Present Progressive Contractions Test
Test #7 ELD II
Present Progressive: Contractions
Positive & Negative Forms (Two Ways to say "Not")
Name:
Date: Period:
Model & Grammar Rules Use this guide to help you choose!
✓ Positive (+)
I'm eating
She's / He's reading
They're / We're playing
✗ Negative: Way 1
I'm not sleeping
She's not watching
They're not running
✗ Negative: Way 2
(Only 1 way for "I")
She isn't watching
They aren't running
★ Same Meaning: She's not = She isn't | They're not = They aren't
- Maria is in the kitchen.
She dinner right now.
A 's cooking
B 're cooking
C 'm cooking
- I am wide awake in bed.
I right now.
A 're not sleeping
B 'm not sleeping
C 's not sleeping
- Carlos is doing his homework.
He video games.
A aren't playing
B isn't playing
C 'm not playing
- Look outside! It is raining.
My brother and I soccer today.
A 'm not playing
B aren't playing
C isn't playing
- The students are quiet in the library.
They loudly.
A isn't talking
B 'm not talking
C aren't talking
- We are in English class.
We an easy book.
A 're reading
B 's reading
C 'm reading
- Ana has her headphones on.
She to the teacher.
A 're not listening
B 's not listening
C 'm not listening
- Marco has a big test tomorrow.
He video games tonight.
A isn't playing
B 's playing
C aren't playing
- We are walking safely.
We in the hallway.
A isn't running
B 'm not running
C aren't running
- Look closely at the sentences.
Which sentence is INCORRECT (wrong)?
A She's not sleeping.
B She aren't sleeping.
C She isn't sleeping.
Instructions: Circle the letter of the correct answer for each number. Total Score: _____ / 10
Contraction Champions Answer Key
Test #7 ELD II Key
Present Progressive: Contractions
Teacher Answer Key, Rationales & Diagnostic Guide
Total Points: 10
ELD Level II Assessment
⚡ Quick Reference Key Circle correct letter on student paper
1 A
2 B
3 B
4 B
5 C
6 A
7 B
8 A
9 C
10 B
Q1. Positive: She A • 's cooking
Rationale: Singular pronoun She requires the contraction 's. 're is plural; 'm is reserved strictly for I.
Q2. Negative: I'm not B • 'm not sleeping
Rationale: First-person singular I only contracts to I'm not in English. There is no legitimate contraction form *"amn't".
Q3. Negative: Way 2 (isn't) B • isn't playing
Rationale: Subject He pairs with is not → isn't. aren't violates singular agreement.
Q4. Plural Subject Agreement B • aren't playing
High-Level Check: "My brother and I" = compound subject (We), requiring aren't. Struggling students get trapped by the adjacent word I and pick 'm not.
Q5. Negative: Way 2 (aren't) C • aren't talking
Rationale: Plural third-person pronoun They requires aren't (or they're not). isn't is singular.
Q6. Positive: We're A • 're reading
Rationale: We takes the positive contraction 're (we are). 's is singular; 'm is first-person singular.
Q7. Negative: Way 1 ('s not) B • 's not listening
Rationale: Demonstrates Way 1 negative: She + 's + not. 're not would create a subject-verb disagreement.
Q8. Meaning & Agreement A • isn't playing
High-Level Check: Requires students to deduce from context ("big test tomorrow") that the action is negative, plus apply singular isn't (not plural aren't).
Q9. Negative: Way 2 (aren't) C • aren't running
pairs with → . is singular; is first-person.
