2nd Grade Language Proficient Test 10

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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

a.	dr. John mendez	c.	Mrs. betty smith
b.	Sir Richard Button	d.	Mr. Antonio gallo

If the poem “Lady of the Lake” is capitalized correctly, which of the following is also capitalized
correctly?

a.	“Hound of the Valley”	c.	“Teacher of the animals”
b.	“boy of the Wildnerness”	d.	“memory of the trees”

Which of the following is a proper noun?

a.	pumpkin	c.	my friends
b.	her mirror	d.	Sandy Turner

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

a.	My family loves campbell’s soup.	c.	Maria bought a Hershey’s candy bar.
b.	Do you have the new nintendo game?	d.	We bought new crayola crayons.

Identify the sentence below that is capitalized correctly.

a.	Gerry loves chinese food.	c.	We listened to spanish music at school.
b.	My mother can speak French and German.	d.	My father bought an american car.

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

a.	My soccer team is the Cleveland Cougars.	c.	My sister plays for the cleveland cats.
b.	We won a game against the Denver darts last week.	d.	Last year’s winners were the magic miners.

Capitalization—Use Beginning Capitalization--RIT 191-200
Which sentence is correct?

a.	Trudy went to the store for her mother to buy eggs and milk.	c.	nate always wanted to fly helicopters when he grew up.
b.	tricia raced down the street to greet the ice cream man at his stand on the corner.	d.	ahad sat quietly in the movie while other around him roared with laughter.

dear sue, how was the party? I wish I could have been there. I miss you.
love,
Cindy
Which underlined words should be capitalized?

a.	dear, how, there	c.	dear, party, love
b.	dear, how, love	d.	dear, how, party

Jean asked, “where did the girls put my keys?”
Which underlined word should be capitalized?

a.	keys	c.	where
b.	girls	d.	asked

10.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a.	all the children wanted to pet the cute, warm, cuddly kitten.	c.	many children screamed with laughter when the little cat meowed.
b.	the kitten was terrified at first when fifteen children ran to pet it.	d.	Two children in the class eventually became the kitty’s caretakers.

11.

my dog is a golden retriever and she loves water. you should see susie dive for rocks! down under the surface she goes, and up she comes with a nose full of water and a huge rock in her mouth!
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	my, you, susie, down	c.	susie, down, nose, water
b.	my, nose, rock, mouth	d.	my, you, susie, water

12.

liza and bobby looked forward to visiting their grandparents. grandma ruth and grandpa john lived in
the country and had lots of farm animals. they were really excited about the horses.
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	liza, bobby, grandparents, grandma ruth, grandpa john	c.	liza, grandparents, country, animals, they
b.	liza, bobby, grandma ruth, grandpa john, they	d.	liza, bobby, grandparents, they, horses

13.

as the young boy sauntered down the street, he yelled, “buy your newspaper from me!”
Which words should be capitalized?

a.	as, street	c.	as, buy
b.	as, boy	d.	as, newspaper

14.

When writing a direct quotation, which word or words are always capitalized?

a.	all of the nouns	c.	the last word in the quotation
b.	all important words	d.	the first word in the quotation

15.

Which sentence uses correct syntax?

a.	The race of Blake is the winner.	c.	The winner of the race is Blake.
b.	Blake the winner of the race.	d.	The race of the winner is Blake.