Grade 7 English – LISTENING AND SPEAKING:ORAL NARRATIVES Quiz
1. Which verb correctly completes this oral narrative sentence: "Yesterday the teacher ___ the pupils about washing hands at the local clinic"?
The sentence refers to a past action ('Yesterday'), so the past tense 'told' is grammatically correct.
2. Change to reported speech: The doctor said, "Wash your hands regularly." Which is correct?
Commands in reported speech use 'told + object + to + verb'. 'Told us to wash' correctly reports the command.
3. Which word best introduces the first event in an oral narrative about a school health drama?
'First' is used to introduce the initial event or step in a sequence, which is ideal for beginning a narrative.
4. In this sentence from a Kenyan story, which word does 'their' refer to? "The nurse gave the pupils their results."
'Their' is a possessive pronoun that refers back to 'pupils', showing the results belong to the pupils.
5. Choose the correct subject-verb agreement: "The team of doctors ___ arriving at the county hospital."
Collective nouns like 'team' are treated as singular in standard grammar, so the singular verb 'is' is correct.
6. Convert this question to reported speech: The teacher asked, "Did you drink clean water?" Which is correct?
When reporting a past simple yes/no question, we commonly shift the tense back: 'did you drink' becomes 'had drunk' in reported speech.
7. Choose the best connector: "The child had a fever, ___ he did not go to school."
'So' connects a cause to its result: the child had a fever (cause), so he did not go to school (result).
8. Which verb form fits: "While the nurse ___ the baby, the mother sat quietly at the clinic."
The past continuous 'was examining' shows an action in progress ('while') that was happening when another past action took place.
9. Change this command to reported speech: The coach said to the pupils, "Stand in a queue." Which is correct?
Reported commands use 'told + object + to + base verb': 'told the pupils to stand'.
10. Which tense is correct for sequence in a narrative: "Before the lesson began, the pupils ___ hand sanitizer."
The past perfect 'had used' shows that using the sanitizer happened before another past event ('began').
11. Which modal verb best expresses advice in this narrative sentence: "To avoid sickness, you ___ drink clean water."
'Should' is commonly used to give advice; it is less forceful than 'must' and appropriate for guidance.
12. Choose the correct question tag: "You listened to the health story, ___?"
For past simple statements like 'You listened', the appropriate question tag is 'didn't you?' to confirm.
13. Which pronoun keeps the sentence consistent: "The boy and the girl said ___ were thirsty after the sports day."
When referring to two people together, the plural subject pronoun 'they' is correct.
14. Change to reported speech: The nurse asked, "Where is the clinic?" Which is correct?
In reported speech, the present 'is' shifts to past 'was' and the word order changes to a statement form.
15. Which sentence is the passive form of: "The nurse gave the vaccine to the child." ?
Passive voice places the object ('the vaccine') as the subject and uses 'was given' plus the agent 'by the nurse'.
16. Which adverb best shows the next event in a sequence: "First we washed our hands. ___, we entered the classroom for the health talk."
'Then' is used to show that one event follows another in sequence.
17. Choose the correct relative pronoun: "The clinic ___ treats malaria is near the market."
'Which' is used to introduce a clause giving more information about a thing (the clinic). 'Who' and 'whom' refer to people.
18. Complete with the correct modal: "If you want to stay healthy, you ___ exercise regularly."
'Should' is the correct modal verb to give advice about habitual actions like exercising regularly.
19. Which verb form shows a habitual action in a narrative: "Every morning, the nurse ___ the local clinic."
The simple present 'visits' describes regular, habitual actions such as daily routines.
20. Change to reported speech (negative command): The teacher said, "Don't run in the corridor." Which is correct?
Negative commands in reported speech use 'told + object + not to + verb': 'told us not to run'.
21. Choose the correct tag for an imperative: "Close the window, ___?"
After an imperative, tags like 'will you?' are used to make a polite request: 'Close the window, will you?'
22. Choose the correct possessive form: "The ___ hands were washed before the meal." (referring to one girl)
To show one girl owns the hands, use the singular possessive 'girl's'.
23. Which connector correctly links cause and result: "He felt cold, ___ he put on a sweater."
'So' links a cause to its result: he felt cold (cause), so he put on a sweater (result).
24. Choose the correct perfect tense: "By the time the health lesson ended, the pupils ___ all the questions."
The past perfect 'had answered' indicates the action was completed before another past event ('ended').
25. Which verb agrees with 'Each child' in this sentence: "Each child ___ a toothbrush to use during the health lesson."
'Each' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'has' despite referring to many individuals.