Language Arts Minute

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Language ArtsMinute

• 2nd Grade
• 2nd Quarter SPIs

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• Read the sentence.
• The tall boy is washing the red car.
• Which underlined word from the sentence is a
  common noun?
• tall
• B. boy
• C. washing
• D. red

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Answer B
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• Read the sentence.
• Jakes bike has a flat tire.
• The underlined word in the sentence tells that
• the bike belongs to Jake.
• B. he likes the bike.
• C. the tire became flat yesterday.
• D. Jake has more than one bike.

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Answer A
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• Choose the plural for the following word chair
• chairs
• B. chaires
• C. chairz
• D. chaers

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Answer A
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• Read the sentence.
• He asked Grace to close the door.
• Which word is a proper noun?
• He
• B. Grace
• C. close
• D. door

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Answer B
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• Which word has the same ea sound as please?
• leave
• B. great
• C. early

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Answer A
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• Which words are in alphabetical (ABC) order?
• sister, neighbor, trunk
• B. sister, trunk, neighbor
• C. neighbor, trunk, sister
• D. neighbor, sister, trunk

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Answer D
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• Choose the word that would come before pet in the
  dictionary.
• pat
• B. plain
• C. put

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Answer D
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• Which answer goes on this sign to complete the
  date?
• Sec.
• B. Sept.
• C. Sun.
• D. Sat.

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Answer B
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• Which answer could replace the word Street in the
  sentence below?
• We lived on Maple Street for years.
• Sr.
• B. St.
• C. Str.
• D. Stt.

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Answer B
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Surprises It is Jordan's birthday today. Jordan
loves birthday parties. But Jordan is sad. He
thinks that everyone has forgotten his birthday.
When he gets home from school, there isn't any
cake. And there are no presents. Suddenly,
Jordan hears funny noises. His friends jump out
and yell, "Surprise!" They have been hiding in
the living room. Jordan is now very happy. He
shouts, "This is the greatest birthday
ever! Read the story and answer the following
question. What happens in this story? A. Jordan
hears noises. Its his friends party. B. Jordan
has a birthday. He gets a big birthday cake. C.
Jordan's parents plan a party for him. Jordan is
happy. D. Jordan has a birthday. His friends give
him a surprise party.
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Answer D
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Read the poem. Then answer the next question.
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• Based on the poem, which best describes the step
  for checking out a book that belongs on line 2 of
• the list below?
• 1. Choose 3 or 4 books
• 2. ___________________
• 3. Sign your name
• Keep them for two weeks, not more
• B. Go to the library with your class
• C. Wait with your classmates
• D. Stand in line

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Answer D
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Read about two writers. Shel Silverstein Shel
Silverstein wrote poems. One of his books is
called Where the Sidewalk Ends. One is called
Falling Up. Silverstein started by drawing
cartoons. A friend told him to take his ideas and
make books for children. Silverstein did. His
books are still a big hit. E. B. White E. B.
White's first jobs in writing were for grownups.
He was a reporter. He wrote the news. White
became well known for his writing. Then he began
writing for children. He wrote Stuart Little.
Its about a mouse that lives with people. He
also wrote Charlotte's Web. That book is about a
pig and the spider who loves him. What is the
same about Shel Silverstein and E.B. White? A.
Both were reporters. B. Both wrote books for
children. C. Both started by drawing cartoons. D.
Both always wanted to write for children.
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Answer B
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Read about two sports. Baseball Baseball is
played with a bat and ball. It is played most in
the United States. Baseball came from an English
game. That game is called rounders. Baseball is
a summer game. It is played outside. Basketball B
asketball is one sport that started in America.
It is played with a ball. Basketball is over 100
years old. A gym teacher invented it. He nailed
two peach baskets to a wall. Kids threw a ball
into the basket. This game is played inside. It
is a winter sport. What is different about
baseball and basketball? A. One is a game and one
is a sport. B. One is played with a ball and one
is not. C. One uses a peach basket and one uses a
ball. D. One is played in summer and one is
played in winter.
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Answer D
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• Who is the person that draws pictures in a book?
• author
• B. editor
• C. reporter
• D. illustrator

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Answer D
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• Read the Table of Contents from a book titled All
  About Camels.
• All About Camels
• Chapter 1. . . . . . . . . .Camel Homes
• Chapter 2. . . . . . . . . .One Hump or Two
• Chapter 3. . . . . . . . . .Dealing With the Sand
• Chapter 4. . . . . . . . . .The Desert Diet
• Chapter 5. . . . . . . . . .Camels at Work
• Which chapter would have the most information
  about different kinds of camels?
• Camel Homes
• B. One Hump or Two
• C. The Desert Diet
• D. Camels at Work

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Answer B
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Which word is a CVC word?A. waitB.
snakeC. dogD. me
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Answer C
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Which word follows the CVCe pattern?A.
highB. rakeC. youD. eat
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Answer B
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Which word is a CVVC word?A. rainB. mayC.
pigD. date
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Answer A
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