Free Year 1 English Practice Test (10 Questions)

1. Which sentence is written correctly?

the cat sat. The cat sat. the Cat sat. The cat sat

Answer: A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop: The cat sat.

2. Which word rhymes with cat?

dog hat cup sun

Answer: c-at and h-at end with the same sound.

3. What is the plural of fox?

foxs foxes foxies fox

Answer: Words ending in x add -es: foxes.

4. Which word is a day of the week?

Monday March morning Moon

Answer: Monday is a day; March is a month.

5. Which word is spelt correctly?

teh the hte tha

Answer: the is one of the most common words to learn by sight.

6. Which word has the ee sound?

tree tray try toe

Answer: tree has the long ee sound.

7. Choose the joining word: I like apples ___ bananas.

and the is at

Answer: and joins two ideas together.

8. What goes at the end of a sentence that tells you something?

a full stop a comma an apostrophe a hyphen

Answer: Telling sentences end with a full stop.

9. Which name is written correctly?

london London lONDON londoN

Answer: Names of places start with a capital letter: London.

10. Which word means more than one dog?

dogs doges doggs dog's

Answer: Most words just add -s: dogs.

About this test

Year 1 English builds the habits that everything else rests on: capital letters and full stops, phonics for reading and spelling, and joining ideas with and. Reading together every day is the single biggest help.

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