7th Grammar Pretest

The students were excited to see their friends on the first day of school.

Which word is not a noun?

• Friends

• Day

• Students

• First

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

The pitcher was confident as he gripped the ball with two fingers on the seams and threw a 60 mph fastball.

Which word is not a verb?

• Threw

• Confident

• Was

• Gripped

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

Luckily, the dance doesn't start until 7 and Hermoine practiced enough to feel completely confident.

Which word is not an adverb

• start

• Luckily

• Enough

• Completely

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Whenever I eat a carrot, I feel like Bugs Bunny.

• Yes

• No, a semi-colon should replace the comma

• No, there shouldn't be a comma

• No, "an" should replace "a"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

Percy shouldn't of stolen the unicorn's horn, but the unicorn was kind of rude.

• Yes

• No, "have" should replace "of"

• No, there shouldn't be a comma

• No, "should not" should replace "shouldn't"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The students wanted to eat outside, the teachers wanted to eat inside.

What is wrong with this sentence?

• Nothing. The sentence is correct.

• "Students" and "teachers" should be capitalized

• There should be a conjunction after the comma

• There should be no comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

WHOSE BOOK IS IT?

• IT´S HE BOOK

• IT´S HER BOOK

• IT´S HIS BOOK

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

WHOSE TAPE IS IT?

• IT´S HER TAPE

• IT IS SHES TAPE

• IT IS THEIR TAPE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

WHOSE CRAYONS ARE THEY?

• THEM IS MINE

• THEY ARE MINE

• THEY ARE OURS

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Read the sentence.

__________ and Ginny are going to ride in his car.

Which identifies the best nominative pronoun to complete the sentence?

• He

• His

• Him

• We