefore, a "bookshelf" is a place to put books. 

Example Question #1 : Use Meanings Of Individual Words To Determine The Meaning Of A Compound Word: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.4.D

Select the meaning of the compound word below:

Birdhouse

Possible Answers:

A home for grass seed

A place where people live

A home for animals

A place where birds live

Correct answer:

A place where birds live

Explanation:

This compound word is made up of two words "bird" and "house". A house is a place where things live. Therefore, a "birdhouse" is a place where birds live. 

Example Question #143 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

Select the meaning of the compound word below:

Snowman

Possible Answers:

The frozen form of rain

A man made of snow

A school day canceled because of snow

A winter day

Correct answer:

A man made of snow

Explanation:

This compound word is made up of two words "snow" and "man".  Therefore, a "snowman" is a man made out of snow. 

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