7th Grade

Language Arts Grammar and Mechanics

Test 1

30 Questions

• A. noun  

• B. adjective  

• C. possessive noun  

• D. possessive pronoun  

     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. infinitive  

• B. past tense  

• C. past participle  

• D. present participle  

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. shiniest  

• B. car  

• C. belonged  

• D. in  

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

• A. imperative  

• B. declarative  

• C. exclamatory  

• D. interrogative  

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

• A. adverb  

• B. adjective  

• C. preposition  

• D. conjunction  

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

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

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  

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.  

9. Which word is the possessive form of I?  

• A. me  

• B. my  

• C. I's  

• D. I'd  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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

• A. grew  

• B. grown  

• C. growed  

• D. growing  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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.  

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.

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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