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7th Grade English Diagnostic Test

The document is a 7th grade English class diagnostic test that assesses grammar and vocabulary skills. It contains 8 sections testing knowledge of parts of speech including prepositions, conjunctions, verbs, prefixes, adjectives, nouns, adverbs, and pronouns. Students are directed to identify, provide examples of, or complete exercises related to these grammatical concepts.

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7th Grade English Diagnostic Test

The document is a 7th grade English class diagnostic test that assesses grammar and vocabulary skills. It contains 8 sections testing knowledge of parts of speech including prepositions, conjunctions, verbs, prefixes, adjectives, nouns, adverbs, and pronouns. Students are directed to identify, provide examples of, or complete exercises related to these grammatical concepts.

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Name: __________________________ Date:

Name:_____________________
7​th​ grade Mrs. Kuilan English Class Diagnostic Test

I. Grammar. Prepositions

A preposition is a word that shows position or direction or introduces a


prepositional phrase.

Directions: Circle the preposition in each sentence.


1. We walked up the stairs to the office.
2. My mom took a walk around the block and exercised.
3. I looked under my bed to see if there was a shoe.
4. My friend jumped over the bushes and hurt himself.

II. Grammar. Conjunctions

Conjunctions are words that join two or more words, phrases or clauses.

Directions: Read each sentence below. Circle the conjunction that connects
the two phrases.

1. That car is fast, but the blue car is faster.


2. Maria went to the Pheasant Lane Mall, so she could shop for shoes.
3. June loves to play baseball, but she needs a new glove, bat and ball.
4. Luis loves to play basketball, for he is really good at it.
III. Grammar. Verb Tenses
The present tense of a verb names an action that happens now. The past
tense of a verb names an action that already happened. The future tense of
a verb names an action that will happen in the future.
Directions: Write the past, present and future tense of each verb given
below.
Present Past Present Future
1. write ______________ _______________ ________________
2. run _______________ _______________ ________________
3. hug ______________ _______________ ________________
4. talk _______________ _______________ ________________

IV. Vocabulary. Prefix


A prefix is a letter or group of letters that is added to the beginning of a
word. Common prefixes include; ( bi-, tri-, inter-, pre-, semi-, under-, anti-,
etc..)
Directions: Add the correct prefix to the incomplete words below using the
word bank provided.
extra- bi- inter- semi- under- ex-

1. __________________ordinary
2. __________________state highway
3. __________________truck
4. __________________cycle
V. Grammar. Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Some adjectives
can tell how many and some can tell what color.
Circle each adjective in each sentence below.

1. The green tree looked very healthy.


2. There can be up to ten players on the basketball court.
3. I have five fingers on my hand.
4. The red house stood out on the block.

VI. Grammar. Nouns


A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea.
Directions. Circle the noun from the list of words below. Then, write a
sentence with that noun.

1. run house blue


________________________________________________________
2. computer play jump
________________________________________________________
3. sky running red
________________________________________________________
4. jumping sidewalk sleeping
________________________________________________________

VII. Grammar. Adverbs


An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Adverbs fall into three categories; When, Where, and How.
Directions: Circle the adverb in each sentence.

1. The boy calmly took his test.


2. The team eagerly awaited their next opponent.
3. The player politely asked the official a question.
4. The teams shook hands sincerely after the game.

VIII. Grammar. Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that may take the place of one or more nouns.

Directions: Circle the pronoun that best completes each sentence.


1. (I / Us) think that you are one of the brightest students in the class.
2. (We / Us) are going to the football game this weekend.
3. I can tell that (him / you) really enjoyed the movie.
4. (That / It) is one of the best movies I have seen all year.

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