Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

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Example Questions

Example Question #4 : Use Conventional Spelling For Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2.D

Which word is spelled correctly? 

Possible Answers:

loeng 

laung 

long

Correct answer:

long

Explanation:

Long is spelled correctly 

Example Question #11 : Use Conventional Spelling For Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2.D

Which word is spelled correctly? 

Possible Answers:

wriet 

write

wrieght 

Correct answer:

write

Explanation:

Write is spelled correctly

Example Question #41 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.2

Which word is spelled correctly? 

Possible Answers:

dwon 

doewn 

down

Correct answer:

down

Explanation:

Down is spelled correct

Example Question #171 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

Using the sentence below, what does the word "image" mean? 

Look at the images in the photo book. They show happy family memories. 

Possible Answers:

words

mind

picture

places

Correct answer:

picture

Explanation:

We can use context clues from the sentences to help us decide what "image" means. 

"Look at the images in the photo book. They show happy family memories."

Photo books usually have pictures in them. An image is a picture. 

Example Question #172 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

Using the sentence below, what does the word "giggling" mean? 

The clown was so funny. This girls could not stop giggling at his jokes. 

Possible Answers:

laughing 

crying 

stomping 

funny

Correct answer:

laughing 

Explanation:

We can use context clues from the sentences to help us decide what "image" means. 

"The clown was so funny. This girls could not stop giggling at his jokes."

When jokes are funny we normally laugh. Giggling means laughing . 

Example Question #173 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

What does "unlocked" mean in the sentence below?

The door was unlocked. 

Possible Answers:

Prelocked 

Locked 

Not locked 

Relocked 

Correct answer:

Not locked 

Explanation:

The word "unlocked" has a prefix. A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to make a new word. 

"Un" means not. 

"Unlock" means not locked. 

Example Question #174 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

What does "prewash" mean in the sentence below?

The store will prewash the shirt before they sell them. 

Possible Answers:

not washed

unwashed 

washed before

washed again 

Correct answer:

washed before

Explanation:

The word "prewash" has a prefix. A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to make a new word. 

"Pre" means before. 

"Prewash" means washed before. 

Example Question #173 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

Select the word that has a root word and a prefix.

Possible Answers:

hungry 

walk

unlock

take

Correct answer:

unlock

Explanation:

A root word is a basic word that a prefix or a suffix can be added to. 

Of our answer choices, "unlock" is the correct answer. "Lock" is the root word and "un" is a prefix. 

Example Question #174 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

Select the word that has a root word and a prefix.

 

Possible Answers:

toe

cape

sweet

retake 

Correct answer:

retake 

Explanation:

A root word is a basic word that a prefix or a suffix can be added to. 

Of our answer choices, "retake" is the correct answer. "Take" is the root word and "re" is a prefix. 

Example Question #3 : Identify Frequently Occurring Root Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.4.C

Select the word that has a root word and a prefix.

Possible Answers:

prepaid

rent

handshake 

butter 

Correct answer:

prepaid

Explanation:

A root word is a basic word that a prefix or a suffix can be added to. 

Of our answer choices, "prepaid" is the correct answer. "Paid" is the root word and "pre" is a prefix. 

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