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Assessment 1: Language Conventions Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these words are ABSTRACT NOUNS?

a)

Freedom

b)

Bicycle

c)

Plant

d)

Anger

2.

Which of these words are CONCRETE NOUNS?

a)

Kettle

b)

Hope

c)

Diamond

d)

Love

3.

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.

a)

many

b)

some

c)

that

d)

your

4.

Which sentences have the correct PRONOUN?

a)

December is she favourite month.

b)

That ball is my!

c)

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

d)

I approached her to ask for a pen.

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

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.

8.

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.

Choose from the below words
shrivelled
looked
tapped
thrilled
nodded
introduced
explained
stacked
9.

Select the VERB in this sentence:

Margaret danced until sunrise.

a)

danced

b)

Margaret

c)

until

d)

sunrise

10.

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

Categorize the following

ran

swam

jumped
saw
wrote

walk

swim

jump

fly
play
Past tense
Present tense
11.

The referee​​ (a)   the rules again.

Choose from the below words
explained
turned
dried
swallowed
12.

Select the ADJECTIVE from the following sentence:

Before the big meal, the family would pray.

a)

meal

b)

family

c)

pray

d)

big

13.

Select the ADJECTIVE from the following sentence:

Harriet climbed onto the roof to gaze at the amazing view.

a)

amazing

b)

climbed

c)

roof

d)

gazed

14.

Select the ADJECTIVE from the following sentence:

After the gigantic wave had passed, the passengers returned to their seats.

a)

passengers

b)

passed

c)

gigantic

d)

wave

15.

Drag the words into the correct section

Categorize the following

lifetime

nationwide

friendship

cowboy

hamburger

larger

wiser

higher

widest

stronger

apple

table

vehicle

flower

fish

anger

fear

bravery

dedication

defeat

compound words
Adjectives to compare
common noun
abstract noun
16.

What punctuation is needed to make this a correct sentence?

I asked her if she would like some cake​

a)

" "

quotation marks

b)

.

A full stop

c)

?

A question mark

d)

!

An exclamation mark

17.

This sentence contains an error. What has been used incorrectly?

When the holiday’s are over, Dad’s uncle (my great uncle) is coming from Italy to visit.

a)

A capital letter

b)

A comma

c)

An apostrophe

d)

Brackets

18.

Identify the SIMPLE SENTENCE

The wary mouse watched from underneath an upturned cereal box.​ (a)  

The dog had watched all of this, but he had refused to become involved.​ (b)  

The cat usually slept during the day, yet curiosity held him at the corner of the kitchen.​ (c)  

After he gave it some thought, the mouse decided to wait until later for his trek.​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
correct
incorrect
19.

Which word in the following sentence is the SUBJECT?

Anh Do, the Australian author, has had several books published.

a)

published

b)

books

c)

author

d)

Anh Do

20.

Which part of the following sentence is the PREDICATE?

Some actors go on to make and direct films.

a)

make and direct films

b)

some actors

c)

go on to