Semester 2 Practice Test
ESL: Reading and Use of English
Grade 2
Name: ____________________________
Class: _______ Date: _____________
Score: ___ / 28
A. Read the text below. For each numbered blank, circle the
correct word to finish the sentence. (6 points)
A Day at the Zoo
Last Sunday, Minh Anh and her cousin, Nam, went to the __0__.
It was the __1__ zoo they had ever seen! They were very happy.
When they got there, Nam ran __2__ to see the monkeys. Minh
Anh wanted to see the elephants. Nam laughed and Minh Anh
smiled.
Later, they took photos with a giraffe. Minh Anh held the camera
while Nam stood __3__ the animal. Then, they __4__ ice cream
under a tree. Minh Anh had vanilla and Nam had chocolate.
Finally, it was time __5__ go home. They said goodbye to the
animals and waved to the zookeeper.
Example 0. beach zoo store
1. bigest biggest most big
2. fast fastly quickly
3. next next to beside of
4. eat ate eating
5. to and but
B. Read the questions below. Circle the best answer for each
question. (6 points)
6. What did your brother do last night?
A. He playing video games.
B. He played video games.
C. He plays video games.
7. Who made the first airplane?
A. It has two wings.
B. The Wright brothers made the first airplane.
C. It can fly in the sky.
8. Have you ever eaten sushi?
A. Yes, I have eaten sushi.
B. Yes, I did.
C. Yes, I hasn’t.
9. Where is the stapler?
A. It is under the notebook.
B. It is blue and red.
C. That is stapler.
10. When did you learn to walk?
A. I could walk when I was one.
B. I walk to school.
C. I like walking to the park.
11. Can machines help clean the house?
A. Yes, they can.
B. No, they doesn’t.
C. Yes, they doing it.
C. Circle the correct word to finish the sentences. (5 points)
12. I can't find my pencil. Can you help me find ___________?
it they them
13. Look at _______________ beautiful butterflies!
this these that those
14. Would you like tea ___________ juice?
or and with
15. I wore a coat ___________ it's cold outside.
but because then
16. We ___________ try our best, listen carefully, and be
respectful.
must aren’t couldn’t
D. Change the verbs to past or future tense using time clues.
(6 points)
17. Last weekend, we ___________ (go) camping in the forest.
18. Yesterday, my mom ___________ (cook) a yummy dinner.
19. Next holiday, we ___________ (travel) to Da Nang.
20. Thomas Edison ___________ (invent) the lightbulb in 1879.
21. Next month, I ___________ (start) swimming lessons.
22. My cousin ___________ (have) a birthday party next week.
E. Read the story and answer the comprehension questions. (5
points)
The Lost Hat
Linh and her father went to the park on a windy day. Linh wore
her favorite red hat. She ran around playing, but suddenly the
wind blew her hat away!
She chased it, but the hat flew into a tree. Linh felt sad. Her dad
said, "Don’t worry, sweetie. Let’s try to get it down." He used a
long stick to knock the hat from the tree.
Linh caught it and hugged her dad. "Thanks, Dad!" she said.
"You're the best!"
That night, Linh told her mom the whole story. Her mom smiled
and said, “Next time, wear a hat with a strap!”
23. What happened to Linh’s hat?
blew away in the wind
she gave it to her dad
it got wet in the rain
24. How did Linh feel when she lost her hat?
happy
sad
angry
25. Where did the hat land?
on the bench
in a tree
under a rock
26. How did her dad help her?
He made her a new hat.
He climbed the tree.
He used a stick to knock it down.
27. What lesson did Linh learn?
To play at night
To wear shoes to the park
To wear a hat with a strap
