Adverbs of Place, Manner, Time, Frequency, Purpose Set-2 - Grade 7 Assessment

Select the adverb of time in the following sentence: My family will go on vacation soon.

• family

• vacation

• will go

• soon

Answer explanation

The word 'soon' is an adverb of time because it answers the question 'When will the family go on vacation?'.

True or False: In the sentence, 'I often get pizza on Fridays,' the word 'often' is an adverb of frequency.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is true. 'Often' is an adverb of frequency because it tells how often the action (getting pizza) happens.

Complete the sentence with the correct adverb form of 'good': If you are a good singer, it means you sing (a)   .

Answer explanation

'Well' is the irregular adverb form of the adjective 'good'. It describes how you sing.

An adverb of manner is used to answer which question about a verb?

• Where?

• How?

• When?

• How often?

Answer explanation

Adverbs of manner, such as 'quickly' or 'happily', describe how an action is performed.

Fill in the blank with a simple adverb of place: I left my backpack right (a)   by the front door.

Answer explanation

The word 'there' is an adverb of place that answers the question 'Where did I leave my backpack?'. 'Here' would also be a correct answer.

Which sentence uses the adverb correctly?

• The team played bad and lost the championship.

• My dad carefully drove us through the snowstorm.

• She spoke quiet so the baby wouldn't wake up.

• He ran to the bus real fast.

Answer explanation

The adverb 'carefully' correctly describes how the dad drove. The other options use adjectives ('bad', 'quiet') instead of adverbs ('badly', 'quietly') or use informal language ('real' instead of 'really').

True or False: The following sentence is grammatically correct. 'You did that science project perfect!'

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is false. The adjective 'perfect' should be the adverb 'perfectly' to describe how the project was done.

In which sentence does the underlined part act as an adverb of purpose, explaining *why* the action was done?

• He ran quickly to the bus stop.

• She goes to the library often.

• I saved my allowance to buy a new skateboard.

• My dog was sleeping upstairs.

Answer explanation

The phrase 'to buy a new skateboard' explains the reason, or purpose, for saving the allowance. It answers the question 'Why did I save?'. The other options show manner, frequency, and place.

Fill in the blank with the adverb that means 'with a lot of effort': To make the school's basketball team, you have to practice (a)   .

Answer explanation

'Hard' is an irregular adverb that means 'with great effort.' The word 'hardly' means 'almost not at all' and would not fit the context.

Complete the sentence with an adverb of frequency that fits the clue: Our school holds a book fair (a)   , so a new one happens once every year.

Answer explanation

The adverb 'annually' means 'once a year,' which matches the context clue provided in the sentence.