7 th Grade CRCT Practice Test Grammar & Mechanics

1. A secreatary is an employee who handles business correspondence. Which of the underlined words in the sentence is misspelled? A. secreatary B. employee C. business D. correspondence

2. The boy received a watch on the occasion of his gratuation from college. Which of the underlined words in the sentence above is misspelled? A. received B. occasion C. gratuation D. college

3. Which sentence contains the correct usage? A. Lie the silverware on the table. B. Can you lay your paper on the desk? C. My puppy likes to lay down in the den. D. Joe will lie his head down and rest quietly

4. In which sentence is an apostrophe used incorrectly? A. The hiking club's rules are for safety. B. The boy's want to go for a long hike. C. One of the hiker's backpacks held food. D. Jon needed the two hikers' help on the trail.

5. My favorite grandmother lives in Sacramento, California, so I don't see her very often. What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence above? A. adverb B. adjective C. preposition D. conjunction

6. Last summer, my cousin and i went camping at the state park near our house. Which word in this sentence should be capitalized? A. i B. park C. state D. summer

7. There are many trioes in the music industry that are extremely popular now. Which underlined word in the sentence is misspelled? A. there B. trioes C. industry D. extremely

8. Which words best fill in the blanks in the sentence below? You should have (1) _________ the touching (2) _________ at the family reunion. A. seen, seen B. seen, scene C. scene, seen D. scene, scene

9. Nolan likes many sports basketball, baseball, tennis, swimming, football, and soccer Which punctuation mark needs to be added to the sentence? A. a colon after and B. a colon after sports C. a comma after sports D. a comma after Nolan

10. He voiced his opinions loudly and often. Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence? A. verb B. noun C. adverb D. adjective

11. An astronot has to study mathematics, technology and science. Which of the underlined words is misspelled? A. astronot B. mathematics C. technology D. science

12. The two sisters were alike in many ways; ______ both liked to go to the same extracurricular activities at school. Which word correctly completes this sentence? A. they B. their C. them D. theirs

13. The horse, a real beauty, came trotting around the track. Which of the underlined words in this sentence is a preposition? A. a B. came C. trotting D. around

14. The first coarse of the meal was soup, followed by a salad. Which underlined word is used incorrectly in this sentence? A. soup B. meal C. salad D. coarse

15. This sunset is breathtaking! In the sentence above, what part of speech is the underlined word? A. adverb B. pronoun C. adjective D. interjection

16. She cared for the stray animal as if it were her own. In the sentence, what is the form of the underlined verb? A. infinitive B. past tense C. past participle D. present participle

17. All of the children have gone home. Which part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence? A. noun B. adverb C. adjective D. preposition

18. Somebody ought to throw a stick for my dog, Arco, to pick up and carry. The type of pronoun underlined in the sentence is A. personal. B. indefinite. C. interrogative. D. demonstrative.

19. What punctuation mark belongs in the sentence below? Our mom sent us shopping with this list apples, peas, milk, and bread. A. this list; apples, peas B. this list: apples, peas C. this list "apples D. this list. apples

20. Sandalee had drove from Santa Ana to Austin in just over ten hours. She went straight to bed and slept until noon. How should the sentences above be revised? A. Change drove to driven. B. Change slept to sleep. C. Change went to go. D. Change had to did.

7th Grade Grammar & Mechanics (Answer Key) 1.secreatary 2.gratuation 3.Can you lay your paper on the desk? 4.The boy's want to go for a long hike. 5.preposition 6.i 7.trioes 8.seen, scene 9.a colon after sports 10.noun 11.astronot 12.they 13.around 14.coarse 15.adjective 16.past tense 17.adjective 18.indefinite. 19.this list: apples, peas 20.Change drove to driven.