ENGLISH TEST – GRADE 7 (USA STANDARD)
NAME: _____________________
DATE: _____________________
TIME: 45 MINUTES
TOTAL MARKS: 40
PART A: READING COMPREHENSION (15 MARKS)
READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
“THE SUN DIPPED BELOW THE HORIZON , CASTING LONG SHADOWS ACROSS THE FIELD. A GENTLE BREEZE RUSTLED THE
TREES, AND THE SCENT OF RAIN LINGERED IN THE AIR. EMILY STOOD SILENTLY, HOLDING THE LAST LETTER FROM HER
GRANDMOTHER.”
Q1. WHAT IS THE SETTING OF THE PARAGRAPH? (2 MARKS)
Q2. WHAT EMOTION DOES EMILY LIKELY FEEL? SUPPORT WITH EVIDENCE. (3 MARKS)
Q3. IDENTIFY ONE LITERARY DEVICE USED IN THE PARAGRAPH. (2 MARKS)
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (10 MARKS)
Q4. IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS:
1. SHE RAN QUICKLY.
2. THE GREEN APPLE IS SOUR.
3. I BELIEVE IN KINDNESS.
4. HE IS STRONG AND SMART.
5. THEY WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR.
Q5. REWRITE THE SENTENCE IN PASSIVE VOICE:
“THE TEACHER PRAISED THE STUDENT.” (2 MARKS)
PART C: WRITING (15 MARKS)
WRITE A SHORT NARRATIVE (1 PARAGRAPH) ON THE TOPIC:
"A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET"
USE PROPER PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE (TOPIC SENTENCE, SUPPORTING DETAILS, CONCLUSION)
USE CORRECT GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, AND SPELLING
NAME: _____________________
DATE: _____________________
TIME: 45 MINUTES
TOTAL MARKS: 40
PART A: READING COMPREHENSION (15 MARKS)
READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
“THE SUN DIPPED BELOW THE HORIZON , CASTING LONG SHADOWS ACROSS THE FIELD. A GENTLE BREEZE RUSTLED THE
TREES, AND THE SCENT OF RAIN LINGERED IN THE AIR. EMILY STOOD SILENTLY, HOLDING THE LAST LETTER FROM HER
GRANDMOTHER.”
Q1. WHAT IS THE SETTING OF THE PARAGRAPH? (2 MARKS)
Q2. WHAT EMOTION DOES EMILY LIKELY FEEL? SUPPORT WITH EVIDENCE. (3 MARKS)
Q3. IDENTIFY ONE LITERARY DEVICE USED IN THE PARAGRAPH. (2 MARKS)
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (10 MARKS)
Q4. IDENTIFY THE PART OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS:
1. SHE RAN QUICKLY.
2. THE GREEN APPLE IS SOUR.
3. I BELIEVE IN KINDNESS.
4. HE IS STRONG AND SMART.
5. THEY WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR.
Q5. REWRITE THE SENTENCE IN PASSIVE VOICE:
“THE TEACHER PRAISED THE STUDENT.” (2 MARKS)
PART C: WRITING (15 MARKS)
WRITE A SHORT NARRATIVE (1 PARAGRAPH) ON THE TOPIC:
"A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET"
USE PROPER PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE (TOPIC SENTENCE, SUPPORTING DETAILS, CONCLUSION)
USE CORRECT GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, AND SPELLING
