2nd Grade Grammar Quiz — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 2nd Grade grammar quiz.
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Circle the best answer
There are ten questions. Circle one answer for each.
1.Which word is a noun?
- Arun
- Bhat
- Cbig
- Dand
Answer: hat
A hat is a thing, so it is a noun.
2.Which word is a verb?
- Atable
- Bgreen
- Cjump
- Dthe
Answer: jump
Jump is a doing word.
3.Which word is an adjective?
- Aslowly
- Bfluffy
- Ccat
- Dsing
Answer: fluffy
"Fluffy" describes a noun.
4.What is the past tense of jump?
- Ajumping
- Bjumps
- Cjumped
- Djump
Answer: jumped
Add -ed to show it already happened.
5.Which sentence is written correctly?
- Athe dog is big.
- BThe dog is big.
- CThe dog is big
- Dthe Dog is big.
Answer: The dog is big.
Capital letter at the start and a period at the end.
6.Which sentence needs a question mark?
- AI like pizza
- BWhere do you live
- CMy name is Ava
- DIt is sunny
Answer: Where do you live
"Where do you live" is asking a question.
7.Which list is punctuated correctly?
- AI have a cat, a dog and a bird.
- BI have a cat a dog and a bird.
- CI have, a cat, a dog and a bird.
- DI have a cat, a dog, and, a bird.
Answer: I have a cat, a dog and a bird.
Commas separate the items, and "and" comes before the last one.
8.What is the plural of box?
- Aboxs
- Bboxes
- Cboxies
- Dbox's
Answer: boxes
Box ends in x, so we add -es.
9.Which one is a complete sentence?
- AThe red ball
- BUnder the table
- CWe ate lunch.
- DRunning fast
Answer: We ate lunch.
It has a who (we) and a what happened (ate lunch).
10.What is the past tense of go?
- Agoed
- Bwent
- Cgone
- Dgoing
Answer: went
"Go" is irregular: the past tense is "went".
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