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2nd Grade Language Basic Test 9



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Identify the correct missing words.
Dinosaurs ___________________ long ago.
a.
did live
c.
at the museum
b.
in the zoo
d.
bigger than a chicken
 

 2. 

Identify the correct category for the following list of words:
Pages, chapters, paragraphs, pictures
a.
Parts of a story
c.
Parts of a book
b.
Parts of a title
d.
Parts of a dictionary
 

 3. 

Identify the correct audience for the passage below:
Dear Mr. Jones,
I am writing to ask permission. We want to have a pajama day on
Thursday, November 13
th
. This will be a great day to celebrate meeting our sixweek Accelerated Reading goal.
Thank you,
Students of room 12
a.
President
c.
Principal
b.
Park Ranger
d.
Friend
 

 4. 

Identify the correct missing words in the following sentence:
_____________________________ is our family dentist.
a.
dr. John A. Cowman
c.
Dr. John A. Cowman
b.
Dr. john A. Cowman
d.
Dr. John a. Cowman
 

 5. 

Which sentence uses the period correctly?
a.
We plant seeds in our garden
c.
We plant seeds. In our garden
b.
We plant. seeds in our garden
d.
We plant seeds in our garden.
 

 6. 

Identify the correct use of adjectives.
a.
The hummingbird is the smaller bird I’ve seen.
c.
The hummingbird is the more smaller bird I’ve seen.
b.
The hummingbird is the most small bird I’ve seen.
d.
The hummingbird is the smallest bird I’ve seen.
 

 7. 

Which sentence uses the exclamation mark correctly?
a.
Sharks swim in circles!
c.
Sharks have large fins!
b.
Watch out for sharks!
d.
Sharks have teeth that grow back!
 

 8. 

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence:
______________ is coming to my party.
a.
They
c.
It
b.
She
d.
You
 

 9. 

Identify the correct missing word in the following sentence:
Yesterday, I _______________ to my friends.
a.
spoke
c.
speak
b.
have spoken
d.
will speak
 

 10. 

Identify the sentence that has a direct object.
a.
Nadia ran fast.
c.
Nadia read the book.
b.
Nadia is nice
d.
Nadia fell.
 

 11. 

Identify the correctly written sentence.
a.
The students wants to go swimming.
c.
Suzy wants to go swimming.
b.
Her parents wants to go bowling.
d.
Amy want to go bowling.
 

 12. 

Identify the correct pronoun is the following sentence:
__________________ forgot to bring my book.
a.
Me
c.
Him
b.
You
d.
I
 

 13. 

Which of the following underlined items is NOT written correctly?
My favorite holidays are Christmas, Easter, thanksgiving, and New Year’s
Day.
a.
Christmas
c.
thanksgiving
b.
Easter
d.
New Year’s Day
 

 14. 

Which of the following sentences have rhyming words?
a.
Has a tiny to show
I have a double row
c.
Has a tiny tooth to show
I have a new one.
b.
Has a tiny tooth to lose
I have a new tooth
d.
I have a new tooth
 

 15. 

Which contraction is written correctly?
a.
wo’nt
c.
wer’ent
b.
wasn’t
d.
is’nt
 



 
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