Step-by-step English Level 1 Level 1 check: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.

1. Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.
   I can see ______ dog.
2. Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.
   to / the / I
3. Pick the word that fits. the is the tricky word that makes the sentence make sense.
   the fits
4. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Read the sentence with the in the gap. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.

Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.

1. Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.
   We go ______ the park.
2. Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.
   to / I / the
3. Pick the word that fits. to is the tricky word that makes the sentence make sense.
   to fits
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the sentence with to in the gap. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.

Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.

1. Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.
   ______ like jam, please.
2. Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.
   to / I / the
3. Pick the word that fits. I is the tricky word that makes the sentence make sense.
   I fits
4. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Read the sentence with I in the gap. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.

Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   we / be / he
2. Find the one that fits. he is the word with the same letters in the list.
   he is choice C
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. Read he in the sentence or list again. ✓

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   me / she / we
2. Find the one that fits. she is the word with the same letters in the list.
   she is choice B
3. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Read she in the sentence or list again. ✓

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.

1. Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.
   d - o - g
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   dog = picture A
3. Write the answer.
   A

Check. The other pictures show different names: pin, cat. ✓

Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.

Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.
   cup
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   c - u - p
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   cup
4. Write the answer.
   cup

Check. Read the letters back: c - u - p. They make cup. ✓

Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.

Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.

1. Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.
   pi
2. Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.
   pig
3. Find the matching word. Choice A is pig.
   pig = choice A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the whole word again: pig. ✓

Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.

Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.

1. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   dog
2. Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.
   The cat sat on the mat. / The dog is in the hut. / Dad has a red hat.
3. Match the sentence. Choice B tells us about the dog.
   B: The dog is in the hut.
4. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a dog. ✓

Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.

Method. Find the first word, then put the rest in order and add a full stop.

1. Find the word that starts the sentence. It starts with a capital letter.
   Dad
2. Put the words in order. Read the sentence aloud as you go.
   Dad has a red hat.
3. Add the end mark. A sentence ends with a full stop.
   Dad has a red hat.
4. Write the answer.
   Dad has a red hat.

Check. Read it again: Dad has a red hat.. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Start with a capital letter. End with a full stop.

Method. Find the picture whose name starts with the right letter.

1. Look at the first letter of each name. The first letter gives the first sound.
   pot: p sun: s rug: r
2. Find the name that starts with the sound /s/. That is the picture you need.
   sun starts with s
3. Write the answer.
   sun

Check. Only sun starts with s. ✓

Watch out. Look at the start of each name, not the end.

Method. Say the name, then pick its first letter.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Find its first sound.
   sun
2. Find the first letter of the name. The first letter stands for the first sound.
   sun starts with s
3. Write the answer.
   s

Check. s is the first letter of sun. ✓

Watch out. Use the first letter only.

Method. Find the picture whose name starts with the right letter.

1. Look at the first letter of each name. The first letter gives the first sound.
   cup: c igloo: i egg: e
2. Find the name that starts with the sound /e/. That is the picture you need.
   egg starts with e
3. Write the answer.
   egg

Check. Only egg starts with e. ✓

Watch out. Look at the start of each name, not the end.

Method. Say the name, then pick its first letter.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Find its first sound.
   egg
2. Find the first letter of the name. The first letter stands for the first sound.
   egg starts with e
3. Write the answer.
   e

Check. e is the first letter of egg. ✓

Watch out. Use the first letter only.

Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.

1. Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.
   b - e - d
2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
   bed = picture C
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. The other pictures show different names: mat, rug. ✓

Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.

Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.
   cup
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   c - u - p
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   cup
4. Write the answer.
   cup

Check. Read the letters back: c - u - p. They make cup. ✓

Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.

Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.

1. Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.
   mu
2. Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.
   mug
3. Find the matching word. Choice A is mug.
   mug = choice A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the whole word again: mug. ✓

Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.

Method. Find the middle letter, then find the choice that has the same one.

1. Find the middle letter of the model word. It is the vowel in the middle.
   bus: middle = u
2. Find the word with the same middle letter. Check each choice.
   bug has middle u
3. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Both bus and bug have u in the middle. ✓

Watch out. Look at the middle letter only, not the first or the last.

Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.

1. Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.
   Sam has ______ red ball.
2. Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.
   the / to / I
3. Pick the word that fits. the is the tricky word that makes the sentence make sense.
   the fits
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the sentence with the in the gap. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.

Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   to / the / no
2. Find the one that fits. the is the word with the same letters in the list.
   the is choice B
3. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Read the in the sentence or list again. ✓

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.

1. Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.
   We walk ______ school together.
2. Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.
   the / I / to
3. Pick the word that fits. to is the tricky word that makes the sentence make sense.
   to fits
4. Write the answer.
   C

Check. Read the sentence with to in the gap. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.

Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.

1. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   hen
2. Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.
   A hen sat on a nest. / The sun is hot. / Mum has a mug.
3. Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the hen.
   A: A hen sat on a nest.
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a hen. ✓

Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.

Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.

1. Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.
   Ben can get the red cup. / ben can get the red cup
2. Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.
   Ben can get the red cup. ends with a full stop
3. Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.
   choice A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓

Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

Method. Find the first word, then put the rest in order and add a full stop.

1. Find the word that starts the sentence. It starts with a capital letter.
   The
2. Put the words in order. Read the sentence aloud as you go.
   The pig is in the mud.
3. Add the end mark. A sentence ends with a full stop.
   The pig is in the mud.
4. Write the answer.
   The pig is in the mud.

Check. Read it again: The pig is in the mud.. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Start with a capital letter. End with a full stop.

Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.

1. Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.
   Give the box to ______.
2. Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.
   me / be / we
3. Pick the word that fits. me is the tricky word that makes the sentence make sense.
   me fits
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the sentence with me in the gap. It makes sense. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.

Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.

1. Read each choice. Check which one fits.
   saw / wax / was
2. Find the one that fits. was is the word with the same letters in the list.
   was is choice C
3. Write the answer.
   C

Check. Read was in the sentence or list again. ✓

Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.

Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.

1. Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.
   rug
2. Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.
   r - u - g
3. Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.
   rug
4. Write the answer.
   rug

Check. Read the letters back: r - u - g. They make rug. ✓

Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.

Method. Blend the first two letters, then add the last one.

1. Blend the first two letters. Join the two sounds into one.
   be
2. Add the last letter. Join the last sound on the end.
   bed
3. Find the matching word. Choice A is bed.
   bed = choice A
4. Write the answer.
   A

Check. Read the whole word again: bed. ✓

Watch out. Add the last letter at the end. Do not change the first two.

Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.

1. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   bus
2. Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.
   Hot sun. / Big bus. / Red hat.
3. Match the sentence. Choice B tells us about the bus.
   B: Big bus.
4. Write the answer.
   B

Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a bus. ✓

Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.

Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.

1. Read the word. Sound out each letter.
   p - i - n
2. Look at the picture. Say what it shows.
   pig
3. Compare them. Do they show the same name?
   pin and pig are different
4. Write the answer.
   No

Check. The picture shows a pig. ✓

Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.