Grade 7 English – WRITING:NARRATIVE COMPOSITIONS Quiz
1. In a narrative about a brave heroine, which sentence shows correct past tense consistency?
Both verbs are in the past tense ('fought', 'defeated'), keeping tense consistent in a past-tense narrative.
2. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement for a singular hero.
With the singular subject 'hero', the verb needs an -s in the simple present: 'walks'.
3. Which sentence uses the correct pronoun to refer back to the heroine?
'Sword' is an object, so the neuter pronoun 'it' correctly refers back to it.
4. Which sentence correctly uses a relative pronoun in a hero story?
'Whose' correctly shows possession (the helmet belonging to the knight).
5. Choose the correctly punctuated direct speech for dialogue in a narrative about a hero:
In direct speech, a comma is used before the quotation, and the sentence inside quotes ends with a full stop within the quotation marks.
6. When changing direct speech to reported speech: "The heroine said, 'I have finished the quest.'" Which is correct?
In reported speech, present perfect 'have finished' backshifts to past perfect 'had finished'.
7. Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice in a heroic narrative?
Passive voice puts the object ('the hero') as the subject and uses 'was' + past participle 'saved' followed by the agent.
8. Pick the sentence with correct use of an adverb modifying a verb in a hero story:
Adverbs (bravely) correctly modify verbs; 'brave' is an adjective and cannot modify the verb 'fought'.
9. Which sentence correctly uses a comparative to describe two heroes?
For comparisons of two people use the comparative adjective 'braver' with 'than'.
10. Choose the sentence with correct use of articles in a sentence about a heroine:
'Ancient' begins with a vowel sound, so 'an' is correct before it; 'a cave' is correct because it's one cave, not previously specified.
11. Select the sentence that correctly joins two ideas with a subordinate conjunction in a hero narrative:
The subordinate conjunction 'Although' introduces a dependent clause which is followed by a comma before the main clause.
12. Which sentence correctly uses a gerund after the verb 'enjoy' in a story about heroes?
After verbs like 'enjoy', a gerund (-ing form) is used: 'enjoys training'.
13. Choose the sentence that correctly uses past perfect to show an earlier action in the heroine's story:
Past perfect ('had climbed') expresses the action completed before another past event ('arrived').
14. Which sentence shows correct use of pronoun agreement in a group of heroes?
With singular 'each', use singular pronoun 'his or her' (or a gender-neutral singular pronoun); this keeps agreement correct.
15. Pick the sentence that correctly uses a modal verb to show obligation in a narrative:
Modal verbs like 'must' are followed by the base form of the verb without 'to': 'must follow'.
16. Which sentence correctly forms a condition about future events in a hero story (first conditional)?
First conditional uses present simple in the 'if' clause and 'will' + base verb in the main clause for real future conditions.
17. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a possessive apostrophe in a narrator's description of a hero:
A singular hero needs an apostrophe + s to show possession: 'hero's shield'.
18. Which sentence correctly uses a relative clause to add information about a heroine without starting a new sentence?
Non-defining relative clauses use commas and 'who' for people: 'Miriam, who led the rescue,' adds extra information.
19. Choose the sentence with correct word order for emphasis in a heroic narrative:
Inversion ('Never had I seen') is correct for emphasising 'never' at the start; it's common in formal narrative style.
20. Which sentence correctly avoids a sentence fragment in describing the hero's action?
This is a complete sentence with a subject 'He' and verbs, avoiding fragments or misplaced modifiers.
21. Select the sentence that correctly uses punctuation for a list of qualities of a heroine:
Commas separate items in a list; including the Oxford comma before 'and' is acceptable in Kenyan English and clarifies the list.
22. Which sentence correctly uses the preposition in a narrative about a hero's journey?
Use 'arrived in' for entering a town or city; 'at dawn' correctly indicates the time.
23. Choose the sentence that correctly forms a question in reported speech about what the heroine asked:
In reported questions, use a subordinating word ('whether') and backshift the tense ('was'); no question mark is used.
24. Which sentence correctly uses an adjective to describe the hero (not an adverb)?
'Spoke' is a verb, so it needs an adverb ('softly') to describe how he spoke; 'soft' is an adjective and incorrect here.
25. Choose the sentence that correctly uses sequence markers to show order in a heroine's narrative:
Sequence markers 'First' and 'then' are correctly placed with a comma separating the clauses for clear chronological order.
26. Which sentence correctly uses a conditional to imagine an impossible past event in a hero story (third conditional)?
Third conditional (imaginary past) uses 'had' + past participle in the if-clause and 'would have' + past participle in the main clause.