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English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 2 Speaking / Listening - Sentences (Questions)

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Complete sentences and details are important to a second grader’s writing. These stories should be written in complete sentences. They should also use detail. If a student is lacking in those areas, the teacher should ask for clarification. In this quiz, the students will identify complete sentences, complete the sentences with either a verb or subject and clarify or add detail to a sentence.

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Which is a complete sentence?

[ ]	Down the street.
[ ]	The big, red fire truck.
[ ]	The truck is red.
[ ]	The fire on the house.

Which is a complete sentence?

[ ]	Singing a song.
[ ]	The men sing a tune.
[ ]	A beautiful musical song.
[ ]	Wrote a song.

Which is a complete sentence?

[ ]	I watch the TV.
[ ]	On the TV.
[ ]	The large 25-inch TV.
[ ]	Came on the TV.

Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
Took his toy with him.

[ ]	and played with it
[ ]	The little boy
[ ]	ran away
[ ]	A young

Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
Tammy and her sisters

[ ]	but not her mom
[ ]	went to the store
[ ]	Paula and Betty
[ ]	they saw their neighbor

Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
The big flag

[ ]	red and white
[ ]	A small flag was on the ground
[ ]	and the small flag
[ ]	waved in the breeze

Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
The girl plays with her doll.

[ ]	The only girl does not play with the doll.
[ ]	The boy plays near the doll.
[ ]	The 5-year old girl plays with her old doll.
[ ]	This is a girl and she plays with a doll.

Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
Dogs sleep a lot.

[ ]	Cats sleep a lot too.
[ ]	Dogs nap a lot.
[ ]	Dogs sleep a lot during the day and night.
[ ]	Young cats sleep for many hours a day.

Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
Rainbows are in the sky.

[ ]	The two colorful rainbows cross each other in the blue sky.
[ ]	Rainbows have many colors and are in the sky.
[ ]	The rainbow in the sky is there.
[ ]	There are two rainbows. I have never seen them before.

10.

Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
The baby cried.

[ ]	The crying screaming baby.
[ ]	The baby cried and cried and cried.
[ ]	The baby cried and I heard it.
[ ]	The crying baby screamed all night.

English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 2 Speaking / Listening - Sentences (Answers)

Which is a complete sentence?

[ ]	Down the street.
[ ]	The big, red fire truck.
[x]	The truck is red.
[ ]	The fire on the house.

This sentence contains a subject and a verb.

Which is a complete sentence?

[ ]	Singing a song.
[x]	The men sing a tune.
[ ]	A beautiful musical song.
[ ]	Wrote a song.

The subject in this sentence is men and the verb is sing.

Which is a complete sentence?

[x]	I watch the TV.
[ ]	On the TV.
[ ]	The large 25-inch TV.
[ ]	Came on the TV.

This is a complete sentence because it contains the subject and verb.

Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
Took his toy with him.

[ ]	and played with it
[x]	The little boy
[ ]	ran away
[ ]	A young

Since this phrase does not have a subject, “The little boy” should be added.

Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
Tammy and her sisters

[ ]	but not her mom
[x]	went to the store
[ ]	Paula and Betty
[ ]	they saw their neighbor

This phrase does not have a verb or predicate.

Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
The big flag

[ ]	red and white
[ ]	A small flag was on the ground
[ ]	and the small flag
[x]	waved in the breeze

This phrase needs a verb or predicate.

Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
The girl plays with her doll.

[ ]	The only girl does not play with the doll.
[ ]	The boy plays near the doll.
[x]	The 5-year old girl plays with her old doll.
[ ]	This is a girl and she plays with a doll.

The age of the girl and a descriptive word about the doll helps add detail to this sentence.

Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
Dogs sleep a lot.

[ ]	Cats sleep a lot too.
[ ]	Dogs nap a lot.
[x]	Dogs sleep a lot during the day and night.
[ ]	Young cats sleep for many hours a day.

Adding when the dog sleeps adds detail to this sentence.

Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
Rainbows are in the sky.

[x]	The two colorful rainbows cross each other in the blue sky.
[ ]	Rainbows have many colors and are in the sky.
[ ]	The rainbow in the sky is there.
[ ]	There are two rainbows. I have never seen them before.

This sentence now shows how many rainbows are in the sky.

10.

Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
The baby cried.

[ ]	The crying screaming baby.
[ ]	The baby cried and cried and cried.
[ ]	The baby cried and I heard it.
[x]	The crying baby screamed all night.

The sentence now explains how long the baby cried.