English Skills Assessment

Read the passage and answer the following question: What was the main idea of the story?

• The protagonist's pet name

• The weather forecast for the next day

• The author's favorite color

• Identifying the main idea or central theme of the story.

Choose the synonym for the word 'happy': a) sad b) joyful c) angry

• joyful

• mad

• cheerful

• upset

Identify the subject in the following sentence: The cat chased the mouse.

• dog

• cat

• ran

• chased

Rewrite the sentence using correct punctuation: she likes to read books

• She likes to read books

• She likes to read books.

• She likes to read books

• She likes to read books

Explain the moral of the fable 'The Tortoise and the Hare'.

• Slow and steady loses the race.

• Fast and steady wins the race.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• The hare wins the race.

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The book is ___ the table.

• on

• beside

• under

• in

Which sentence is grammatically correct? a) I seen the movie. b) I saw the movie. c) I have saw the movie.

• I saw the movie.

• I seed the movie.

• I seed the movie.

• I seed the movie.

Write a short story using the words: adventure, mysterious, and treasure.

• An adventure story with a mysterious treasure hunt

• A short story about a mysterious adventure with a hidden treasure

• A short story about an adventure to a mysterious island where a hidden treasure is discovered.

• A treasure hunt in a mysterious adventure setting

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence: The stars danced in the night sky.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: She ___ to the store yesterday. a) go b) goes c) went

• d) goned

• c) went

• b) goes

• a) go