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Pre-Test In Grade 7 English

Test I. Multiple choice: choose the correct word for each underline word.

1. What kind of sentence is this an example of? Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback for the Green
Bay Packers.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Superlative

2. What kind of sentence is this an example of? Please sit correctly in your seat.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Superlative
d. Imperative

3. What kind of sentence is this an example of? Take out your homework.
a. Superlative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Interrogative

4. What kind of sentence is this an example of? Romeo, my dog, likes to chase stick in the
backyard.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Superlative

5. What kind of sentence is this an example of? Mrs. SanMarco's favorite colors are blue and
yellow.
a. Superlative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Interrogative

6. What type of sentence gives a command?

a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Exclamatory
d. Imperative

7. What type of sentence states a fact?

a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory

8. What kind of sentence is this an example of? Go study for your history now.
a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Exclamatory
 d. Interrogative

9. What kind of sentence is this an example of? She told me that school was cancelled.
a. Exclamatory
b. Interrogative
c. Declarative
d. Imperative

10. What kind of sentence is this an example of? Pick up the trash that is all over the kitchen floor.
a. Imperative
b. Exclamatory
c. Interrogative
d. Declarative

Test II. Identifying

Direction: Read the following sentences and identify the type of sentence.

1. Wow, such a beautiful dress

2. Do you want to go to the cafe
3. Please bring me a cup of tea
4. Simran is an intelligent girl
5. Did you meet Mr Stephen Hawking
6. Alas, my dog died
7. The rainbow is so beautiful
8. You should respect the views of others
9. Captain America saved the little boy
10. Please follow the traffic signals

Test III: Punctuate the Sentence.

Direction: Go through the following sentences and read it carefully then punctuate them appropriately.

11. Wow, such a beautiful dress

12. Do you want to go to the cafe
13. Please bring me a cup of tea
14. Simran is an intelligent girl
15. Did you meet Mr Stephen Hawking
16. Alas, my dog died
17. The rainbow is so beautiful
18. You should respect the views of others
19. Captain America saved the little boy
20. Please follow the traffic signals
ANSWER KEY Pre-Test

I. Multiple Choice II: Identifying

1.A.
1. Imperative Sentence
2.D.
2 Imperative Sentence
3.C.
3. Declarative Sentence
4.A.
4. Imperative Sentence
5.B.
5. Declarative Sentence
6.D.
6. Imperative Sentence
7.A.
7. Declarative Sentence
8.A.
8. Imperative Sentence
9.C.
9. Imperative Sentence
10.A.
10. Imperative Sentence

IV: Punctuate
1. Wow! Such a beautiful dress.

2. Do you want to go to the movies?

3. Please bring me a cup of tea.

4. Simran is an intelligent girl.

5. Did you meet Mr Stephen Hawking?

6. Alas! My dog died.

7. The rainbow is so beautiful.

8. You should respect the views of others.

9. Captain America saved the little boy.

10. Please follow the traffic signals.

Post-test answer key:

1. B. 11. B. 21. A. 31. A. 41. D.
2. B. 12. C. 22. C. 32. B. 42. B.
3. A. 13. A. 23. A. 33. C. 43. B.
4. A. 14. A. 24. A. 34. C. 44. D.
5. A. 15. A. 25. A. 35. B. 45. A.
6. A. 16. B. 26. C. 36. C. 46. D.
7. B. 17. A. 27. A. 37. C. 47. B.
8. D. 18. B. 28. B. 38. B. 48. A.
9. B. 19. B. 29. B. 39. B. 49. B.
10. A. 20.A. 30. B. 40. B. 50. D.
 POST-TEST IN ENGLISH GRADE 7
Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________
Grade/Section: __________________________ Score: _____________
Test I. Multiple choice: choose the correct word for each underline word.
1. Select all the sentences that are declarative.
a. How many Falcon Grams do you have?
b. Miss Reicks teaches 2nd grade.
c. My favorite color is purple.
d. Volleyball is the best sport.
2. Is this an imperative sentence? We had so much fun today!
a. Imperative
b. Not Imperative
c. Maybe
d. Sometimes
3. Is this an imperative sentence? Put your dirty clothes in the hamper.
a. Imperative
b. Not Imperative
c. Maybe
d. Sometimes
4. My favorite book was made into a movie.
a. declarative
b. interrogative
c. imperative
d. exclamatory
5. Sue and Dave will meet us at the park.
a. declarative
b. interrogative
c. imperative
d. exclamatory
6. Which is an imperative sentence?
a. Sit down, please.
b. Get off my foot!
c. What were you thinking?
d. I want a cookie.
7. Which is a declarative sentence?
a. Was it a year without a summer?
b. The weather was very unusual.
c. What a summer frost the South had!
d. Can you find out about it?
8. Which is an imperative sentence?
a. A blizzard hit New England in June!
b. That is a really small fish, Hudson.
c. Why would I want to go?
d. Give me some money.
9. Which is a declarative sentence?
a. A blizzard hit New England in June!
b. That is a really small fish, Hudson.
c. Why would I want to go?
d. Give me some money.
10. These snacks will give us energy.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c. interrogative
d. exclamatory
11. Take this shirt with you.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory
12. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
13. Choose the IMPERATIVE sentence.
a. Don't kick me with those boots.
b. I like your boots.
c. Where are my boots?
d. You have awesome boots!
14. Choose an IMPERATIVE sentence.
a. Go to the jungle.
b. Where is the jungle?
c. I love the jungle!
d. I like animals.
15. After we eat supper, we're going to my aunt's house down the block.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory
16. Please line up alphabetically.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory
17. Origami is the fascinating Japanese folk art of folding paper into shapes.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory
18. Read this poem by Naomi Shihab Nye.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory
19. Bring more sandbags over here now!
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory
20. Our school's project, cleaning up Saelen's Park, was a success.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory
21. He is a wonderful family pet.
a. Declarative
b. Interrogative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
22. Watch him do a trick.
a. Declarative
b. Interrogative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
23. The animal shelter rescues abandoned pets.
a. Declarative
b. Interrogative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
24. What punctuation mark should be put to the sentence?
Please refrain from making inappropriate sounds
a. Period
b. question mark
c. exclamation point
d. Close Parenthesis
25. Which is an imperative sentence?
a. Watch your steps when you go upstairs.
b. I stored the books in the top right shelf.
c. How will we end our dialogue in the role playing?
d. I passed the auditions for the singing contest!
26. A sentence that tells a command. Ends with a (.) or (!).
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
27. A sentence that makes a statement. It ends with a period.
a. Declarative
b. Exclamatory
c. Interrogative
d. Imperative
28. A sentence that's used to give someone an order or a command is an _______
sentence.
a. Interrogative
b. Imperative
c. Exclamative
d. Declarative
29. The function of a declarative sentence is to _______ someone about something.
a. Ask
b. Tell
c. Surprise
d. Get
30. "Sit down and be quiet!" What type of sentence is this?
a. Exclamative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Declarative
31. Which of these sentence types often begins with the subject?
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Exclamative
d. Interrogative
32. The usual FORM of a declarative sentence is
a. To make a statement
b. Subject-verb
c. A period of full-stop
d. A verb
33. Which is a declarative sentence?
a. Ouch!
b. Stop hurting me!
c. That hurts!
d. OMG!
34. Where is the school?
a. Interrogative
b. Imperative
c. Declarative
d. Exclamatory
35. This is the first time that I've had bad food at this restaurant.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
36. Slow down before you get into an accident.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
37. Use at least five hundred words in your essay.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
38. The smoke alarm battery should be changed at least once a year.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
39. Mrs. Williams went to the store.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Imperative
d. Exclamatory
40. Daniel works on a dairy farm.
a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Exclamatory
d. Interrogative
41. Get up out of that bed immediately.
a. Declarative
b. Interrogative
c. Exclamatory
d. Imperative
42. Most workers found better jobs after the factory closed.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Exclamatory
d. Imperative
43. Use at least five hundred words in your essay.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Exclamatory
d. Interrogative
44. Upgrade the programs on all of the classroom computers.
a. Interrogative
b. Declarative
c. Exclamatory
d. Imperative
45. Shut that door now.
a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory
46. ALBHS is located in Kannapolis, North Carolina
a. Exclamatory
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Declarative
47. Please change the channel.
a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory

48. Take a picture of the rainbow!

a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory

49. Don’t drink the water!

 a. Declarative
b. Imperative
c. Exclamatory
d. Interrogative

50. Say hello to my little friend!

a. Declarative
b. Exclamatory
c. Interrogative
d. Imperative