Grade 7 English Language Arts: 10 Free Practice Questions

Answer: A survey of 2,000 parents showed 80% supported the change.
Specific data from a large survey is strong evidence.

Answer: 'Thrifty' has a positive connotation, while 'stingy' has a negative connotation.
'Thrifty' carries a positive connotation, suggesting wise and responsible spending, while 'stingy' carries a negative connotation, suggesting an unwillingness to spend even when appropriate. Since both words share a similar denotation but differ sharply in the feeling they evoke, options C and D are incorrect.

Answer: unclear
Leaving voters unsure shows the remarks were unclear.

Answer: A metaphor that suggests her laughter brought sudden warmth and joy to a gloomy moment
The sentence directly equates laughter with sunlight without using 'like' or 'as,' making it a metaphor that conveys sudden warmth and joy contrasting with the gray afternoon. It is not a simile since no comparison word is used, it does not exaggerate volume (hyperbole), and it contains no sound-imitating words (onomatopoeia).

Answer: problem and solution
Poaching is the problem and patrols are the solution.

Answer: Skeptical and critical
The phrase 'so-called' combined with quotation marks around 'commitment to sustainability' signals sarcasm, and describing the effort as 'little more than a glossy advertisement' reveals clear disapproval, indicating a skeptical, critical tone. This word choice rules out admiration, neutrality, or sympathy.

Answer: hints about what will happen later
Foreshadowing hints at future events.

Answer: The chef prepared soup, salad, and dessert for the guests.
A comma separates each item in a series of three or more, including before the coordinating conjunction 'and' (the Oxford comma). Option A misplaces the comma after 'and,' and options C and D place commas in positions that do not correspond to item boundaries.

Answer: To establish an eerie setting that creates suspense
Details like shattered windows, overgrown vines, and ominous whispers work together to establish a foreboding setting, generating suspense for the reader. The passage introduces no characters in conflict, offers no resolution, and provides no factual historical account, ruling out the other options.

Answer: "The bus is late," said Marcus. "We should call the school."
When a speaker's dialogue tag interrupts two separate sentences, the first quoted sentence ends with a comma inside the quotation marks, followed by the tag and a period, then the second quoted sentence begins with a capital letter. Option A joins the two independent statements with only a comma, options B and D place punctuation outside the quotation marks or omit required commas.