Assessment 1: Language Conventions Test

Which of these words are ABSTRACT NOUNS?

• Freedom

• Bicycle

• Plant

• Anger

Which of these words are CONCRETE NOUNS?

• Kettle

• Hope

• Diamond

• Love

Identify the PRONOUN in the senrtence below

Many birds have musical calls, but some birds are just noisy, like that one in your front yard.

• many

• some

• that

• your

Which sentences have the correct PRONOUN?

• December is she favourite month.

• That ball is my!

• I don't believe that he can run that fast.

• I approached her to ask for a pen.

Select the BEST WORD from the following list to complete the sentence below:

career

emotion

evidence

significance

entertainment

​ After the lawyer presented the (a)   to the jury, he was confident that he would win.

Select the BEST WORD from the following list to complete the sentence below:

career

emotion

evidence

significance

entertainment

The half time (a)   was such a high standard, I was really impressed.

Select the BEST WORD from the following list to complete the sentence below:

career

emotion

evidence

significance

entertainment

The man had an impressive (a)   that was recognised at his retirement party.

Drag the VERBS from the list to fit each sentence correctly

the old peach was ​ (a)   and did not look tasty.

Garry stretched his neck out and​ (b)   over the fence.

The kids snuck around the side gate and ​ (c)   on their friend's window.

Mary was​ (d)   to have won first prize.

The old man moved his head up and down and ​ (e)   sadly.

• shrivelled
• looked
• tapped
• thrilled
• nodded
• introduced
• explained
• stacked

Select the VERB in this sentence:

Margaret danced until sunrise.

• danced

• Margaret

• until

• sunrise

Drag the VERBS into the correct column, past tense or persent tense

Groups:

(a) Past tense

,

(b) Present tense

• wrote
• swam

• swim

• play
• saw
• jump

• walk

• jumped
• ran

• fly