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DATE:

PROGNOSTIC TEST- 7TH GRADE

1. Read the story and write the correct form of the verbs:

Yesterday I (carry)..some heavy shopping from the car to my front door when the telephone (start)
..to ring inside the house. I put the bags on the ground and took out my key. As I (open)
the door , I (hear).the noise. The car alarm was going off. I (rush)back to the car , (open)
.the door and ( switch)..the alarm off. A dog (walk).down the street and it
(smell).the chicken in my shopping bag. It (run).across the garden and (pull)
.the chicken out of the bag when I (catch)..it. When I turned round, my neighbor (stand)
.in front of my house with my key in her hand. I saw it on the lock, she said.You must be
careful. I (carry)..my shopping into the house and then (walk).back to the car. It
was locked and the key (lie)..on the front seat. I had to phone a garage and ask someone to come and
help. Two hours later, I (eat)..an incomplete meal of potatoes and carrots when the phone (ring)
. It was my friend. I (phone)you several times earlier this afternoon
without getting any answer. Whatever (you/do)?

Marks: 20x 2= 40

2. Write a summary of a story you read last summer following the plan below (60 marks).

- mention the title and narrate the events/ present the plot in chronological order. 10 marks

- use appropriate linking words ( then, after that, as soon as, etc) and vocabulary. 10 marks

- express your own opinion on the story. 15 marks

- divide the summary into paragraphs ( introduction, main body, conclusion). 5 marks

MARKING SCHEME: 40+50+10 (CREDIT)= 100 MARKS