i-Ready Diagnostic Test Grammar and Language Conventions 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is a complete sentence?
- Running down the long hallway.
- The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. (Correct answer)
- Because it was raining outside.
- When the students finished their homework.
Correct answer: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
A complete sentence must have both a subject and a predicate; 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' has a clear subject (fox) and predicate (jumps).
Question 2: Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
- The dogs runs fast in the park.
- She don't know the answer.
- The children play outside every afternoon. (Correct answer)
- He go to school on the bus.
Correct answer: The children play outside every afternoon.
The plural subject 'children' correctly pairs with the plural verb 'play'; all other options mismatches a singular/plural subject with the wrong verb form.
Question 3: What type of noun is the word 'city'?
- Proper noun
- Pronoun
- Common noun (Correct answer)
- Collective noun
Correct answer: Common noun
'City' is a common noun because it names a general place rather than a specific named place like 'Chicago'.
Question 4: Which sentence shows correct use of an apostrophe?
- The cat's toys are on the floor. (Correct answer)
- The cats' toy's are on the floor.
- The cats toys are on the floor.
- The cat is toys are on the floor.
Correct answer: The cat's toys are on the floor.
'The cat's toys' correctly uses an apostrophe after 'cat' to show possession by one cat.
Question 5: Which word is an adjective in the sentence: 'The tiny bird sang a beautiful song'?
- sang
- bird
- tiny (Correct answer)
- song
Correct answer: tiny
'Tiny' is an adjective because it describes the noun 'bird'; adjectives modify nouns by telling what kind, how many, or which one.
Question 6: Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- I like apples oranges and bananas.
- I like apples, oranges and, bananas.
- I like apples, oranges, and bananas. (Correct answer)
- I like, apples, oranges, and bananas.
Correct answer: I like apples, oranges, and bananas.
When listing three or more items, commas should separate each item; 'I like apples, oranges, and bananas' places commas correctly between list items.
Question 7: Which of the following is a proper noun?
- school
- teacher
- Lincoln Elementary School (Correct answer)
- city
Correct answer: Lincoln Elementary School
'Lincoln Elementary School' is a proper noun because it is the specific name of a particular school and is capitalized.
i-Ready Diagnostic Test Grammar and Language Conventions 1
Which of the following is a complete sentence?