FSA FSA Vocabulary and Language Arts 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is a compound word?
- Running
- Sunflower (Correct answer)
- Happily
- Unkind
Correct answer: Sunflower
'Sunflower' is a compound word made by combining 'sun' and 'flower.'
Question 2: What part of speech is the word 'quickly' in the sentence 'He quickly finished his homework'?
- Noun
- Verb
- Adjective
- Adverb (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Adverb
'Quickly' is an adverb because it modifies the verb 'finished,' describing how the action was done.
Question 3: Which sentence contains a simile?
- The dog barked loudly.
- Her smile was a ray of sunshine.
- He ran as fast as a cheetah. (Correct answer)
- The tree fell in the storm.
Correct answer: He ran as fast as a cheetah.
'As fast as a cheetah' is a simile because it uses 'as' to compare two unlike things.
Question 4: What is the correct plural form of 'child'?
- Childs
- Childes
- Children (Correct answer)
- Childrens
Correct answer: Children
The irregular plural of 'child' is 'children,' not formed by simply adding -s.
Question 5: Which word has the same root meaning as 'audible'?
- Visible
- Audience (Correct answer)
- Capable
- Notable
Correct answer: Audience
'Audience' shares the root 'audi-' meaning to hear, just like 'audible.'
Question 6: In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat,' what is the subject?
- sat
- mat
- on
- cat (Correct answer)
Correct answer: cat
The subject of the sentence is 'cat' because it is the noun performing the action.
FSA FSA Vocabulary and Language Arts 2
Which of the following is a compound word?