Grade 1 · Lesson 12 — The spot test — “the” in front

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Nouns · student sheet is G1_L12_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Noun: “Can I put “the” in front of it?”

How we did it together — keep looking at this

Lookatthebook.1Ask: Can I put “the” in front of it?2Try it — “the book” ✓ — so “book” is a noun.Same steps every time. The marks stay.
Before you mark: Old words, new test. The material must be familiar so the TEST is the only new thing.
  1. Find the noun.
    The teacher opened the door.
    the noun in “The teacher opened the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the noun.
    My brother rode the bus.
    the noun in “My brother rode the bus.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the noun.
    The cat sat on the chair.
    the noun in “The cat sat on the chair.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the noun.
    A boy dropped his pencil.
    the noun in “A boy dropped his pencil.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the noun.
    The girl reads a book.
    the noun in “The girl reads a book.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the noun.
    My mother filled the cup.
    the noun in “My mother filled the cup.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Given a sentence with two nouns — one concrete, one idea — the child finds both and justifies at least one with the spot test rather than by pointing at what it means.
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts Lesson 12 · TEACHER EDITION