Second Grade ELA READING TEST

Second Grade ELA READING TEST

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Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.

1. a word that describes a noun. In the sentences "It was a hard test" and "The test was hard," the word "hard" is an __________.
   
   

   nonfiction
   
   

   message
   
   

   speaker
   
   

   adjective
2. to prepare and print something for the public to read.
   
   

   publish
   
   

   character
   
   

   discussion
   
   

   dictionary
3. the reason that something exists or happens.
   
   

   purpose
   
   

   noun
   
   

   character
   
   

   textbook
4. a word that names a person, place, or thing. In the sentence "Mary likes TV and reading," "Mary," "TV," and "reading" are __________.
   
   

   publish
   
   

   purpose
   
   

   nonfiction
   
   

   noun
5. the blank space between written or printed matter and the edge of a page.
   
   

   pronoun
   
   

   conversation
   
   

   composition
   
   

   margin
6. the act of talking or writing about something.
   
   

   discussion
   
   

   folk tale
   
   

   margin
   
   

   publish
7. a book used for teaching a particular subject.
   
   

   margin
   
   

   folk tale
   
   

   discussion
   
   

   textbook
8. written works that are not fiction. Textbooks, biographies, and essays are examples of __________.
   
   

   nonfiction
   
   

   pronoun
   
   

   folk tale
   
   

   reread
9. the way the parts of something are put together.
   
   

   purpose
   
   

   pronoun
   
   

   composition
   
   

   fiction
10. all the things that make a person, place, or thing different from others.
    
    

    purpose
    
    

    noun
    
    

    reread
    
    

    character
11. writing that tells a story from an author's imagination.
    
    

    discussion
    
    

    nonfiction
    
    

    fiction
    
    

    pronoun
12. a story that has been handed down for generations among the common people of a region.
    
    

    language
    
    

    adjective
    
    

    folk tale
    
    

    character
13. the words or signs that a particular group of people uses to communicate with each other.
    
    

    language
    
    

    message
    
    

    reread
    
    

    margin
14. spoken or written information sent from one person or group to another.
    
    

    character
    
    

    adjective
    
    

    nonfiction
    
    

    message
15. a person who talks or gives a speech.
    
    

    noun
    
    

    fiction
    
    

    publish
    
    

    speaker
16. a list of unusual or difficult words and their meanings. A __________ is usually placed at the end of a book.
    
    

    dictionary
    
    

    adjective
    
    

    character
    
    

    glossary
17. a word that can take the place of a noun or noun phrase. In the sentence "He gave it to someone," "he," "it," and "someone" are examples of __________.
    
    

    noun
    
    

    pronoun
    
    

    publish
    
    

    margin
18. combined form of read.
    
    

    fiction
    
    

    glossary
    
    

    reread
    
    

    publish
19. a book that lists the words of a language, with information about their meaning, spelling, and pronunciation.
    
    

    adjective
    
    

    publish
    
    

    textbook
    
    

    dictionary
20. talk between people.
    
    

    speaker
    
    

    adjective
    
    

    conversation
    
    

    purpose  

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