7th Grade Language Proficient Practice Test 3

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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Pronoun Forms--RIT 211-220

The final solution involves using several committees’ input to accomplish it.
Which of the underlined words is a pronoun?

a.	final	c.	committees’
b.	involves	d.	it

John, Joe, and I walked to the park.
The underlined passage means:

a.	He	c.	They
b.	We	d.	You

After the first session, several students in the class can sew pajamas better than I.
Which underlined pronoun is used in the nominative case?

a.	After	c.	the
b.	several	d.	I

Which sentence is correct?

a.	Tim and me swam in the lake.	c.	I and Lindsay calculated our English grades.
b.	Ellen gave cookies to Evan and me.	d.	Frank provided a picnic for Daisy and I.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a.	His desire to complete the lesson himself has driven him to study carefully.	c.	This new class gave herself the confidence to write well.
b.	Gail was so upset about her grade on her essay that she signed herself up for a class in basic writing.	d.	I myself could use a course in writing.

Which is NOT correct?

a.	If you need help, ask myself for assistance.	c.	The class will board the bus themselves.
b.	Larry himself will present the award.	d.	Mary let herself in to the abandoned house.

James, John and ________ will join the tennis team next spring.
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentences?

a.	me	c.	them
b.	us	d.	I

Choose the correct word.
________ of the people were eligible to vote in the election.

a.	Few	c.	One
b.	Each	d.	Either

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement--RIT 211-220
Choose the correct sentence.

a.	I hung several pictures on the wall for Jill.	c.	I drived the children to school every morning.
b.	I wants to hang the pictures on the wall.	d.	I hangs several of the pictures on the wall.

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Which sentence is NOT written correctly?

a.	The camel manages to survive in many climates.	c.	A reliable automobile is essential in rough terrain.
b.	The tall building shadow the street below.	d.	The cherry tree blossoms each May.

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Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Types of Clauses—RIT 211-220
She wrote the story that won first prize in the magazine.
Which is the main clause in this sentence?

a.	She wrote the story	c.	that won first prize
b.	in the magazine	d.	the story that won

12.

Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Types of Phrases—RIT 211-220

A red bus with a double deck skidded across the pavement.

The prepositional phrase with a double deck modifies:

a.	the verb “skidded”	c.	the adjective “red”
b.	the preposition “down”	d.	the noun “bus”

13.

a.	adjective	c.	noun
b.	adverb	d.	verb

14.

What is the meaning of the verb phrase?

a.	Joe opened the door for Colleen.	c.	Colleen didn’t want Joe to open the door for her.
b.	Joe could have opened the door, but he didn’t.	d.	The car door wouldn’t open.

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Basic Grammar and Usage—Use/Distinguish Verb Tenses—RIT 211-220
The leaves have ________ to fall from the maple trees.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?

a.	beginning	c.	begin
b.	begun	d.	began

16.

Which verb form is not used correctly?

a.	The children have torn down their fort.	c.	The brightly colored balloons have burst.
b.	Harriet brung the umbrella into the house.	d.	Jill is doing the best she can.

17.

Which verb pair is written in the correct present and past forms?

a.	put, putted	c.	say, sayed
b.	burst, burst	d.	read, red

18.

Which underlined word is a verb?

a.	through	c.	realized
b.	door	d.	homework

19.

Which one of the sentences is written in past tense?

a.	The students must read Chapter 2 for homework.	c.	I have been reading a novel a week.
b.	I read the end of the novel last night.	d.	Greg seems to be making progress.

20.

Shelly will have eaten all of the brownies by evening.
Identify the verb tense used in the sentence.

a.	past tense	c.	future perfect tense
b.	future tense	d.	past perfect tense