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2nd Grade Reading Proficient Test 12



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

 1. 

Word Analysis—Word Components--RIT 171 - 180
Identify the compound word.
a.
popcorn
c.
helpful
b.
little
d.
pocket
 

 2. 

What is the root word in disagree?
a.
dis
c.
angry
b.
agree
d.
sag
 

 3. 

Which prefix means across?
a.
con-
c.
trans-
b.
pre-
d.
un-
 

 4. 

Read the answers and decide which sentence uses one of the prefixes dis-, un-, or re-   incorrectly.
a.
We had to disconnect our telephone when we moved.
c.
She had to redo her hair after the rainstorm.
b.
I will help you undo your coat.
d.
Please reover your missed problems on the math assignment.
 

 5. 

Which sentence uses one of the suffixes –er, -less, -ful, -ary, -able, or –y
incorrectly?
a.
Ann felt helpless after she broke her arm.
c.
Don was ful after eating so much.
b.
She is no longer able to write legibly.
d.
He is happy to have eaten chocolate.
 

 6. 

Which suffix means without?
a.
-able
c.
-ary
b.
-less
d.
-er
 

 7. 

Identify the correct suffix.
heavy, heavier, heavi___
a.
ly
c.
er
b.
est
d.
tion
 

 8. 

Which group of letters only contains vowels?
a.
a,o,n,d
c.
e,a,i,u
b.
i,s,y,u
d.
u,a,i,g
 

 9. 

Read the paragraph and choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
John was always taking things apart. One day, he decided to_______ his bicycle. He had a difficult time putting it back together.
a.
maintain
c.
tools
b.
construct
d.
disassemble
 

 10. 

Choose the group of words that are in correct alphabetical order.
a.
truck/trudge/true
c.
truth/trouble/tree
b.
trot/trophy/true
d.
trap/true/truck
 

 11. 

Choose the word that rhymes with braid.
a.
hair
c.
brain
b.
stayed
d.
head
 

 12. 

Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 181 - 190
Which word is the opposite of shrink?
a.
disappear
c.
reduce
b.
grow
d.
wash
 

 13. 

Read the sentence and choose the word that is not an antonym for the
underlined word.
Alice and Jack were very excited about getting a new car.
a.
sad
c.
thrilled
b.
miserable
d.
depressed
 

 14. 

Which pair of words sounds alike?
a.
upset/angry
c.
shiny/dull
b.
innocent/guilty
d.
berry/bury
 

 15. 

Identify two words that are synonyms in the following paragraph.
On Saturday, we went to the racetrack to see the horses. When the race began, the horses started to gallop. By the end of the race, they were making a dash for the finish line.
a.
gallop/dash
c.
finish/started
b.
horses/race
d.
line/racetrack
 



 
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