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1st Grade ELA Quiz

1st Grade ELA Quiz: Use Affixes As Clues

Practice Use Affixes As Clues in 1st Grade ELA with focused quiz questions that help you check what you know, review explanations, and build confidence with test-style prompts.

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Read the sentence: Yuki walked slowly like a turtle. What does slowly mean?

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What this quiz covers

This quiz focuses on Use Affixes As Clues, giving you a quick way to practice the rules, question types, and explanations that matter most for 1st Grade ELA.

How to use this quiz

Try each quiz question before looking at the correct answer. Use the explanations to review missed ideas, then come back to similar questions until the pattern feels familiar.

All questions

Question 1

Read the sentence: Yuki walked slowly like a turtle. What does slowly mean?

  1. in a slow way (correct answer)
  2. very slow turtle
  3. not slow

Explanation: We look at word endings for clues. The suffix '-ly' tells how something is done. Slowly means in a slow way.

Question 2

Read the sentence: The baby bird was helpless without its mom. What does helpless mean?

  1. without help (correct answer)
  2. gives help
  3. full of help

Explanation: We use word parts to find meaning. The suffix '-less' means 'without.' So helpless means without help.

Question 3

Read the sentence: Sofia was helpful and picked up toys. What does helpful mean?

  1. full of help (correct answer)
  2. without help
  3. needs help

Explanation: We use word parts to find meaning. The suffix '-ful' means 'full of.' So helpful means full of help.

Question 4

Read the sentence: Carlos will retell the story to Dad. What does retell mean?

  1. tell a lie
  2. stop telling
  3. tell again (correct answer)

Explanation: We use word parts to find meaning. The prefix 're-' means 'again.' So retell means to tell again.

Question 5

Read the sentence: Amir was unkind and would not share. What does unkind mean?

  1. not kind (correct answer)
  2. very kind
  3. kind again

Explanation: We use word parts to find meaning. The prefix 'un-' means 'not.' So unkind means not kind.

Question 6

Read the sentence: Yuki will refill her cup with water. What does refill mean?

  1. fill again (correct answer)
  2. fill with air
  3. empty out

Explanation: We use word parts to find meaning. The prefix 're-' means 'again.' So refill means to fill again.

Question 7

Read the sentence: Chen will reread the story at bedtime. What does reread mean?

  1. read a new book
  2. read again (correct answer)
  3. write again

Explanation: We use word parts to find meaning. The prefix 're-' means 'again.' So reread means to read again.

Question 8

Read the sentence: Sofia was helpful and picked up the toys. What does helpful mean?

  1. without help
  2. full of help (correct answer)
  3. needs help

Explanation: We use word endings to understand words. The suffix '-ful' means 'full of.' So helpful means full of help.

Question 9

Read the sentence: Chen was careless and spilled the milk. What does careless mean?

  1. full of care
  2. care again
  3. without care (correct answer)

Explanation: We look at word endings for meaning. The suffix '-less' means 'without.' So careless means without care.

Question 10

Read the sentence: Marcus will replay the game after dinner. What does replay mean?

  1. stop playing
  2. play again (correct answer)
  3. play outside

Explanation: We look at word parts for meaning. The prefix 're-' means 'again.' So replay means to play again.

Question 11

Read the sentence: Jamal will reread the story before bed. What does reread mean?

  1. read fast
  2. write the story
  3. read again (correct answer)

Explanation: We look at word parts for clues. The prefix 're-' means 'again.' So reread means to read again.

Question 12

Read the sentence: Keisha will refill her cup with more water. What does refill mean?

  1. fill again (correct answer)
  2. fill less
  3. spill out

Explanation: We look at word beginnings for clues. The prefix 're-' means 'again.' So refill means to fill again.

Question 13

Read the sentence: The puppy was harmless and would not bite. What does harmless mean?

  1. full of harm
  2. without harm (correct answer)
  3. harm again

Explanation: We use word endings to find meaning. The suffix '-less' means 'without.' So harmless means without harm.

Question 14

Read the sentence: The turtle moved slowly to the pond. What does slowly mean?

  1. in a happy way
  2. in a slow way (correct answer)
  3. in a careful way

Explanation: Slowly means in a slow way, not fast. In a happy way describes a feeling, not a speed, so it does not match. In a careful way describes how carefully something is done, not how fast, so it does not fit either. In a slow way is the meaning that matches slowly.

Question 15

Read the sentence: Carlos had to untie his shoe to take it off. What does untie mean?

  1. tie again
  2. make not tied (correct answer)
  3. tie tight

Explanation: We use word parts to understand meaning. The prefix 'un-' means 'not' or 'opposite.' So untie means to make not tied.