Language Arts Minute 2nd Grade 1 st Quarter SPI’s Free powerpoint template: 1

2 Which of these is written correctly? A.Houston, texas B. 357 Oak Road C. dayton, Ohio D. march 22, 2009

Answer: B Free powerpoint template: 3

4 Which sentence is written correctly? A.My Mother works at Springfield city hall on North Main Street. B. My mother Works at Springfield City Hall on north Main street. C. My mother works at Springfield City hall on North Main Street. D. My mother works at Springfield City Hall on North Main Street.

Answer: D Free powerpoint template: 5

6 Which sentence is written correctly? A.There are two chipmunks in our backyard? B. What do chipmunks eat. C. Look how fast they can run! D. they have dug homes next to our swing set.

Answer: C Free powerpoint template: 7

8 Which is an interrogative sentence? A.Summer camp starts tomorrow! B. Get a drink from the water fountain. C. Should we bring an umbrella with us? D. We ate spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.

Answer: C Free powerpoint template: 9

10 Which is a declarative sentence? A.I wrote a letter to my grandmother. B. Did the school bus arrive early today? C. Sam did a great job in the school play! D. What game will we play in gym class?

Answer: A Free powerpoint template: 11

How do you know when a sentence is an exclamatory sentence? A. It has a question mark at the end of the sentence. B. It has a period at the end of the sentence. C. It has an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence. Free powerpoint template: 12

Answer: C Free powerpoint template: 13

Free powerpoint template: 14 Read this sentence. Every morning my teacher opens the door to our classroom. What is the simple subject of this sentence? A.morning B. teacher C. door D. classroom

Answer: B Free powerpoint template: 15

Free powerpoint template: 16 Read this sentence. One warm day in July, Robert went for a swim. What is the verb of this sentence? A. warm day B. went C. Robert D. for a swim

Answer: B Free powerpoint template: 17

Free powerpoint template: 18 The word kite ends with ite. Which letter can be added to ite to form another word in the same word family? A.b___ B. t___ C. f___ D. n___

Answer: A Free powerpoint template: 19

Free powerpoint template: 20 Which of the following words is not in the same word family as the other words? A.near B. fear C. wear D. clear

Answer: C Free powerpoint template: 21

Free powerpoint template: 22 In lines 13 through 16, what are two words that rhyme? A.waste, taste B. want, wait C. sure, burn D. huge, golden

Answer: A Free powerpoint template: 23

Free powerpoint template: 24 Where are the pairs of rhyming words found in this poem? A.At the end of every other line B. In the beginning of every other line C. At the end of each pair of lines D. In the beginning of each pair of lines

Answer: C Free powerpoint template: 25

Free powerpoint template: 26 Which word begins with the same sound as certain? A.single B. chose C. shelf D. careless

Answer: A Free powerpoint template: 27

Free powerpoint template: 28 Which word has the same sound as the underlined letters in "boat”? A.robe B. pond C. storm D. beat

Answer: A Free powerpoint template: 29

Free powerpoint template: 30 Which word ends with the same sound as fancy? A.today B. agree C. reply D. polite

Answer: B Free powerpoint template: 31

Free powerpoint template: 32 What is the correct way to divide terrible into syllables? A.ter-rib-le B. ter-ri-ble C. terr-i-ble D. ter-rible

Answer: B Free powerpoint template: 33

How many syllables does the word crash have? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 Free powerpoint template: 34

Answer: A Free powerpoint template: 35

Free powerpoint template: 36 What is the correct way to divide impossible into syllables? A.im-poss-ib-le B. im-pos-si-ble C. imp-oss-ib-le D. i-mp-oss-ible

Answer: B Free powerpoint template: 37

Free powerpoint template: 38 What is the first syllable of wonderful? A.w- B. won- C. wond- D. wonder-

Answer: B Free powerpoint template: 39

Free powerpoint template: 40 Look at the part of a dictionary page. Which word on the dictionary page has three syllables? A. patiently B. perform C. program D. persistently

Answer: A Free powerpoint template: 41

Free powerpoint template: 42 Which word has the same sound as the underlined letters in "eagerly"? A.earth B. peaches C. breakfast D. ocean

Answer: B Free powerpoint template: 43

Free powerpoint template: 44 Which word has the same "o" sound as the letter "o" in offer? A.fold B. prove C. joy D. toss

Answer: D Free powerpoint template: 45

Free powerpoint template: 46 Which word has the same sound as the underlined letters in "boat"? A.robe B. pond C. storm D. beat

Answer: A Free powerpoint template: 47

Free powerpoint template: 48 Read the story and answer the question The Goose with Golden Eggs Once upon a time, there was a goose that could lay golden eggs. This goose was owned by a little girl. Shelived in a small house deep in the woods. There was a waterfall near the girl's house. Every night the goose laid an egg. Every morning the girl took the egg to town. "I will use this egg to buy what we need at the store," she would tell the goose when she left. The little girl took good care of the goose. And for the rest of their lives, they lived happily ever after. How do you know this story is not real? A. It is about a goose. B. A girl cannot own a goose. C. The goose lays golden eggs. D. There is no small house in the woods. :

Answer: C Free powerpoint template: 49

Free powerpoint template: 50 Read the story and answer the question. A Baby Kangaroo When a baby kangaroo is born, it is only one inch long. It cannot see. It crawls into its mother's “pocket," where it lives for four months. During this time, the baby kangaroo grows bigger. The baby kangaroo later leaves the pocket. When it comes out of the pocket, the tiny kangaroo can jump and play. The mother will now show her baby kangaroo how to eat grass. Which answer describes "A Baby Kangaroo" best? A. It could not happen. B. It is a story that is made up. C. It tells about something real. D. It tells about cartoon animals.

Answer: C Free powerpoint template: 51