Most Adults Can't Pass This Basic Controversial Second-Grade Test. Can You?

More importantly, do you think a second grader could pass it? In 2016, many parents in the U.K. became upset about a standardized test that their young children had to take, claiming that it was too rigorous. The test was given to students in Year 2 (what we would call second grade in the U.S.), mainly seven- and eight-year-olds. The questions covered a variety of subjects in math, English, and science. Some of them were very simple about subjects such as punctuation marks and shapes. But others assessed skills like parts of speech, division, and even fractions. To top it all off, most of the questions on the test didn't have multiple choice answers. The 14 questions in this "test" are modeled after the ones in the real exam, and we've given multiple choice answers for all of them. Give it a try, and see if you agree with the protesting parents that it's too tough for a second grader. Place the comma in this sentence: "Lucy took some red green and yellow marbles out of the box." A. Lucy took some red, green and yellow marbles out of the box. B. Lucy took some red green and, yellow marbles out of the box. C. Lucy took, some red green and yellow marbles out of the box. Answer: A. Lucy took some red, green and yellow marbles out of the box. The comma separates the first two adjectives. (Wondering why the correct sentence doesn't have a comma after "green" as well?) Find the missing number: 45 + ? 63 A. 15 B. 22 C. 18 Answer: C. 18 While this may look like an addition problem, it's actually a subtraction problem. To find the missing number, you need to subtract the other addend, 45, from the sum, 63. 63 − 45 18 Choose the correct punctuation mark to end this sentence: "Can you buy the candy that I like__" A. Period . B. Colon : C. Question mark? Answer: C. Question mark? The sentence is a question, so there should be a question mark at the end. Make sure you're not making these silly punctuation mistakes. Basic fractions: 2/3 of 30 ? A. 20 B. 10 C. 23 Answer: A. 20 20 is two-thirds of 30. 30 divided by 3 is 10, and 10 times 2 is 20. Which of the following sentences is a statement? A. Can you please clean up your room? B. Ralph took out the trash barrels. C. What a great movie! Continue on next page. Answer: B. Ralph took out the trash barrels. This is the only statement since it states a fact. Option A was a question, while option C was an exclamation. Choose the correct fraction: Melanie cuts a pie into four equal slices and then eats two of the slices. What fraction of the pie did she eat? A. 1/2 B. 1/4 C. 1/8 Answer: A. 1/2 Since the slices are all of the equal sizes, and two is half of four, Melanie ate 1/2 of the pie. What type of sentence is this? "Put the painting on the windowsill to dry." A. Question B. Statement C. Command Answer: C. Command The sentence instructs someone to do something, so it is a command. What is this shape called? A. Hexagon B. Octagon C. Pentagon Answer: A. Hexagon The shape has six sides, so it is a hexagon. Here's a more challenging shape conundrum: Try to figure out how many triangles are in this image. In this sentence, what type of word is "gently"? "Peter gently picked up the kitten." A. Adverb B. Verb C. Adjective Continue on next page. Answer: A. Adverb Because it describes how an action is done, "gently" is an adverb. Every word nerd will get a kick out of these funny grammar jokes. How many flowers are left? Maggie plants three rows of flowers, with three flowers in each row. A rabbit eats two of the flowers. How many flowers are left? A. 9 B. 7 C. 3 Answer: B. 7 There are two steps to this math problem. There are three rows, each with three flowers. 3 times 3 is 9. Subtracting the two flowers that the rabbit ate from the total of nine flowers gives you seven flowers. Which word in the following sentence is not a noun? "Sandra has a huge pet dog that weighs more than her baby brother." A. Dog B. Huge C. Brother Answer: B. Huge A noun is a person, place, or thing. An adjective describes a noun, so "huge" is an adjective because it describes the dog. Early multiplication and division: 4 x 6 3 x ? A. 5 B. 10 C. 8 Answer: C. 8 4 times 6 is 24. 24 divided by 3 is 8, so 3 x 8 is 24, the same as 4 x 6. 8 is the missing number. Which word is the proper noun in this sentence? "On the day of the school concert, Amy made sure to grab her violin before she left." A. School B. Amy C. Violin Continue on next page Answer: B. Amy Since Amy is a name and describes a specific person, it's a proper noun. Choose the sentence that is correct. A. Eddie saw his friend at the movies and says hi. B. Eddie sees his friend at the movies and said hi. C. Eddie saw his friend at the movies and said hi. Answer: C. Eddie saw his friend at the movies and said hi. This is the only sentence where both verbs are in the same tense (past tense). Credits: rd.com