2nd Grade Language Arts - California Standards Test Items

[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME SOUND AS THE UNDERLINED LETTER OR LETTERS IN THE FIRST WORD.]
1. scared
2. card
3. boat
4. tore
[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES CORRECTLY.]
1. beg–in–ning
2. begin–ning
3. begin–ning
4. be–gin–ning
[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES CORRECTLY.]
1. b–ottle
2. bo–ttle
3. bot–tle
4. bott–le
[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES CORRECTLY.]
1. h–urry
2. hurr–y
3. hur–ry
4. hu–rry
[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME SOUND AS THE UNDERLINED LETTER OR LETTERS IN THE FIRST WORD.]
1. wait
2. guide
3. hear
4. hit
[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME SOUND AS THE UNDERLINED LETTER OR LETTERS IN THE FIRST WORD.]
1. town
2. broke
3. sprout
4. spout
[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES CORRECTLY.]
1. slo–wly
2. ins–ide
3. mys–elf
4. care–ful
Which word has the same vowel sound as bread?
1. ahead
2. steal
3. team
4. break
How should the word important be divided into syllables?
1. im-por-tant
2. imp-or-tant
3. imp-o-rtant
4. im-port-ant
Why should the jar be made of glass?
1. You can use a glass jar again later.
2. Glass is heavy, so the jar will not tip over.
3. The glass will keep the roots warm.
4. Glass is clear, so you can see the roots through it.
Which step tells why you should use marbles, stones, or shells?
1. Step 1
2. Step 2
3. Step 3
4. Step 4
When should you first put water in the jar?
1. after the flowers bloom
2. after the roots start to show
3. after the plant is an inch tall
4. after the bulb is placed on the marbles
The author uses the LAST paragraph mostly to help the reader
1. feel excited about growing paperwhites.
2. want to read more stories about flowers.
3. think that growing flowers is easier than it really is.
4. want to grow flowers that are not paperwhites.
These stories happen
1. on hot days.
2. in different countries.
3. beside big rivers.
4. in dark forests.
If Sonu’s mother had not given him the stick, how would the END of Story 1 be different?
1. Sonu would not be so hungry.
2. Sonu would not be given a drum.
3. Sonu would not meet a little girl.
4. Sonu would not wish for a drum.
In BOTH stories, a child is
1. lonely.
2. playful.
3. lucky.
4. funny.
At the END of the stories, both Sonu and Mia
1. lose something.
2. are inside houses.
3. have things they like.
4. play with friends.
What does the author mostly want you to know about bubbles?
1. It is easy to blow big bubbles at home.
2. Some people do not like to blow bubbles.
3. Bubbles can be caught in a spoon.
4. Scissors will pop a bubble.
Which step tells you what you should pour into the water?
1. Step 1
2. Step 2
3. Step 3
4. Step 4
Which of these is NOT used to make bubbles?
1. a pair of scissors
2. a paper cup
3. a little glass ball
4. a large bowl
To blow more bubbles, which two steps should you do again?
1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 4 and 5
Which lines rhyme with each other?
1. 7 and 8
2. 8 and 9
3. 7 and 10
4. 8 and 10
Which two words from the poem rhyme?
1. each, black
2. river, pink
3. there, hair
4. year, more
What does Dolores first notice about her students?
1. They are hungry.
2. They are sleepy.
3. They are angry.
4. They are sad.
Paragraph 3 tells mainly
1. why Dolores quit teaching.
2. why Dolores didn’t like teaching.
3. where Dolores grew up.
4. where Dolores went to school.
Why did the workers move often?
1. to have their own farm
2. to go to a better school
3. to go where it was warmer
4. to pick the fruit and vegetables
In this passage, what does Dolores want for the workers?
1. better pay
2. more time off
3. better schools
4. more safety
Which words are SYNONYMS?
1. little and small
2. seed and root
3. weed and shoot
4. long and deep
Which words from the poem rhyme?
1. this and things
2. vine and tree
3. shoot and root
4. with and where
Read this line from the poem.

The line from the poem gives information about
1. the way a seed feels.
2. how a seed grows.
3. where a seed is planted.
4. the size of a seed.
Use this diagram to answer the question below.

Which question belongs in the circle?
1. What can a seed become when it begins to grow?
2. What do seeds look like?
3. Where does a seed store all of the things it knows?
4. Why are seeds small?
Read these lines from the poem.

In which sentence does stores have a DIFFERENT meaning from the underlined word in the box?
1. The squirrel stores its acorns for winter.
2. Jane stores her extra pencils in her desk.
3. The grocery stores will be closed tomorrow.
4. Our teacher stores our school supplies in the closet.
Read this sentence from the passage.

Which word is a SYNONYM for softly?
1. slowly
2. loudly
3. gently
4. shyly
Paragraph 1 mainly tells
1. where the Woods family lived.
2. when the Woods family got Sugar.
3. why Sugar ran away.
4. what Sugar looks like.
How did Sugar get to Oklahoma?
1. She moved with the Woods family.
2. A neighbor brought her.
3. She walked a long way.
4. She flew on an airplane.
The author wrote this passage to
1. give facts about different kinds of cats.
2. explain why cats do not like long trips.
3. find a friendly family for a cat.
4. tell about the life of one cat.
Sugar got her name because
1. of the color of her fur.
2. she was a sweet cat.
3. the Woods family liked her.
4. of the bump on her leg.
The ON button is used to turn the walkie-talkie on and
1. to make it louder.
2. to make it softer.
3. to turn it off.
4. to help you camp.
How can you lock the TALK button?
1. Turn the button to the left.
2. Push the button in and up.
3. Push the button down.
4. Hold the button in and push ON.
With a Rabbit Ears Walkie-Talkie, you can talk to someone who is
1. 150 feet away.
2. 190 feet away.
3. 220 feet away.
4. 280 feet away.
The author MOST likely wrote this passage
1. to tell the reader about himself.
2. to teach the reader how to use something.
3. to show the reader how something is made.
4. to tell the reader a funny story.
Read the sentence from “The Story of the Sun and the Moon.”

In which sentence does the word cover have the SAME meaning as it is used in the sentence above?
1. The cat took cover up in the tree from the dog.
2. The money raised will cover the cost of the class trip.
3. Place the cover back on the cookie jar.
4. Cover my back with sunscreen, please.
Read this sentence from “The Story of the Sun and the Moon.”

Which word is an ANTONYM for many?
1. several
2. few
3. plenty
4. lots
How are the sun and moon DIFFERENT in the two stories?
1. They do not speak in the first story, but they speak in the second story.
2. They live on land in the first story, but they live in the sky in the second story.
3. They move to the sky in the first story, but they continue to live on the land in the second story.
4. They can fly in the first story, but they cannot fly in the second story.
BOTH stories explain
1. how the sun and moon got their names.
2. why the sun and moon are in the sky.
3. when the sun and moon were created.
4. how the sun and moon discovered light.
In BOTH stories, how is the problem solved?
1. The sun and moon build a bigger house.
2. The sun and moon are kept in a box.
3. The sun and moon become friends.
4. The sun and moon live in the sky.
What is the correct way to write the word that means more than one leaf?
1. leafs
2. leafes
3. leavs
4. leaves
Featherweight is a compound word. You can tell from the two parts of the word that a featherweight is
1. able to fly.
2. ticklish.
3. not heavy.
4. easy to find.
In the words unhappy and unusual, the un- means
1. most.
2. very.
3. not.
4. less.
This is part of a book’s table of contents. Use it to answer the question.

If you are reading page 23, which story are you reading?
1. Song of the Mountains
2. Three Tree Frogs
3. The Jumping Fish
4. Father Lion and His Son
What is the correct way to write the word that means “more than one family”?
1. families
2. familys
3. familyes
4. familes
Rainfall is a compound word. You can tell from the two parts of the word that rainfall is
1. when you slip in a puddle.
2. water that comes down from the sky.
3. a time of year, like summer or spring.
4. the path of a river to the sea.
What does the word babyish mean?
1. without a baby
2. beside a baby
3. like a baby
4. holding a baby
Which word has more than one syllable?
1. easily
2. dreams
3. freeze
4. patched
What is the correct abbreviation for the word Saturday?
1. Satur.
2. Sat.
3. Saturd.
4. Satu.
The correct way to write the word that means “more than one friend” is
1. friendes.
2. friend’s.
3. friends.
4. friendies.
Read this sentence.

Nameless means the puppy
1. knows its name.
2. has many names.
3. hears its name.
4. has no name.
Read this sentence.

In which sentence does the word catch have the same meaning as it does in the sentence in the box?
1. Wear a sweater outside so you do not catch a cold.
2. My sister and I like to catch butterflies.
3. Jose ran down the sidewalk to catch up with his friends.
4. This is the corner where I catch the bus.
Read this sentence.

Fastest means that Shara finished the race
1. first.
2. second.
3. third.
4. last.
Mr. Diaz lives in a building that shines a bright light at night to warn ships at sea. His home is called a
1. lifeline.
2. shipwreck.
3. lighthouse.
4. houseboat.
Use this Table of Contents to answer the following question.

Which chapter would give the MOST information about basketball shoes?
1. Chapter 1 Shoes for Sports
2. Chapter 2 Buying the Right Size
3. Chapter 3 Checking for Comfort
4. Chapter 4 How Shoes Are Made
A person having her picture taken is asked to say “cheese” because
1. she can eat after the picture has been taken.
2. saying the word makes the mouth smile.
3. thinking about food makes people happy.
4. it makes her stand still for the picture.
Read this sentence.

What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?
1. I’ll get it I called to Mom.
2. “I’ll get it,” I called to Mom.
3. I’ll get it I,” called to Mom.
4. “I’ll get it I called to Mom.”
Read this sentence.

What part of speech is the underlined word?
1. verb
2. adjective
3. noun
4. pronoun
Read this sentence.

Which underlined word is spelled incorrectly?
1. hit
2. all
3. fellt
4. warm
Which sentence would NOT belong in the story?
1. The trumpet makes a loud sound.
2. David likes to practice his trumpet for the school band.
3. David is very careful with his trumpet.
4. I live next door to a girl who plays an instrument.
Read this sentence from the story.

Which underlined word in the sentence is spelled incorrectly?
1. misses
2. laugh
3. wen
4. that
Read this sentence from the story.

Which underlined word from the sentence in the box is incorrectly capitalized?
1. Tuesday
2. Friends
3. Michael
4. Anna
Which is NOT a complete sentence?
1. (1) My cousin David plays the
2. (5) Shines and looks like gold.
3. (9) It looks like a little cup.
4. (11) He practices a lot to keep his lips strong.
Eve wrote some sentences about her little brother.

Which sentence should be put in the blank?
1. I have a brother who is one year old.
2. My brother is learning to walk.
3. My brother’s name is Alex.
4. I help take care of my brother.
If you want to find out where the Indian Ocean is, you should look in
1. a dictionary.
2. a thesaurus.
3. an atlas.
4. a storybook.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. Eva said, “Let’s bake cookies!”
2. Eva said, Let’s bake cookies!”
3. “Eva said,” Let’s bake cookies!
4. Eva said, “Let’s bake cookies!
Which of these is NOT a complete sentence?
1. My grandmother bakes cupcakes.
2. The cat that lives next door.
3. My best friend lives in Texas.
4. The movie was about dinosaurs.
Read this sentence.

In this sentence, which underlined word is a noun?
1. likes
2. around
3. yard
4. his
What is the correct way to write the sentence?
1. Birds eat worms bugs seeds, and, pieces of bread.
2. Birds eat worms bugs seeds and pieces of, bread.
3. Birds eat worms bugs seeds, and pieces of bread.
4. Birds eat worms, bugs, seeds, and pieces of bread.
In which sentence is the underlined word NOT spelled correctly?
1. John went to the store with his mother.
2. The teacher sayed, “I like cookies, too.”
3. Maria thought the movie would be funny.
4. The two boys were late to class.
Rosa is writing about her pet dog Ralph.

Which sentence does NOT belong with the others?
1. Ralph likes to be with me as much as he can.
2. When I go to my room, he follows me.
3. There are many different types of dogs.
4. I like to take him outside to play with a ball.
Ben is writing a report on the class trip to the fire station. He wants to tell about the fire trucks he saw.
Which sentence BEST tells what the fire trucks looked like?
1. We saw some neat fire trucks.
2. We saw two bright red trucks with ladders and hoses.
3. We saw fire trucks that had many nice things on them.
4. We saw two great fire trucks.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. On November 22, they will have thanksgiving dinner.
2. On november 22, they will have thanksgiving dinner.
3. On November 22, they will have Thanksgiving dinner.
4. On november 22, they will have Thanksgiving Dinner.
Which of these is a complete sentence?
1. The flag’s stripes standing for the first colonies.
2. The flag’s stripes for the first colonies.
3. The flag’s stripes stand for the first colonies.
4. The flag’s stripes that stand for the first colonies.
Read this paragraph.

Which sentence should go in the blank space?
1. The tall mountains are covered with white snow.
2. The mountains are tall.
3. The nice mountains are interesting to look at.
4. The mountains are tall and white and nice.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. I read a book about P.t. Barnum and his circus.
2. I read a book about P.T. Barnum and his circus.
3. I read a book about p.t. Barnum and his circus.
4. I read a book about p.T. Barnum and his circus.
Which sentence BEST belongs in a story about how hot-air balloons fly?
1. We bought colorful balloons for the party.
2. A hot-air balloon moves with the wind.
3. My teacher has a picture of balloons.
4. Airplanes can move faster than hot-air balloons.
Which sentence includes the MOST details?
1. The boy threw a toy up for the dog to catch.
2. Her lunchbox held a ham sandwich.
3. The driver went down the winding road.
4. The large spotted dog has huge paws and a long tail.
Which sentence has an underlined word that is spelled wrong?
1. Did your little sister crawl into your room?
2. I like that book becuase it has bright pictures.
3. My dog ate my best shoe.
4. James is busy writing his story today.
People use an atlas when they want to find
1. maps.
2. pictures.
3. words.
4. stories.
Read this sentence.

Which of the underlined words are verbs?
1. We and fed and dog
2. We and dog and owner
3. fed and bathed and for
4. fed and walked and bathed
Read this sentence.

What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence in the box?
1. Mary said, Get your coat and “come play outside.”
2. Mary said, “Get your coat” and “come play outside.”
3. Mary said, “Get your coat” and come play outside.
4. Mary said, “Get your coat and come play outside.”
Read this sentence.

Which underlined word is spelled incorrectly?
1. sed
2. was
3. new
4. sign
Which sentence has an underlined word that is spelled wrong?
1. The light from the sun came through the clouds.
2. When I brok the egg, my sister helped me clean it up.
3. We paid for the tickets with the money we saved.
4. The guide took us deep into the cave.
What is the correct way to punctuate the closure of a letter?
Which group of words is a complete sentence?
1. Have birds and flowers.
2. Stamps from Mexico.
3. I collect stamps.
4. Took a trip.
Read this sentence.

Which underlined word from the sentence in the box is used as a verb?
1. walked
2. quickly
3. store
4. street
Read this sentence.

Which underlined word from the sentence in the box should be capitalized?
1. sister
2. zoo
3. saturday
4. zebras
Read this paragraph.

Which sentence should go in the blank space?
1. The bowl is in her room.
2. One fish is orange.
3. The fish swim all day.
4. Jill’s brother has one fish.
Read this sentence.

What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?
1. “Devin said, I found a feather.”
2. Devin said, “I found a feather.”
3. “Devin said,” I found a feather.
4. Devin “said,” I found a feather.

2nd Grade Language Arts - California Standards Test Items

[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME SOUND AS THE UNDERLINED LETTER OR LETTERS IN THE FIRST WORD.]

[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES CORRECTLY.]

[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES CORRECTLY.]

[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES CORRECTLY.]

[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME SOUND AS THE UNDERLINED LETTER OR LETTERS IN THE FIRST WORD.]

[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME SOUND AS THE UNDERLINED LETTER OR LETTERS IN THE FIRST WORD.]

[FIND THE WORD THAT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES CORRECTLY.]

Which word has the same vowel sound as bread?

How should the word important be divided into syllables?

Why should the jar be made of glass?

Which step tells why you should use marbles, stones, or shells?

When should you first put water in the jar?

The author uses the LAST paragraph mostly to help the reader

These stories happen

If Sonu’s mother had not given him the stick, how would the END of Story 1 be different?

In BOTH stories, a child is

At the END of the stories, both Sonu and Mia

What does the author mostly want you to know about bubbles?

Which step tells you what you should pour into the water?

Which of these is NOT used to make bubbles?

To blow more bubbles, which two steps should you do again?

Which lines rhyme with each other?

Which two words from the poem rhyme?

What does Dolores first notice about her students?

Paragraph 3 tells mainly

Why did the workers move often?

In this passage, what does Dolores want for the workers?

Which words are SYNONYMS?

Which words from the poem rhyme?

Read this line from the poem.

The line from the poem gives information about

Use this diagram to answer the question below.

Which question belongs in the circle?

Read these lines from the poem.

In which sentence does stores have a DIFFERENT meaning from the underlined word in the box?

Read this sentence from the passage.

Which word is a SYNONYM for softly?

Paragraph 1 mainly tells

How did Sugar get to Oklahoma?

The author wrote this passage to

Sugar got her name because

The ON button is used to turn the walkie-talkie on and

How can you lock the TALK button?

With a Rabbit Ears Walkie-Talkie, you can talk to someone who is

The author MOST likely wrote this passage

Read the sentence from “The Story of the Sun and the Moon.”

In which sentence does the word cover have the SAME meaning as it is used in the sentence above?

Read this sentence from “The Story of the Sun and the Moon.”

Which word is an ANTONYM for many?

How are the sun and moon DIFFERENT in the two stories?

BOTH stories explain

In BOTH stories, how is the problem solved?

What is the correct way to write the word that means more than one leaf?

Featherweight is a compound word. You can tell from the two parts of the word that a featherweight is

In the words unhappy and unusual, the un- means

This is part of a book’s table of contents. Use it to answer the question.

If you are reading page 23, which story are you reading?

What is the correct way to write the word that means “more than one family”?

Rainfall is a compound word. You can tell from the two parts of the word that rainfall is

What does the word babyish mean?

Which word has more than one syllable?

What is the correct abbreviation for the word Saturday?

The correct way to write the word that means “more than one friend” is

Read this sentence.

Nameless means the puppy

Read this sentence.

In which sentence does the word catch have the same meaning as it does in the sentence in the box?

Read this sentence.

Fastest means that Shara finished the race

Mr. Diaz lives in a building that shines a bright light at night to warn ships at sea. His home is called a

Use this Table of Contents to answer the following question.

Which chapter would give the MOST information about basketball shoes?

A person having her picture taken is asked to say “cheese” because

Read this sentence.

What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

Read this sentence.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

Read this sentence.

Which underlined word is spelled incorrectly?

Ben is writing a report on the class trip to the fire station. He wants to tell about the fire trucks he saw.
Which sentence BEST tells what the fire trucks looked like?