EJERCICIOS DE PRCTICA

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These are the Practice Questions of the PPAA for Grade 7. With these questions, you will show how well you can understand and use English. The practice questions include the following items: Listening, Reading, and Writing. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. Look at sample question A.

A l Choose the word that belongs in the blank.

Yesterday, I at school. A leave B leaves C leaving *D left The correct answer is D, left. On your answer sheet, you can see that D is filled in. Now do the next sample on your own. Read the question and choose the correct answer. Then, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. my backpack

B l Choose the SuBjeCt of the sentence.

He likes chocolate ice cream. A He B likes C chocolate D ice cream

The correct answer is A, He. The circle for A should be filled in on your answer sheet.

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With these practice questions, you will show how well you can understand spoken English.

Directions: In these practice questions, you will listen to some passages. Then, listen to and answer the questions for each passage. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1 l What is the poster stating?

A Everyone should give up and understand his or her limits. B Your dreams can tell you what to do in life. C You can achieve many things if you believe in yourself. D What you accomplish depends on being lucky.

3 l What is this passage MAInLY about?

A Always do your best. B Everyone fails sometimes. C Dreaming is common. D Posters are encouraging.

2 l What kind of person is Aunt Elena?

A She is a positive thinker. B She thinks that life is usually easy. C She is a negative thinker. D She sells posters to her friends.

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4 l Where did the passage MOST LIKELY take place?

A in the cafeteria B at Enriques house C in the library D at the bookstore

5 l Whathave to cram for done so he would nOT should Joe have his test?
A Joe should have studied more. B Joe should not have been talking while he was studying. C Joe should have read faster. D Joe should not have been sitting with his classmates.

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Directions: With these practice questions, you will show how well you can read and understand written English. There are two reading selections and some questions about each one. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Cleaning up the Coast

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Rosa and Julie quickly climbed into the school bus and by the time they found a seat together, Julie was already giggling. Why are you laughing? asked Rosa. Julie pointed to the plastic boots both of the girls were wearing and the gloves they had stuffed in their coat pockets. When have we ever been this excited about cleaning? she asked. Rosa grinned because Julie was right. Normally, cleaning was one of the things she avoided instead of volunteering to do. This was different, however, because she and the rest of her class were spending the day at Seven Seas Beach as part of their schools Coastal Cleanup Day. I cant wait to see the water and the waves, said Rosa, and Julie agreed. The beach is one of my favorite places in the whole world. Both of the girls were shocked when they arrived at Seven Seas Beach and saw all of the litter lining the shore. They had had no idea it was this bad. Armed with large plastic trash sacks and wearing their protective gloves, Julie, Rosa, and the other students made their way along the sand picking up all of the trash. Over the next few hours, they found everything from glass soda bottles and old grocery bags, to food wrappers and plastic cups. By the end of the day, the volunteers had picked up several hundred pounds of trash and cleaned over two miles of coastline. Now, thats more like it, said Julie, looking back at the beach. This time, the girls were able to see the beauty of the sparkling water and the glistening sand instead of the mess. Well, I learned one important thing today, said Julie with a chuckle. If I can do this much cleaning in one afternoon, my room should only take an hour!

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6 l Whichglistening in paragraph 8? as the word word means almost the same

A dark B shiny C muddy D light

8 l Paragraph 7 is MOSTLY about

A the trip to the beach. B how beautiful the ocean is. C the items that were picked up. D how the volunteers traveled to the coast.

7 l Which sentence is a FACT based on the reading selection?

A At the end of the day, the beach looked great. B The class was surprised to see how much trash they picked up. C The volunteers results were absolutely amazing. D Glass bottles and plastic bags were found on the beach.

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My Faraway Friend

To: Dear Estela,

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Hello, new pen pal! I have heard that Puerto Rico is a wonderful place to live since it is part of Hawaii. I would like to travel there one day because I have never been to a foreign country. What countries are next to you? Do you enjoy going outside to play in the snow?

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To: Dear Jeff,

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Your letter was great! It made me laugh. Puerto Rico is not part of Hawaii. Its not even anywhere close to it! It is actually in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico is an island so the closest places to me are other islands. Although it is not attached to the United States, it is part of it. Therefore, I am a U.S. citizen, just like you! As for snow, I have never seen it. I know Alaska is covered in snow. Do you live in an igloo and see lots of polar bears? Do you sport fur coats when you go ice fishing? I wish I could wear winter clothes, but its always warm here.

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To: Dear Estela,

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Wow, I sure have a lot to learn about Puerto Rico! Thank you for explaining things to me. I also had to laugh at your letter because Alaska is not like you imagine. I live in the city of Fairbanks and no one lives in igloos; plus I have never seen a polar bear or attempted ice fishing. I do see a lot of snow, but there are sunny, warm times of the year here, too. We are lucky because we get to become friends and learn more about the world at the same time!

Sincerely, Jeff

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9 l The word as used in paragraph 1, refers to foreign,

A a cold part of the world. B an island nation. C a neighboring city. D another part of the world.

1 l Because Jeff thought Puertoletter part 0 of Hawaii, Estela found his Rico was
A aggravating. B cheerful. C ridiculous. D humorous.

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1 l Read the Venn diagram to answer the question. 1

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* a boy * spends time in the snow

* US citizen * has a pen pal

* a girl * _______________

Which of the following BEST completes the diagram? A would like to wear winter clothes B has blonde hair C same region of the United States D does not enjoy writing letters

1 l A. Describe the TOnE of the reading 2 selection.

B. Explain your answer using details from the reading selection. Remember to answer all parts of the question on your answer sheet.

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Directions: With these practice questions, you will show how well you understand how to write English. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1 l The rainitfell softly, without a strong wind 3 to push around.

What part of speech is the word softly in this sentence? A noun B adverb C verb D adjective

1 l Choose theof Harry and Sally. 5 InSTEAD option that can be used
Harry and Sally ate the fish. A Him and she B Them C He and her D They

1 l Choose the word that belongs in the blank. 4

I want to go to the movies; _________, my mother wants to go to the opera. A along B always C however D next

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1 l Tina is writing a paragraph about a party. 6

Choose the sentence that BEST completes the paragraph. A Finally, the piata cracked open. B There was a piata at the party. C The boy hit the piata with the stick. D They put the blindfold on.

1 l Why is the following sentence 7 InCORRECT?

Pamela, do you like snakes. A There should not be a comma after the word Pamela. B The word snakes is misspelled. C There should be a question mark after the word snakes. D The word do should be capitalized.

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