7th Grade

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7th Grade

• Language Arts Grammar and Mechanics
• Test 1
• 30 Questions

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     1. When I asked Hunter why he was upset, he
said, "I left my bookbag at school."  Which part
of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?
 

• A. noun  
• B. adjective  
• C. possessive noun  
• D. possessive pronoun  

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2. She cared for the stray animal as if it were
her own.  In the sentence, what is the form of
the underlined verb?  

• A. infinitive  
• B. past tense  
• C. past participle  
• D. present participle  

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3. The shiniest car in the show belonged to his
father.  Which word in the sentence is an
adjective?  

• A. shiniest  
• B. car  
• C. belonged  
• D. in  

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4. What a bright smile you have!  Which type of
sentence is this?  

• A. imperative  
• B. declarative  
• C. exclamatory  
• D. interrogative  

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5. She addressed the judge calmly.  Which part of
speech is the underlined word in the sentence?  

• A. adverb  
• B. adjective  
• C. preposition  
• D. conjunction  

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6. Impressionist works of art, which were
produced in nineteenth-century France, are now
very valuable.  Which type of sentence is this?  
A. adverb   B. adjective   C. preposition   D.
conjunction
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7. There are many changes going on in middle
school students' lives that result in many
anxietys in their early teen years.  Which of the
underlined words in the sentence is misspelled?  

• A. changes  
• B. result  
• C. anxietys  
• D. their  

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8. Which is an imperative sentence?  

• A. We had a party today!  
• B. Who answered the question?  
• C. Please pick up the brown bag.  
• D. The pencil was under the desk.  

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9. Which word is the possessive form of I?  

• A. me  
• B. my  
• C. I's  
• D. I'd  

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10. She could not complete the math problem
without them.  Which word in the sentence is the
subject pronoun?  

• A. she  
• B. the  
• C. problem  
• D. them  

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11. The girls scrambled after the soccer ball as
it tumbled about wildly on the slippery field.
 Which word is the predicate in the sentence?  

• A. scrambled  
• B. tumbled  
• C. wildly  
• D. slippery  

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12. An astronot has to study mathematics,
technology and science.  Which of the underlined
words is misspelled?  

• A. astronot  
• B. mathematics  
• C. technology  
• D. science  

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13. The class agreed that Hatchet was the ______
book they had read all year.  Which would
complete the sentence correctly?  

• A. best  
• B. better  
• C. bestest  
• D. more better  

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14. My mom and dad thought that Josh and Neil
looked like brothers, but they were cousins.
 Which words are the subjects of this sentence?  

• A. Josh, Neil, cousins  
• B. mom, dad, they  
• C. thought, looked, were  
• D. brothers, cousins  

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15. It never matered to Samantha whether or not
her classmates had the latest fashions before she
did.  Which underlined word is misspelled?  

• A. matered  
• B. whether  
• C. classmates  
• D. fashions  

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16. Do you think it will be too cold to go?
 Which type of sentence is written above?  

• A. imperative  
• B. declarative  
• C. exclamatory  
• D. interrogative  

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17. Since the citizens of France were in great
need, King Louis XIV's riegn was a very turbulent
time in their history.  Which of the underlined
words in the sentence is misspelled?  

• A. citizens  
• B. riegn  
• C. turbulent  
• D. history  

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18. Which is the past tense of the verb grow?  

• A. grew  
• B. grown  
• C. growed  
• D. growing  

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19. He voiced his opinions loudly and often.
 Which part of speech is the underlined word in
the sentence?  

• A. verb  
• B. noun  
• C. adverb  
• D. adjective  

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20. Those books are _____ to keep as long as I
want them.  Which word completes the sentence
correctly?  

• A. my  
• B. their  
• C. mine  
• D. them  

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21. After she lightly fried the onions, the chef
added diced mushrooms and swis cheese to the
mixture.  Which underlined word is misspelled?  

• A. lightly  
• B. chef  
• C. mushrooms  
• D. swis  

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22. This afternoon, Victoria went to the park.
Her favorite spot was near an enormous maple
tree. It was tucked away in a quiet corner of the
park. The leaves danced in the wind. The tree
seemed to be on fire. The puffy, white clouds
looked like smoke. Fall was here. Victoria had a
relaxing and enjoyable time at the park.  Which
words in the paragraph are modifiers?  

• A. favorite, quiet, puffy  
• B. favorite, park, white  
• C. maple, smoke, time  
• D. maple, leaves, wind  

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23. A secreatary is an employee who handles
business correspondence.  Which of the underlined
words in the sentence is misspelled?  

• A. secreatary  
• B. employee  
• C. business  
• D. correspondence  

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24. My adventure in white water in a kayak was
the most exciting outdoor fun I have ever
experienced!  The sentence is  

• A. imperative.  
• B. declarative.  
• C. exclamatory.  
• D. interrogative.  

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25. Which sentence can be classified as a
compound/complex sentence?  

• A. In the evening, Linda went down to her
  friend's house.  
• B. Mrs. Dawson always did her gardening in the
  morning before the Sun made things too hot.  
• C. It was snowing for the first time in months,
  and Jay and Luke couldn't wait to try out their
  new sleds!  
• D. When it was time for bed, Stacy and Julie
  brushed their teeth, and then they turned on the
  television in their room very softly.

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26. There are many trioes in the music industry
that are extremely popular now.  Which underlined
word in the sentence is misspelled?  

• A. there  
• B. trioes  
• C. industry  
• D. extremely  

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27. The mailman saw the dog snarling at him.
 Which part of speech is the underlined word in
the sentence?  

• A. verb  
• B. noun  
• C. adverb  
• D. adjective  

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28. Joan ran past the girls and kicked the
soccer ball across the field.  Which is the
subject of this sentence?  

• A. Joan  
• B. girls  
• C. soccer ball  
• D. field  

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29. 1Sarah and Dianne went to the movies.
2First, they bought tickets at the window. 3Then,
they went inside and bought popcorn. 4They bought
soda to wash down the popcorn. 5They loved the
movie and had a really good time.  Which word is
the subject in sentence 3?  

• A. Then  
• B. they  
• C. inside  
• D. popcorn  

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30. The first coarse of the meal was soup,
followed by a salad.  Which underlined word is
used incorrectly in this sentence?  

• A. soup  
• B. meal  
• C. salad  
• D. coarse  

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Answer Key

• 1. B) adjective   2. B) past tense   3. A)
  shiniest   4. C) exclamatory   5. A) adverb  
  6. B) complex   7. C) anxietys   8. C)
  Please pick up the brown bag.   9. B) my  
  10. A) she   11. A) scrambled   12. A)
  astronot   13. A) best   14. B) mom, dad,
  they   15. A) matered   16. D) interrogative
    17. B) riegn   18. A) grew   19. B) noun
    20. C) mine   21. D) swis   22. A)
  favorite, quiet, puffy   23. A) secreatary  
  24. C) exclamatory.   25. D) When it was time
  for bed, Stacy and Julie brushed their teeth, and
  then they turned on the television in their room
  very softly.   26. B) trioes   27. A) verb  
  28. A) Joan   29. B) they   30. D) coarse