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Grade 7 English Quiz 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It should be a rule in all the countries, that students should go to their classes prepared. What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"?

a)

students

b)

rule

c)

classes

d)

countries

2.

The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of "her" class. What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?

a)

class

b)

student

c)

principal

d)

teacher

3.

What is the pronoun in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

a)

ocean

b)

the

c)

it

d)

is

4.

What is the antecedent of it in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

a)

ocean

b)

calm

c)

it

d)

sound

5.

What is the antecedent of "it" in "The concert done in the auditorium of the school was fantastic, but it ended too early."

a)

concert

b)

fantastic

c)

school

d)

auditorium

6.

Both my mom and stepdad were living in a _______house for three years.

a)

cradling

b)

wretched

c)

crescent

d)

glimmered

7.

Everyone touches the baby and likes _____ him softly.

a)

wretched

b)

dribbling

c)

cradling

d)

banning

8.

Two __________surmounted by a star on a single stem.

a)

crescents

b)

podiums

c)

heralds

d)

scowls

9.

Before Sally puts fondant flowers on wedding cakes, she sprinkles them with sugar. (This is vague. Who could "them" refer to in this sentence?)

a)

Sally and flowers

b)

Sally and flowers and cakes

c)

flowers and cakes

10.

Find the vague pronouns: Henry saw his older brother, so he ran to give him a hug. They are very close. Choose two

a)

his

b)

he

c)

him

d)

they

11.

Which of the sentences below contains a vague pronoun?

a)

Mom and Lauren ate dinner together.

b)

Mom gave Lauren her dinner.

c)

Mom ate Lauren's dinner.

d)

Mom and Lauren love Mexican food.

12.

How would you correct the below sentence to fix the vague pronoun without changing the meaning of the sentence?


Julie told Emily to make the call on her cell phone.

a)

Julie handed her cell phone to Emily so that Emily could make the call.

b)

Julie gave Emily her cell phone.

c)

Emily gave her cell phone to Julia.

d)

Julia called Emily.

13.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

a)

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

b)

Floods cause mudslides.

c)

Floods damage houses and roads.

d)

Floods leaves sand and debris.

14.

The sound distracted me and I lost the ________of what I was saying.

a)

wretched

b)

crescent

c)

thread

d)

scowl

15.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

a)

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

b)

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

c)

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

d)

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

16.

What is the antecedent of the pronoun it?

Ivan left some music at the office in his house. It was on a CD.

a)

office

b)

music

c)

house

d)

CD

17.
What is the pronoun that refers to the noun "teacher"?
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class. 
a)
about
b)
student
c)
that
d)
her
18.

The boy and the girl were playing in the mud, causing both to stain their shirts.


What is the antecedent for their?

a)

Boy, girl

b)

playing, causing

c)

mud, stain

d)

shirts

19.
Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation's most critical natural resource problem.
As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America ----.
a)
causes humans to place new demands on the land
b)
is worse than it was in the nineteenth century
c)
happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed
d)
is the most critical problem that the nation faces
20.
I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?
a)
Weekends are times to travel.
b)
The author enjoys spending time with her family.
c)
The author's grandparents live far away.
d)
The author is sad to leave her cousins.