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Grade 9-W - Diagnostic Test English - 2nd Term

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Andrew sat in the chair. The dentist looked in his mouth with a small mirror. With a sharp pointed tool, he picked at places around Andrew's teeth. Finally, the dentist spoke, and told the boy his teeth had cavities.


How did Andrew get cavities in his teeth?

a)

He did not brush his teeth well.

b)

He did not floss his teeth.

c)

He ate too much candy.

d)

All of the above.

2.

Every student in class had to study the life cycle of an animal. Beth chose one she wanted to learn more about. She often saw it in the pond near her house. She was amazed, though, when she really followed one closely from it's beginning as an egg to a tadpole until its legs developed.


What animal did Beth study?

a)

duck

b)

mouse

c)

frog

d)

lizard

3.

Today is a special day for Bob. He was waiting at the bus stop with his dad. He is a little scared. He is meeting his second grade teacher for the first time. He hopes he likes her. He hopes he makes new friends in his class, too.


What day do you think this is for Bob?

a)

day of the class trip

b)

first day of school

c)

Halloween

d)

Christmas

4.

Read the sentence. If it is written correctly, select 'correct as is.' If not, select the correct way to write it.


i have fun with my bike.

a)

I have fun with my bike.

b)

I have fun with my bike

c)

i have fun with my bike

5.

Read the sentence. If it is written correctly, select 'correct as is.' If not, select the correct way to write it.


can i ride to the beach

a)

Can I ride to the beach.

b)

Can i ride to the beach?

c)

Can I ride to the beach?

6.

What is the noun(s) in the sentence below?


The boy made a boat.

a)

boy

b)

made

c)

boat

d)

Both A and C

7.

What is the noun(s) in the sentence below?


The brothers went to the park.

a)

went

b)

brothers

c)

park

d)

both b and c

8.

Read the story. Then, answer the question.


Steve and his sister were playing. They were playing in the yard. A bird landed on the fence. They watched the bird fly to the ground. It picked up some grass. Then, it flew to a tree. Steve said the bird was making a nest.


Where was the setting?

a)

school

b)

yard

c)

basement

d)

kitchen

9.

Read the story. Then, answer the question.


Steve and his sister were playing. They were playing in the yard. A bird landed on the fence. They watched the bird fly to the ground. It picked up some grass. Then, it flew to a tree. Steve said the bird was making a nest.


Who are the characters?

a)

Sherry and her brother

b)

Steve and his sister

c)

Steve and his mom

d)

Steve and his brother

10.

Read the story. Then, answer the question.


Steve and his sister were playing. They were playing in the yard. A bird landed on the fence. They watched the bird fly to the ground. It picked up some grass. Then, it flew to a tree. Steve said the bird was making a nest.


Where did the bird land?

a)

on the fence

b)

on the roof

c)

under the tree

d)

on the car

11.

Read the story. Then, answer the question.


Steve and his sister were playing. They were playing in the yard. A bird landed on the fence. They watched the bird fly to the ground. It picked up some grass. Then, it flew to a tree. Steve said the bird was making a nest.


What was the bird making?

a)

a pie

b)

a nest

c)

supper

d)

money

12.
full of regret, remorseful
a)
Enhance
b)
Contrite
13.
to pronounce in a clear, articulate manner
a)
Impound
b)
Enunciate
14.
faultless, flawless
a)
Impeccable
b)
Evoke
15.

Read the following extract and respond to the questions that follow.


Soaring over the city at an impressive 2,716 feet (828 meters) and boasting 200 stories (160 habitable), the $1.5 billion Burj Khalifa project was unveiled by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in January 2010. At the peak of construction, more than 12,000 international workers were on site per day logging a collective 22 million man-hours during the six years it took to complete. The Burj Khalifa is twice the height of New York's Empire State Building and three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It even surpassed Taiwan's Taipei 101, which at 1,667 feet (508m) had held the world title since it opened in 2004.


Question: what would be an appropriate title for this passage?

a)

Tall buildings of the World

b)

Why you should visit Dubai

c)

The size and Magnificence of the Burj Khalifa

16.

Soaring over the city at an impressive 2,716 feet (828 meters) and boasting 200 stories (160 habitable), the $1.5 billion Burj Khalifa project was unveiled by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in January 2010. At the peak of construction, more than 12,000 international workers were on site per day logging a collective 22 million man-hours during the six years it took to complete. The Burj Khalifa is twice the height of New York's Empire State Building and three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It even surpassed Taiwan's Taipei 101, which at 1,667 feet (508m) had held the world title since it opened in 2004.


Question: How many international workers were on site per day during the Burj Khalifa's construction? (Skill: scanning)

a)

12000

b)

2000

c)

22000

17.

Andrew sat in the chair. The dentist looked in his mouth with a small mirror. With a sharp pointed tool, he picked at places around Andrew's teeth. Finally, the dentist spoke, and told the boy his teeth had cavities.


How did Andrew get cavities in his teeth?

a)

He did not brush his teeth well.

b)

He did not floss his teeth.

c)

He ate too much candy.

d)

All of the above.

18.

Every student in class had to study the life cycle of an animal. Beth chose one she wanted to learn more about. She often saw it in the pond near her house. She was amazed, though, when she really followed one closely from it's beginning as an egg to a tadpole until its legs developed.


What animal did Beth study?

a)

duck

b)

mouse

c)

frog

d)

lizard

19.

Today is a special day for Bob. He was waiting at the bus stop with his dad. He is a little scared. He is meeting his second grade teacher for the first time. He hopes he likes her. He hopes he makes new friends in his class, too.


What day do you think this is for Bob?

a)

day of the class trip

b)

first day of school

c)

Halloween

d)

Christmas

20.

Read the sentence. If it is written correctly, select 'correct as is.' If not, select the correct way to write it.


i have fun with my bike.

a)

I have fun with my bike.

b)

I have fun with my bike

c)

i have fun with my bike

21.

Read the sentence. If it is written correctly, select 'correct as is.' If not, select the correct way to write it.


can i ride to the beach

a)

Can I ride to the beach.

b)

Can i ride to the beach?

c)

Can I ride to the beach?

22.

Choose the correct form of the verb for the following sentence: Brown bears _________ thick fur only in the cold winter months.

a)

has

b)

have

23.

Identify the subject and verb of the following sentence as either singular or plural: Is Bianca trying out for the part of the duchess?

a)

singular subject and verb

b)

plural subject and verb

24.

Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence: Either two nickels or one dime ________ in the parking meter.

a)

works

b)

work

25.

Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence: Carol and her cousins _________ every afternoon.

a)

exercise

b)

exercises

26.

Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence: The inventor of the gadgets __________ a patent.

a)

demand

b)

demands

27.

Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence: In the back of the room ___________ three stacks of books.

a)

was

b)

were

28.

My mother-in-law is _____ at our house this week.

a)

stay

b)

be staying

c)

staying

d)

will stay

29.

They _____ (wait) for the bus when the accident happened.

a)

waiting

b)

was waiting

c)

are waiting

d)

were waiting

30.

We _____ at a fancy restaurant tonight. Jason decided this yesterday.

a)

eat

b)

will eating

c)

eating

d)

are eating

31.

The universe_____ , and has been so since its beginning.

a)

expanding

b)

is expanding

c)

was expanding

d)

are expanding

32.

Tick the sentence that is correct.

a)

The young are vulnerable to certain diseases

b)

The young is vulnerable to certain diseases.

33.

Tick the sentence that is correct.

a)

The injured has been taken to the hospital.

b)

The injured have been taken to the hospital.

34.

A gerund is the base form of a verb with ' ing' ending.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

We use singular verbs with abstract nouns

a)

True

b)

False