English Skills Assessment

Read the following sentence: 'The cat is sleeping on the mat.' What is the cat doing?

• Running

• Jumping

• Eating

• Sleeping

Answer explanation

The cat is sleeping on the mat, so the correct answer is Sleeping.

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3B

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.1.3F

CCSS.RF.1.3G

CCSS.RF.1.4A

Write the plural form of 'book'.

• bookies

• bookz

• bookeses

• books

Answer explanation

The correct plural form of 'book' is 'books'.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

Listen to the audio and identify the word: 'apple'

• apple

• pear

• banana

• orange

Answer explanation

The audio played the word 'apple', matching the correct choice.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the synonym of 'happy'?

• Peaceful

• Joyful

• Calm

• Excited

Answer explanation

The synonym of 'happy' is 'Joyful', as it represents a state of happiness and contentment. 'Joyful' is the correct choice among the given options.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.K.5B

What is the opposite of 'big'?

• Small

• Huge

• Wide

• Large

Answer explanation

The opposite of 'big' is 'small', making it the correct choice among the options provided.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Fill in the blank: I ____ to the park every Sunday.

• Go

• Went

• Gone

• Goes

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Go' because it matches the subject 'I' and the verb should be in the base form when used with 'to' in this context.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1C

Which of the following is a verb?

• Run

• Cat

• Blue

• House

Answer explanation

The verb in the given options is 'Run' as it represents an action, while the others are nouns (House, Blue, Cat).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the passage and answer the question: 'The sun is shining brightly in the sky.' What is shining brightly?

• The moon

• The stars

• The sun

• A flashlight

Answer explanation

The sun is shining brightly in the sky, so the correct answer is 'The sun'.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Write a sentence using the word 'school'.

• I eat school for breakfast.

• I go to school every day to learn.

• School is a type of fruit.

• The school is made of cheese.

Answer explanation

I go to school every day to learn.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Listen to the audio and identify the word: 'elephant'

• elephant

• elephantiasis

• elephantine

• elephantine

Answer explanation

Listen to the audio carefully and identify the word 'elephant', which corresponds to the first option 'elephant'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F