ELD: CELDT PRACTICE Reading: Fluency and Vocabulary Grade 2

Fluency and Vocabulary ELD Standards: *Recognize sound/symbol relationships and basic word-formation rules in phrases, simple sentences, or simple text. *Apply knowledge of academic and social vocabulary to achieve independent reading.

Scoring: 0 – incorrect answer 1 – correct answer

INSTRUCTIONS: Administer in groups. Students read and respond to multiple-choice questions about grade-level vocabulary.

SAY: *You are going to answer some reading questions. You will read the questions in your test book and answer them in your answer book. You may take as long as you need. *Read all of the answers. *Get rid of the ones you know are wrong!

Directions: Choose the BEST answer. Which of these is made up of two words? O orange O mailbox O morning

Directions: Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence. _________ is your teacher? O Who O Why O Whose

What can you add in front of common to make it mean “not common” ? O re O mis O un

Determine which word below is the compound word. O speaking O classroom O excitement

Which word is an an antonym for slowly? O lazily O quickly O calmly

What word is a synonym for rough? O smooth O glossy O uneven

Summer is ________. O a season O a holiday O a tool

What ending should be added to make a verb past tense? O ing O ed O er

Which word means something that can be used? O unhelpful O useless O useful

What are question marks used for? O to show that someone is speaking O to show excitement O to ask a question

Which word means the opposite of “to go down” ? O climb O crawl O follow

What prefix can be added to heat to make it mean “heat it again” ? O pre O mis O re

Directions: Choose the BEST answer. Which of these is made up of two words? O measuring O afternoon O dangerous

What word means “most near” ? O nearby O nearly O nearest

What does to catch a cold mean? O to freeze O to get sick O to hold something cold in your hands