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3rd Grade Language Proficient Practice Test 2



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

 1. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Irregular Verb Forms—RIT 191-200
What is the past tense of the verb eat?
a.
eaten
c.
ated
b.
eated
d.
ate
 

 2. 

Have you ________ the new puppy that the Smiths got last night?
Choose the best missing word.
a.
seen
c.
saw
b.
seed
d.
sees
 

 3. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Negative Forms Correctly—RIT 191-200
Choose the correctly written sentence.
a.
Joe doesn’t have any manners.
c.
Joe doesn’t got no manners.
b.
Joe doesn’t have no manners.
d.
Joe doesn’t got manners neither.
 

 4. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Noun Forms—RIT 191-200
The old scissors were too rusty to use for cutting the thick paper.
Which underlined word is a noun in the sentence?
a.
rusty
c.
scissors
b.
thick
d.
were
 

 5. 

Which noun pair has a correct plural form?
a.
wolf – wolfs
c.
ox – oxes
b.
child – children
d.
mouse – mouses
 

 6. 

Which shows that the backpack belongs to Andy?
a.
Andy’s backpack
c.
Andys’ backpack
b.
Andys backpack
d.
Andys’s backpack
 

 7. 

Which sentence is correct?
a.
One horses, two woman, and three wolf appeared on the hilltop.
c.
One horse, two womens, and three wolfs appeared on the hilltop.
b.
One horse, two women, and three wolves appeared on the hilltop.
d.
One horse, two womans, and three wolves appeared on the hilltop.
 

 8. 

Which of the word pairs below does NOT include both the correct singular and plural form of
the same noun?
a.
man – men
c.
knife – knifes
b.
child – children
d.
wolf – wolves
 

 9. 

Which of the following words is a noun?
a.
combed
c.
beautiful
b.
happily
d.
children
 

 10. 

Which of the following words is NOT plural?
a.
mice
c.
girl
b.
ladies
d.
gentlemen
 

 11. 

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
a.
boxs
c.
wishs
b.
churchs
d.
lunches
 

 12. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Pronoun Forms—RIT 191-200
The students neatly stacked __________ books on the table.
Choose the correct pronoun.
a.
her
c.
their
b.
there
d.
they’re
 

 13. 

Jane chose a hat that matched her own.
Which word can be used in place of the underlined word?
a.
I
c.
Her
b.
My
d.
She
 

 14. 

Which sentence is written correctly?
a.
Sam and I went to the movies.
c.
Me and Sam went to the movies.
b.
I and Sam went to the movies.
d.
Sam and me went to the movies.
 

 15. 

Receiving the award was exciting for Steve and Shelly.
Which word can be used in place of the underlined words?
a.
we
c.
they
b.
them
d.
her
 

 16. 

Bob and Diane found ________ in a strange place.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
themself
c.
themselves
b.
theirself
d.
herself
 

 17. 

With ________ are you making your plans?
Choose the best missing word.
a.
whose
c.
which
b.
who
d.
whom
 

 18. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement—RIT 191-200
Sally and Harry ________ the president and vice-president of the senior class.
Which linking verb fits best in the sentence?
a.
look
c.
is
b.
seem
d.
are
 

 19. 

Which sentence includes a verb phrase?
a.
The reporter from the local station has raced to the fire in the nearby town.
c.
Swimming near the beach, Allen and Annie found lots of beautiful shells.
b.
Swooping through the night sky, the owl and the eagle search for food.
d.
Following the scent of the rabbit, the fox and the wolf met at the tree.
 

 20. 

The detective quickly ________ down the stairs, out the door, and escaped through the alley.
Choose the best missing word.
a.
race
c.
raced
b.
racing
d.
races
 

 21. 

Which sentence has the correctly written verb form?
a.
Mr. Smith, Mrs. Jones, and Mr. Hanson done assigned three huge projects!
c.
Homer and Julie is arriving on the last plane tonight from Chicago.
b.
Tom, Dick, Jane and Sally have fed Puff and Spot three times today.
d.
Leslie, Erin, Kristi and Todd has left already for the concert.
 

 22. 

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Types of Phrases—RIT 191-200
Which adverb phrase in the sentences below answers the question “why”?
a.
The storm came up during the night.
c.
We spent the afternoon at the mall.
b.
The children combed the nearby woods for pine cones.
d.
The students usually travel to games by bus.
 

 23. 

Which adverb phrase in the sentences below answers the question “how”?
a.
The school bell rings at eight o’clock every morning.
c.
The foreign students traveled to the exotic islands by boat.
b.
The students carefully looked for the lost glasses.
d.
We spent the cold and snowy winter day near the fireplace.
 



 
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