IAR Test 3rd Grade English Language & Arts #1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: She wanted a pet <u>platipus</u> but ended up getting a <u>duck</u> and a <u>ferret</u> instead. Which underlined word is spelled incorrectly?
- pet
- platipus (Correct answer)
- duck
- ferret
Correct answer: platipus
The word 'platipus' is misspelled. The correct spelling for the semi-aquatic mammal is 'platypus'. The other underlined words ('pet', 'duck', 'ferret') are all spelled correctly.
Question 2: We handed our gift to our mother. _______ was very grateful when she saw it. What is the missing word?
- I
- Her
- She (Correct answer)
- It
Correct answer: She
The missing word is a pronoun that refers to 'our mother' and acts as the subject of the second sentence. Since 'mother' is a singular female, the correct subject pronoun is 'She'. 'Her' is an object pronoun or possessive adjective, and 'I' and 'It' do not refer to 'mother'.
Question 3: <u>Jane</U> baked eight <u>cakes</u>, two dozens of <u>cookies</u>, and three <u>bread puffs</u>. <br>Which of the words underlined is not a plural noun?</br>
- bread puffs
- cookies
- cakes
- Jane (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Jane
A plural noun refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. 'Cakes,' 'cookies,' and 'bread puffs' are all plural nouns. 'Jane,' however, is a singular proper noun, referring to one specific person, and is therefore not a plural noun.
Question 4: The teacher coached her student to win the quiz computation. The sentence is:
- an exclamation
- a statement (Correct answer)
- a question
- a command
Correct answer: a statement
A statement is a sentence that tells something or states a fact. The sentence 'The teacher coached her student to win the quiz computation' provides information and ends with a period, making it a declarative statement. It does not ask a question, give a command, or express strong emotion.
Question 5: Which of the following sentences has a capital letter in the proper place?
- strawberries are good to be made as smoothies.
- Strawberries are good to be made as smoothies. (Correct answer)
- strawberries are good to be made as Smoothies.
- strawberries are good to be made as smoothies.
Correct answer: Strawberries are good to be made as smoothies.
Proper capitalization dictates that the first word of a sentence must always begin with a capital letter. In option B, 'Strawberries' is correctly capitalized at the beginning of the sentence. Options A, C, and D incorrectly start the sentence with a lowercase 's'.
Question 6: Which punctuation marks are properly placed?
- Can you please make a copy of this for me!
- Can you please make a copy of this for me? (Correct answer)
- Can you please make a copy of this for me.
- Can you please make a copy of this for me,
Correct answer: Can you please make a copy of this for me?
The sentence 'Can you please make a copy of this for me' is a polite request, which functions as a question. Therefore, it requires a question mark at the end to be properly punctuated. Option B correctly uses a question mark, while the other options use incorrect punctuation for a question.
Question 7: Which is of the following is a complete sentence?
- Jumped out of the window.
- The cat next to the puppy.
- Then dig out the soil.
- I bought this shoes in the mall. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: I bought this shoes in the mall.
A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate (verb phrase) and express a complete thought. Option D, 'I bought this shoes in the mall,' has a clear subject ('I') and a verb ('bought') and conveys a full idea. The other options are either missing a subject or a verb, or do not express a complete thought.
Question 8: <u>Me and Alice</u> took pictures before we leave the area. <br>What word can be substituted for the underlined words?</br>
- Us
- We (Correct answer)
- Them
- Her
Correct answer: We
The underlined phrase 'Me and Alice' is the compound subject of the sentence. When referring to oneself and another person as the subject, the correct first-person plural subject pronoun is 'We'. 'Me' is an object pronoun and cannot be used as a subject in standard English.
Question 9: Which of the following sentences is correct?
- He will pursue ; until he reach the top.
- He will pursue until he reach the top. (Correct answer)
- he will pursue until he reach the top.
- He, will pursue until he reach the top?
Correct answer: He will pursue until he reach the top.
Option B, 'He will pursue until he reach the top,' is the most grammatically correct sentence regarding capitalization and punctuation. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a period, indicating a complete statement. Options A, C, and D contain errors in punctuation or capitalization.
IAR Test 3rd Grade English Language & Arts #1
She wanted a pet platipus but ended up getting a duck and a ferret instead.
Which underlined word is spelled incorrectly?