Study guide · Quarter Cumulative 7 — Grade 2
Grade 1 grammar · quiz is on Lesson 34 ·
this went home after Lesson 33
For the parent. Your child has been learning about conjunctions, interjections, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, rhyme. This is an end-of-section check covering several weeks, so it is a little longer than a normal weekly quiz. 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, interjections, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, rhyme. 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.
Interjection
What your child has been taught to say:
A interjection is a word that jumps out to show a feeling.
The question they ask themselves:
“Could it stand on its own with an exclamation mark?”
Hey! Come and look at this. → interjection
Ask “Could it stand on its own with an exclamation mark?” — it works, so it is interjection.
Oh no! → interjection
Ask “Could it stand on its own with an exclamation mark?” — it works, so it is interjection.
Watch for this: Calls any exclamation-marked sentence an interjection — “Is the WHOLE sentence the feeling word, or just the first bit?”
Noun
What your child has been taught to say:
A noun is a naming word — it names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
The question they ask themselves:
“Can I put “the” in front of it?”
The teacher opened the door. → noun
Ask “Can I put “the” in front of it?” — it works, so it is noun.
teacher → noun
Ask “Can I put “the” in front of it?” — it works, so it is noun.
Watch for this: Calls the word after “the” a noun when it is an adjective — “the red…” — “The red WHAT? It has not finished. Keep going to the naming word.”
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
Aha!
Aha! I found it.
baker
hill
Answers — for the grown-up helping
| 1 | the conjunction |
| 2 | the conjunction |
| 3 | the interjection |
| 4 | the interjection |
| 5 | the noun |
| 6 | the noun |
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.