Grade 7 English – READING:CLASS READERS Quiz

1. The committee ____ the new school project every year.

is meeting
meets
meet
are meeting
Explanation:

Committee is a collective noun treated as singular here, so the verb takes the singular form 'meets'.

2. Yesterday the headteacher ____ the winners at assembly.

has announced
announces
will announce
announced
Explanation:

The time word 'Yesterday' requires the past simple tense: 'announced'.

3. Active: The students elected Mary as group leader. Which sentence is the passive form?

Mary elected the students as group leader.
Mary was elected as group leader by the students.
The students elected Mary as group leader.
Mary is electing the students.
Explanation:

Passive voice places the object 'Mary' as subject and includes a form of 'be' + past participle: 'was elected' plus 'by the students'.

4. The teacher told the class, 'I am proud of your work.' Which is the correct reported speech?

The teacher tells the class that she is proud of your work.
The teacher said I am proud of your work.
The teacher tell the class that she was proud of our work.
The teacher told the class that she was proud of their work.
Explanation:

In reported speech the present 'am' shifts to past 'was' and 'your' (addressed to the class) becomes 'their'.

5. Choose the correct relative pronoun: The leader ____ won the award is from our village.

who
which
whose
whom
Explanation:

'Who' is used for people as the subject of the relative clause: 'who won the award.'

6. Good leaders often lead ____ positive change in their communities.

into
on
at
to
Explanation:

The common collocation is 'lead to change' meaning cause or result, so 'to' is correct.

7. A leader ____ listen carefully to others to make fair decisions.

must
can
might
would
Explanation:

'Must' shows obligation or strong advice, fitting the sentence about what a leader ought to do.

8. They enjoy ____ meetings where everyone shares ideas.

attended
attend
attending
to attend
Explanation:

After 'enjoy' we use a gerund (verb+ing), so 'attending' is correct.

9. Which is the superlative form of 'good'?

better
more good
goodest
best
Explanation:

'Best' is the irregular superlative form of 'good' (good, better, best).

10. In the sentence 'When the leader spoke, everyone listened to him.' What does 'him' refer to?

everyone
to him
the leader
listened
Explanation:

The pronoun 'him' refers back to 'the leader', the male person mentioned earlier.

11. The leaders ____ speech inspired many. Choose the correct possessive form.

leaderses
leaderss'
leader's
leaders'
Explanation:

If one leader gave the speech, we use the singular possessive 'leader's speech'.

12. Choose the conjunction that joins two equal ideas: The leaders planned, ____ the team acted.

unless
although
because
and
Explanation:

'And' is a coordinating conjunction used to join two equal ideas or clauses.

13. If a leader listens, people ____ trust them.

would
had
will have
will
Explanation:

This is a first conditional structure (if + present, will + base verb); 'will' is correct for likely future result.

14. The award has ____ to the most helpful student.

gave
was given
been given
given
Explanation:

Present perfect passive requires 'has/have been' + past participle: 'has been given.'

15. You support the community project, ____?

didn't you
don't you
are you
do you
Explanation:

A positive statement takes a negative question tag; 'You support...' uses 'do' so the tag is 'don't you'.

16. She is ___ leader everyone respects.

an
Ø
the
a
Explanation:

We use 'the' before a specific person known to the speaker and listener: 'the leader everyone respects.'

17. Which of these nouns is uncountable?

leader
team
meeting
advice
Explanation:

'Advice' is uncountable (we say 'some advice' not 'two advices').

18. Turn this into a correct question: You have read the chapter?

Have read you the chapter?
Did you read the chapter?
Have you read the chapter?
You have read the chapter?
Explanation:

For present perfect questions we invert 'have' and the subject: 'Have you read...?'

19. He spoke ____ during the meeting.

bravely
loud
brave
loudly
Explanation:

An adverb is needed to describe how he spoke; 'loudly' is the correct adverb form.

20. Every Monday the headmaster ____ the assembly.

addresses
is addressing
will address
addressed
Explanation:

For a habitual action use the simple present: 'addresses' for third person singular.

21. Choose the sentence with a non-defining relative clause.

My mentor, who lives nearby, helps me.
My mentor who lives nearby helps me.
The mentor, who lives nearby helps me.
The mentor who lives nearby helps me.
Explanation:

Non-defining relative clauses give extra information and are set off by commas: 'My mentor, who lives nearby, helps me.'

22. Which formal question is correct when asking where to address a letter?

To who should the letter be addressed?
Whom should the letter be addressed?
To whom should the letter be addressed?
Who should the letter be addressed to?
Explanation:

In formal English the object of a preposition uses 'whom': 'To whom...' is correct.

23. The teacher said, 'Close the books.' Which is the correct reported speech?

The teacher asked close the books.
The teacher told the students to close the books.
The teacher said close the books.
The teacher told the students closing the books.
Explanation:

Imperatives are reported with 'tell' + object + 'to' + base verb: 'told the students to close.'

24. Which sentence shows purpose correctly?

They met planning the project.
They met for plan the project.
They met to plan the project.
They met planning for the project.
Explanation:

To show purpose we use 'to' + base verb: 'to plan' (They met in order to plan the project).

25. By the time the guests arrived, the leader ____ the speech.

finishes
has finished
had finished
finished
Explanation:

The past perfect 'had finished' shows one action was completed before another past action (guests arrived).