Title of Assessment: Parts of Speech

Time frame of Assessment: One class period

Approximate Length of Time to Administer Assessment: 45 minutes
Type of Assessment: Summative

Each objective is broken up into separate sections allowing for focus one particular item at a time. Within
each section, a new set of directions are given for the student in order for them to best demonstrate their
gained knowledge.

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A. Objective: Nouns
Directions: Underline the nouns.
Answers:
1. citizen
2. address
3. ouch
4. farm
5. counted
6. telephone
7. church
8. United States
9. mirror
10. beautiful

11. ribbon
12. automobile
13. was
14. people
15. last
16. Capt. Weston
17. drawer
18. the
19. suddenly
20. Gary

21. television
22. careless
23. Stephanie
24. shop
25. toward
26. painting
27. turned
28. astronaut
29. yard
30. December

41. area
42. I
43. nest
44. his
45. them
46. nose
47. women
48. me
49. swing
50. she

51. you
52. mine
53. uncle
54. camp
55. we
56. their
57. test
58. child
59. hers
60. noun

B. Objective: Pronouns
Directions: Underline the pronouns.
Answers:
31. us
32. its
33. smile
34. ours
35. hour
36. life
37. he
38. yours
39. rail
40. him

C. Objective: Action Verbs vs. Linking Verbs vs. Being Verbs

Directions: Identify each underlined verb. Write A for action verb, L for linking verb, and B for
being verb.
Answers:
__A__1. The kitten scratched me.
__A__2. She is screaming.
__B__3. I am a citizen.
__A__4. The amendment passed.
__B__5. Dan is the general.
__A__6. The wind was blowing.
__A__7. The people cheered.
__B__8. My sister was a dancer.
__A__9. The lights flickered.
__L__10. She deserved the award.

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__A__11. The sky is falling.

__A__12. The wood burned.
__B__13. He is a hero.
__A__14. They were carrying boxes.
__A__15. Kim bent my straw.
__L__16. Our guests are hungry.
__L__17. The chests were empty.
__A__18. Jill was trying to tell you.
__A__19. We were talking.
__B__20. The man is a hermit.

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D. Objective: Adjectives
Directions: Connect each adjective with a noun it could modify.
Answers:
1. windy
2. big
3. sweat
4. easy
5. long

tooth
day
rope
change
test

11. furry
12. good
13. wide
14. old
15. school

animal
movies
health
bus
river

6. yellow
7. three
8. cool
9. wet
10. tall

breeze
cab
pies
player
cloth

16. even
17. free
18. clean
19. full
20. funny

tank
water
number
story
ticket

E. Objective: Prepositions
Directions: Underline the preposition.
Answers:
1.

Put your books on the table.

6. Come into my office.

2.

He hid behind the couch.

7. He left with Louise.

3.

We waited until noon.

8. Ill see you in the morning.

4.

It fell down the drain.

9. George swam across the lake.

5.

I live by the river.

10. The dog jumped over the fence.

F. Objective: Conjunctions
Directions: Underline the conjunction.
Answers:
1.

Sharon and I were invited.

6. I can sing and dance.

2.

Would you like milk or tea?

7. He will bring either a cake or a pie.

3.

She is slow but accurate.

8. Did you choose yellow or blue?

4.

Either you or I must go.

9. She is neither a doctor nor a dentist.

5.

Neither Tom nor Ken is guilty.

10. I told Liz and Dorothy.

G. Objective: Interjections
Directions: Identify which sentences are interjections by writing I on the blank.
Answers:
__I_ 1. Hey! Get off the floor! _____ 3. Lets go to the store.
____ 2. Where is my iPad?
__I__ 4. Oh, that is a surprise.

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__I__ 5. Woah! That was close!