Worksheets7th Grade 5-A-Day Language Week 15
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word means "reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy"?
a)
sheepish
b)
bashful
2.
Which word means "showing embarrassment from shame or a lack of self-confidence"?
a)
sheepish
b)
demure
3.
Which word means "1. to roar and be tumultuous, as wind. 2. to be loud or noisy"?
a)
inquest
b)
adept
c)
toil
d)
bluster
4.
Which word is a synonym for rift ?
a)
bargain
b)
closure
c)
fissure
d)
solid
5.
Why is the following sentence incorrect?
They were told at 9:00 pm that the fireworks would begin.
They were told at 9:00 pm that the fireworks would begin.
a)
misplaced modifier
b)
dangling modifier
6.
Which word means " highly skilled or well-trained"?
a)
inquest
b)
toil
c)
rift
d)
adept
7.
Which word means " an investigation or examination"?
a)
inquest
b)
toil
c)
rift
d)
adept
8.
Which word means "a crack, split, or break in something"?
a)
inquest
b)
toil
c)
rift
d)
adept
9.
Which word means "hard and tiring labor"?
a)
inquest
b)
toil
c)
rift
d)
adept
10.
A comma should go AFTER which word? "My sister who is one year older than me will be coming along" explained Dustin.
a)
My
b)
sister
c)
who
d)
is
11.
A comma should go AFTER which word or words? "My sister who is one year older than me will be coming along" explained Dustin.
a)
who is
b)
one year older
c)
than me
d)
will be
12.
A comma should go AFTER which word or words? "My sister who is one year older than me will be coming along" explained Dustin.
a)
will
b)
be
c)
coming
d)
along
13.
Choose a matching analogy for affluence: wealth.
a)
play: theater
b)
mistake: error
c)
automobile: bus
d)
book: novel
14.
Which of the following would NOT bluster?
a)
an arrogant person
b)
a gracious host
c)
an approaching hurricane
15.
Choose an antonym for scorn.
a)
relief
b)
admire
c)
emotion
d)
despise
16.
Identify the type of sentence: In the next two years, I will have graduated middle school.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
17.
Choose the word which contains "ques," which means ask.
a)
import
b)
intend
c)
inquisitive
18.
Choose the word with the best connotation to complete the sentence. He offered a ____ apology after realizing he had been wrong for years.
a)
bashful
b)
sheepish
c)
demure
19.
Which word can be omitted?
A lifeguard was always in close proximity to the pool.
A lifeguard was always in close proximity to the pool.
a)
lifeguard
b)
always
c)
close
d)
proximity
20.
Identify the following: Seat belts are required.
a)
phrase
b)
dependent clause
c)
independent clause
21.
Identify the figure of speech: He can be such a backseat driver.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
idiom
22.
Choose the word which is CORRECTLY spelled.
a)
manuver
b)
maneuver
23.
Choose the root word for symmetry.
a)
met
b)
-ry
c)
sym-
24.
Choose the prefix for symmetry.
a)
met
b)
-ry
c)
sym-
25.
Choose the suffix for symmetry.
a)
met
b)
-ry
c)
sym-
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