Language Arts Milestone's Practice

Which word in this sentence is a noun?  We fish in the big pond.

• the

• fish

• in

• big

Which word is a plural noun?

• goose

• church

• boxes

• apartment

Complete this sentence.  My pen pal lives in ______.

• anderson, indiana

• Anderson, indiana

• Anderson Indiana

• Anderson, Indiana

Which is the plural of brush?

• brushs

• brushes

• brushess

• brush

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The cat climbed the cold, concrete column.

• The sun shone brightly above.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Answer explanation

The correct example of alliteration is 'She sells seashells by the seashore.' Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• The cat, who was very hungry, ate it's food quickly.

• The cat, who was very hungry, ate its food quickly.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence should use 'its' as a possessive pronoun, not 'it's' which is a contraction for 'it is'. Therefore, the correct sentence is: 'The cat, who was very hungry, ate its food quickly.'

in

• conjunction-connects clauses or sentences

• interjection- demonstrates sudden emotion

• preposition- shows where an object is located

• adverb describes how, when or where

What is the main idea of a story?

• A detailed description of events

• The central thought or message

• The background setting of the story

• The list of characters involved

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall

What is the plural form of the word child?

• childs

• child's

• children

• childes

Which word is NOT a proper noun?

• Eastside Elementary School

• Anderson High School

• Highland Middle School

• school