Study guide · Weekly Quiz 3 — Grade 2
Grade 1 grammar · quiz is on Lesson 15 ·
this went home after Lesson 14
For the parent. Your child has been learning about adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs. 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 adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs. Here is what is on it.
Adverb
What your child has been taught to say:
A adverb is a word that tells more about the doing word — how, when, or where.
The question they ask themselves:
“How? When? Where?”
The boy walked slowly. → adverb
Ask “How? When? Where?” — it works, so it is adverb.
carefully → adverb
Ask “How? When? Where?” — it works, so it is adverb.
Watch for this: Calls an adjective an adverb because it sounds descriptive — “Is it telling you about a THING or about a DOING?” Two hands: flat palm for the thing, rolling hands for the doing.
Preposition
What your child has been taught to say:
A preposition is a word that tells where something is, or when.
The question they ask themselves:
“Can I say it in front of “the box”?”
The cat sat under the chair. → preposition
Ask “Can I say it in front of “the box”?” — it works, so it is preposition.
behind → preposition
Ask “Can I say it in front of “the box”?” — it works, so it is preposition.
Watch for this: Names the preposition but not the noun it brought — “Under WHAT? Say the whole thing.” Never accept the preposition alone.
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.
gently
yesterday
past
toward
The kettle boiled and the tea was ready.
quick but careful
Answers — for the grown-up helping
| 1 | the adverb |
| 2 | the adverb |
| 3 | the preposition |
| 4 | the preposition |
| 5 | the conjunction |
| 6 | 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.