G04 ELA Grammar Adverbs of How, Where, When w/ Explainers

Tom placed his shoes ........ the closet, not outside in the hall.

• inside
• finally
• carefully

Answer explanation

In "Tom placed his shoes inside the closet, not outside in the hall," we know "inside" is right because the sentence tells us it's not outside - it has to be the opposite!

With the baby sleeping, she ........ walked on tiptoe.

• quietly
• everywhere
• yesterday

Answer explanation

In "With the baby sleeping, she quietly walked on tiptoe," we know "quietly" is right because when babies are sleeping, we need to be very quiet, and walking on tiptoe means you're trying not to make noise.

Within the past few days, we ........ received your invitation.

• recently
• upstairs
• gently

Answer explanation

In "Within the past few days, we recently received your invitation," we know "recently" is right because "within the past few days" means it just happened not too long ago.

I can't find the cat but it sleeps ........ on the windowsill usually.

• somewhere
• weekly
• roughly

Answer explanation

In "I can't find the cat but it sleeps somewhere on the windowsill usually," we know "somewhere" is right because "can't find" means we don't know exactly where it is.

Before the scheduled time, he ........ arrived at the party.

• early
• backward
• smoothly

Answer explanation

In "Before the scheduled time, he early arrived at the party," we know "early" is right because "before the scheduled time" means arriving sooner than planned.

The scared bird flew ........ from its nest, leaving it empty.

• away
• daily
• naturally

Answer explanation

In "The scared bird flew away from its nest, leaving it empty," we know "away" is right because the nest is now empty, which means the bird left it.

Five minutes ago, she ........ finished her homework.

• just
• ahead
• angrily

Answer explanation

In "Five minutes ago, she just finished her homework," we know "just" is right because "five minutes ago" means it happened very, very recently.

Instead of staying indoors, the children played ........ in the garden.

• outside
• tonight
• softly

Answer explanation

In "Instead of staying indoors, the children played outside in the garden," we know "outside" is right because the opposite of indoors is outside.

Not now but at a time after this, we will meet ........ at the cafe.

• later
• underground
• happily

Answer explanation

In "Not now but at a time after this, we will meet later at the cafe," we know "later" is right because it's happening after now, in the future.

Without wasting any time, the dog ran ........ through the park.

• quickly
• previously
• above

Answer explanation

In "Without wasting any time, the dog ran quickly through the park," we know "quickly" is right because not wasting time means doing something fast.