Language Arts Minutes

2nd GradeThird Quarter

Choose the underlined word that is used as an adjective in the sentence below.

I love the noisy fireworks on the Fourth of July.

A. loveB. noisyC. fireworksD. Fourth

Answer: B

Choose the adjective that correctly completes the sentence below.

Of the two books, I like this one __________________.

A. good.

B. better.

C. best.

Answer: B

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

A.The tractor red and yellow.

B. A huge splash.

C. The ring my grandmother had.

D. I love to look at the sea.

Answer: D

Which sentence is written correctly?

A.In the pond small the fish swam around.

B. The fish swam around in the small pond.

C. Around in the pond small the fish swam.

D. The fish swam small around in the pond.

Answer: B

Choose the correct word in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence.

(Your, You're) wish is my command.

A.Your

B. You're

C. Yore

Answer: A

Which sentence is written correctly?

A.Kesha would like a piece of cake two.

B. Kesha ate too pieces of chocolate cake.

C. Tomas gave a piece of cake two Kesha.

D. Tomas asked Kesha to cut the cake.

Answer: D

Which word is a compound word?

A.sharing

B. sharks

C. shoelace

D. shopping

Answer: C

Which word is not a compound word?

A.sidewalk

B. doorway

C. walking

D. doorknob

Answer: C

Read the sentence.

My sister likes wearing her raincoat to school.

Which word in the sentence is a compound word?

A. sisterB. likesC. wearingD. raincoat

Answer: D

Which word is an antonym (opposite) of the word fearful?

A.frightened

B. unafraid

C. feather

D. calm

Answer: D

Which pair of words are not synonyms?

A. pretty, beautifulB. bad, awfulC. father, dadD. brother, sister

Answer: D

Read the sentence.

The farmer’s land reaches the river.

Use the dictionary entry below to find the meaning of the word reaches in this sentence.reach \reech\ v. 1. to stretch out a body part 2. to go as far as 3. to touch by stretching 4. to grab

A. Definition 1B. Definition 2C. Definition 3D. Definition 4

Answer: B

Read the word below and its meaning.

band : a group of people who play music together

Which sentence uses this meaning of the word band ?

A. Amy’s brother plays the drums in a band.B. The pencils were held together with a rubber band.C. Mr. David wears a band of gold on his finger.D. The wooden tub has two metal bands around it.

Answer: A

Which letter does “c” in the word places sound like?

A. k

B. q

C. s

D. z

Answer: C

Which word has the same sound as the underlined letters in "caught"?

A. through

B. laugh

C. bright

D. fought

Answer: D

How should the word raccoon be divided into syllables or chunks to read the word?

A. ra-cco-on

B. rac-coon

C. racc-oon

D. ra-cc-oon

Answer: B

A. 1, 2, 4, 3

B. 1, 3, 2, 4

C. 3, 4, 2, 1

D. 4, 3, 2, 1

Read this paragraph. The sentences are out of order.

1.Today I bought the best present for my sister's birthday. 2. I found just what my sister likes. 3. My mom took me to the store. 4. I paid for the gift with my own money.

What is the correct order for the sentences in this paragraph?

Answer: B

1. Buy wax, red food coloring, and crayon molds. 2. A grown-up should heat the wax in a pot. 3. The grown-up should pour the hot, colored wax into molds.4. Add red food coloring to the pot of melted wax. 5. Let the hot, colored wax cool in the molds. 6. The crayons are ready to come out of the molds.

Read these sentences about how to make your own red crayons.

Which sentence should come right after sentence 2?

A. sentence 1

B. sentence 4

C. sentence 5

D. sentence 6

Answer: B

Read these sentences about a big storm.

1. Then the clouds rolled in. 2. The morning started out sunny. 3. Soon it was raining. 4. The rain came down harder and harder. 5. Finally, the rain stopped. 6. Then there was a rainbow in the sky. Which sentence should come first?

A. Sentence 1

B. Sentence 2

C. Sentence 3

D. Sentence 4

Answer: B

Which sentence would best be added to the list on the poster?

A. Read a map and take a trip.

B. Read a good book from the library.

C. Read the list on the poster.

D. Read a joke book with your friends.

1 Where do animals live when it is wintertime? Bears go to sleep in a cave, and some birds fly south, where it is warmer. An animal called the snowshoe hare lives outside all winter long. A snowshoe hare looks like a rabbit. It lives in forests where snows are heavy. How does this hare manage to live in the cold? 2 A snowshoe hare is able to change its fur color. In summer, the hare has brown, black, and gray fur. When fall comes, the old fur falls out. White fur starts to grow back. The white fur will help the hare look like the winter snow. This means it can stay safe from its enemies, such as foxes and owls. 3 The snowshoe hare has large back feet. The feet are covered with thick fur so the animal will keep warm. The hare's furry hind feet help it in other ways. The hare can stand on its back feet to reach food when there is not any on the ground. This is important in winter because food is very scarce, or hard to find. Also, the snowshoe hare has four long toes on each foot which act like snowshoes. As the hare hops across the snow, its toes spread out wide. This helps the hare to stay on top of the snow and not sink, just like snowshoes help people walk on top of the snow. 4 The snowshoe hare's name comes from its white fur and big feet, which help make this hare always ready for winter! The snowshoe hare is rarely caught off-guard.

The Snowshoe Hare

A. its feet are furry

B. it does not sink in the snow

C. its feet have long toes

D. it needs to reach food

The snowshoe hare can stay on top of the snow because —

Answer: C

The boxes show the first three steps in making these cookies.

Which of these best describes the missing step?

A. Turn the heat on low.

B. Melt the chocolate chips.

C. Let the extra chocolate drip into the bowl.

D. Bake the cookie for ten minutes.

Answer: B

A. Stick the legs onto the cookie

B. Place the cookie on a cookie sheet to dry

C. Prepare the pretzel twists to make the legs

D. Break the pretzel twists into six pieces

Which of these best describes what should be done just before putting the legs on the Beetle Bug cookie?

Answer: D

Listed in order are the steps to explain how desert wildflowers grow.

A. The rain waters the seeds.

B. The plant grows long roots.

C. The plants make seeds.

D. The wildflowers look colorful.

Which of these belongs in step 2?

Answer: A

A. A pencil must be used to draw a cat.

B. Your friend will want to draw a cat.

C. Drawing a cat uses many different shapes.

D. Drawing a cat is easy and fun to do.

What is the main idea of this passage (How to Draw a Cat)?

Answer: D

Read the story and answer the question.

Birds That Do Not FlyNot all birds can fly. The world's biggest bird is the ostrich. It has wings, but it cannot fly. Its wings are not big enough or strong enough to help the ostrich fly. The penguin is another bird that can't fly. It also has wings. But the penguin's wings help it to swim, not fly. Penguins live in cold places near water.

A. Not all birds can fly.

B. The penguin can't fly.

C. Penguins live in cold places.

D. The biggest bird is the ostrich.

What sentence tells the main idea?

Answer: A

A. To show which information is most important

B. To make the words easy to recognize

C. To show the order in which steps should be done

D. To make the words fit inside the box

Which of these BEST explains why some parts of the poster are in bold print?

Answer: A

President State

George Washington Virginia

John Adams Massachusetts

Andrew Jackson Tennessee

Theodore Roosevelt New York

John Kennedy Massachusetts

A. Massachusetts

B. John Kennedy

C. Tennessee

Read the chart.

Home States of Some Presidents

What state was the home of two of the Presidents on the chart?

Answer: A