All Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
shoe
jacket
united states
tree
united states
Of our answer choices, "United States" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "tree", "shoe", and "jacket" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #3 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
sugar
hand
body
china
china
Of our answer choices, "China" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "Hand", "body", and "sugar" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #4 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
hand
soccer
europe
me
europe
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Europe is a geographic name.
Example Question #5 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
clouds
jump
run
north america
north america
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
North America is a geographic name.
Example Question #4 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
south america
dog
car
kitten
south america
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
South America is a geographic name.
Example Question #3 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
middle east
himself
cup
bowl
middle east
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Middle East is a geographic name.
Example Question #5 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
thanksgiving
eggs
bunny
rabbit
thanksgiving
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Thanksgiving is a holiday.
Example Question #9 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
pot
four
st. patrick's day
grow
st. patrick's day
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
St. Patrick's Day is a holiday.
Example Question #11 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
bee
above
flowers
memorial day
memorial day
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Memorial Day is a holiday.
Example Question #71 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts
Dear Mom
Camp is going great! I am having so much fun and I am making a lot of new friends. Today we played kickball and soccer. I scored a goal in soccer, but I did not score during the kickball game. Tomorrow we are going to play baseball!
Love,
Charlie
A comma is missing from the letter provided. Where should it be added?
After "kickball"
After "Mom"
After "Charlie"
After "Dear"
After "Mom"
We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. The closing of the letter provided is "Love, Charlie". The comma is correctly placed in this closing. The greeting of the letter is "Dear Mom". The comma is missing after this greeting. A comma needs to be placed after "Mom".
Dear Mom,
Camp is going great! I am having so much fun and I am making a lot of new friends. Today we played kickball and soccer. I scored a goal in soccer, but I did not score during the kickball game. Tomorrow we are going to play baseball!
Love,
Charlie
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All Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts Resources
