Study guide · Weekly Quiz 14
Grade 1 grammar · quiz is on Lesson 70 ·
this went home after Lesson 69
For the parent. Your child has been learning about conjunctions. There is a short quiz tomorrow. It is low stakes and not graded — it is so the teacher can see who needs a little more help.
For you. Tomorrow's quiz is about conjunctions. Here is what is on it.
Conjunction
What your child has been taught to say:
A conjunction is a joining word — it holds two things together.
The question they ask themselves:
“What two things is it holding together?”
My brother and my sister walked to school. → conjunction
Ask “What two things is it holding together?” — it works, so it is conjunction.
bread and milk → conjunction
Ask “What two things is it holding together?” — it works, so it is conjunction.
Watch for this: Names the conjunction but not what it joins — “And what? And what else? Point to both.” Never accept the word alone.
Try these together
These are new sentences — your child has not seen them. Five minutes is plenty.
The kettle boiled and the tea was ready.
quick but careful
Answers — for the grown-up helping
| 1 | the conjunction |
| 2 | the conjunction |
If it is hard: Pick up any book and read one sentence together. Ask the question in the blue box about one word in it. Five minutes is plenty — and if it is still hard tomorrow, please tell the teacher; there is a practice sheet for exactly this.