Foundational Skills

Use context clues to help you identify the meaning of convenient in the following sentence.

Because Sam lives so close to school, it is convenient for him to walk home.

• unusual

• easy

• surprising

• difficult

Identify the correct use of the word 'their' in a sentence.

• Their going to the park.

• The dog wagged their tail.

• Their house is on the corner.

• Their is a book on the table.

Choose the correct synonym for the word 'happy'.

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• She don't like apples.

• He doesn't likes apples.

• They doesn't like apples.

• She doesn't like apples.

What is the main idea of the following sentence? 'The sun set behind the mountains, casting a warm glow over the valley.'

• The sun is rising.

• The valley is cold.

• The sun is setting.

• The mountains are glowing.

Select the correct antonym for the word 'ancient'.

• Old

• Modern

• Historic

• Antique

Which word is a noun in the following sentence? 'The cat jumped over the fence.'

• Jumped

• Over

• Cat

• The

Identify the adjective in the sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

• Fox

• Jumps

• Quick

• Dog

What is the correct plural form of 'child'?

• Childs

• Childes

• Children

• Childrens

Choose the sentence that uses 'it's' correctly.

• Its raining outside.

• It's a beautiful day.

• The dog wagged it's tail.

• Its a long way to the top.