Step-by-step English Level 2 Level 2 check: check-up and practice test questions
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Exercise 10Z Check-up
Method. Find the name with the letters in the right place.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the letters at the start.A: duck B: chin C: yak
- Find the name that starts with ch. Only one name has these letters in that place.chin = picture B
- Write the answer. B
Check. chin has ch at the start. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole name, then check where the letters are.
Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.
- Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.I ______ a red bag.
- Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.have / hat / hay
- Pick the word that fits. have means own.have fits
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence with have in the gap. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.
Method. Try each pair in the gap, then pick the one that makes the word.
- Read the word with the gap. Think about the word that fits the gap.b__t
- Try each pair of letters. boat has oa.oa / ai / igh
- Pick the pair that makes the word. boat needs oa.boat = choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Put oa back in the gap: boat. ✓
Watch out. The two letters go together in the gap. Do not split them.
Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.
- Read each choice. Check which one fits.3 / 2 / 4
- Find the one that fits. sheep is sh - ee - p: 3 sounds.3 is choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read 3 in the sentence or list again. ✓
Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.
Method. Say the name, then write the spelling with the right letters.
- Look at the picture and say its name slowly. Say each sound.n - igh - t
- Compare the spelling. the h from igh is missingnigt is not right
- Write the correct spelling. Use the letters for each sound.night
- Write the answer. night
Check. night matches the picture and the sounds. ✓
Watch out. Use the letters that make each sound, such as ee or ai.
Method. Say the name, then check which spelling has the right letters.
- Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.f - ee - t
- Check each spelling. Only one spelling uses the right letters.feet is right; fete is not
- Write the answer. B
Check. feet matches the picture. ✓
Watch out. fete is not a word we use for this picture.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.the bus is at the shop. / The bus is at the shop.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.The bus is at the shop. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B 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. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.train
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.The train is on the rail. / The bee is on the tree. / The moth is on the path.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the train.A: The train is on the rail.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a train. ✓
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.
- Find the word that starts the sentence. It starts with a capital letter.The
- Put the words in order. Read the sentence aloud as you go.The ship has a red sail.
- Add the end mark. A sentence ends with a full stop.The ship has a red sail.
- Write the answer. The ship has a red sail.
Check. Read it again: The ship has a red sail.. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Start with a capital letter. End with a full stop.
Method. Find the name with the letters in the right place.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the letters at the end.A: mat B: song C: jug
- Find the name that ends with ng. Only one name has these letters in that place.song = picture B
- Write the answer. B
Check. song has ng at the end. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole name, then check where the letters are.
Total 20 marks. Allow about 20 minutes.
Exercise 10X Practice test questions
Method. Find the name with the letters in the right place.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the letters at the start.A: tree B: net C: jug
- Find the name that starts with j. Only one name has these letters in that place.jug = picture C
- Write the answer. C
Check. jug has j at the start. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole name, then check where the letters are.
Method. Read the word, then find its last letter.
- Read the word from the left. Go to the last letter.box: last letter = x
- Check the end. Only the last letter is needed here.x ends box
- Write the answer. x
Check. Cover the rest: x is the last letter. ✓
Watch out. The last letter is at the right-hand end of the word.
Method. Find the name with the letters in the right place.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the letters at the start.A: quiz B: chin C: mop
- Find the name that starts with qu. Only one name has these letters in that place.quiz = picture A
- Write the answer. A
Check. quiz has qu at the start. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole name, then check where the letters are.
Method. Find the name with the letters in the right place.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the letters at the start.A: shell B: nut C: hut
- Find the name that starts with sh. Only one name has these letters in that place.shell = picture A
- Write the answer. A
Check. shell has sh at the start. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole name, then check where the letters are.
Method. Find the name with the letters in the right place.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the letters at the start.A: top B: moth C: ring
- Find the name that starts with th. Only one name has these letters in that place.moth = picture B
- Write the answer. B
Check. moth has th at the start. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole name, then check where the letters are.
Method. Find the name with the letters in the right place.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the letters at the end.A: bed B: path C: ring
- Find the name that ends with ng. Only one name has these letters in that place.ring = picture C
- Write the answer. C
Check. ring has ng at the end. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole name, then check where the letters are.
Method. Try each pair in the gap, then pick the one that makes the word.
- Read the word with the gap. Think about the word that fits the gap.sn__l
- Try each pair of letters. snail has ai.oa / ee / ai
- Pick the pair that makes the word. snail needs ai.snail = choice C
- Write the answer. C
Check. Put ai back in the gap: snail. ✓
Watch out. The two letters go together in the gap. Do not split them.
Method. Try each pair in the gap, then pick the one that makes the word.
- Read the word with the gap. Think about the word that fits the gap.tr__
- Try each pair of letters. tree has ee.oa / ai / ee
- Pick the pair that makes the word. tree needs ee.tree = choice C
- Write the answer. C
Check. Put ee back in the gap: tree. ✓
Watch out. The two letters go together in the gap. Do not split them.
Method. Find the name that has the two letters together.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the two letters together.A: mat B: pen C: coat
- Find the name with oa inside. Only one name has these two letters together.coat = picture C
- Write the answer. C
Check. coat has oa, and the others do not. ✓
Watch out. The two letters make one long vowel sound, so keep them together.
Method. Find the name that has the two letters together.
- Read the name under each picture. Look for the two letters together.A: moth B: bee C: light
- Find the name with igh inside. Only one name has these two letters together.light = picture C
- Write the answer. C
Check. light has igh, and the others do not. ✓
Watch out. The two letters make one long vowel sound, so keep them together.
Method. Say the name slowly, then write its letters in order.
- Say the name of the picture slowly. Say each sound, first to last.sweet
- Put the letters in order. Start with the first sound.s - w - ee - t
- Read the letters from left to right. Check the word matches the picture.sweet
- Write the answer. sweet
Check. Read the letters back: s - w - ee - t. They make sweet. ✓
Watch out. Each letter goes in the order of the sounds, not in alphabetical order.
Method. Say the name, then write the spelling with the right letters.
- Look at the picture and say its name slowly. Say each sound.g - oa - t
- Compare the spelling. the oa is in the wrong placegaot is not right
- Write the correct spelling. Use the letters for each sound.goat
- Write the answer. goat
Check. goat matches the picture and the sounds. ✓
Watch out. Use the letters that make each sound, such as ee or ai.
Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.
- Read each choice. Check which one fits.4 / 3 / 2
- Find the one that fits. night is n - igh - t: 3 sounds.3 is choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Read 3 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.
- Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.t - r - ai - n
- Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.train = picture A
- Write the answer. A
Check. The other pictures show different names: moth, chest. ✓
Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.
Method. Read every choice, then pick the one that fits.
- Read each choice. Check which one fits.ten / tail / tree
- Find the one that fits. tree has ee, which makes one long sound.tree is choice C
- Write the answer. C
Check. Read tree in the sentence or list again. ✓
Watch out. Read every choice before you decide.
Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.
- Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.We ______ at the park yesterday.
- Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.were / where / come
- Pick the word that fits. were is the past of are, used with we.were fits
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence with were in the gap. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.dad has a red hat. / Dad has a red hat.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Dad has a red hat. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B 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. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.bee
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.The bee is on the tree. / The snail is on a log. / The fish is in the pond.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the bee.A: The bee is on the tree.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a bee. ✓
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.
- Find the word that starts the sentence. It starts with a capital letter.The
- Put the words in order. Read the sentence aloud as you go.The sun is hot.
- Add the end mark. A sentence ends with a full stop.The sun is hot.
- Write the answer. The sun is hot.
Check. Read it again: The sun is hot.. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Start with a capital letter. End with a full stop.
Method. Read the word, then say what the picture shows.
- Read the word. Sound out each letter.sh - o - p
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.shed
- Compare them. Do they show the same name?shop and shed are different
- Write the answer. No
Check. The picture shows a shed. ✓
Watch out. Check every letter in the word, not only the first.