Free Printable CTP Practice Test for Grade 7

Scholar Tests · Set 3

CTP practice test, Grade 7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Verbal Reasoning

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

1.
Brittle is to break as flexible is to
1. Arigid
2. Bbend
3. Cplastic
4. Dsnap
2.
The rescuers had to act ______, because the storm was getting worse by the minute.
Which word best completes the sentence?
1. Asilently
2. Bswiftly
3. Creluctantly
4. Dleisurely
3.
Flock is to sheep as swarm is to
1. Ahoney
2. Bwolves
3. Cbees
4. Dhive
4.
Because the instructions were ______, half of the class built the model incorrectly.
Which word best completes the sentence?
1. Aillustrated
2. Bprecise
3. Cambiguous
4. Dbrief
5.
Candid is to honest as meticulous is to
1. Aslow
2. Bcareless
3. Cneat
4. Dcareful
6.
Verdict is to jury as diagnosis is to
1. Ahospital
2. Billness
3. Cjudge
4. Ddoctor
7.
Pedal is to bicycle as oar is to
1. Awater
2. Bsail
3. Cpaddle
4. Drowboat
8.
Quill is to porcupine as shell is to
1. Asnail's food
2. Bturtle
3. Cocean
4. Dslow
9.
Deciduous is to leaves as molting is to
1. Aflight
2. Bfeathers
3. Cwings
4. Dnest
10.
Hive is to bee as burrow is to
1. Adig
2. Btunnel
3. Ccarrot
4. Drabbit

Vocabulary

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 7 minutes.

1.
Carlos signed up for the swim team without asking when practices were. Then he found out they were at six in the morning every day.
Which saying best fits this story?
1. ALook before you leap
2. BDon't count your chickens before they hatch
3. CGreat minds think alike
4. DIf at first you don't succeed, try, try again
2.
A wealthy merchant could afford a large house near the town market.
This sentence is from a history book. What does merchant mean?
1. Aa priest who leads prayers
2. Ba person who buys and sells goods to make money
3. Ca farmer who works land for a lord
4. Da soldier who guards a castle
3.
Which word shows the mildest happiness?
1. Aknown
2. Bjoyful
3. Cglad
4. Delated
4.
The deer population in the park grew after the wolves disappeared.
This sentence is from a science book. What does population mean?
1. Athe food that an animal eats
2. Bthe way an animal hides
3. Cthe place where a plant grows
4. Dall the members of one species living in one area
5.
Detectives deduce who took the jewels by studying every clue.
What does the word deduce mean in this sentence?
1. Afigure out by reasoning from facts
2. Bguess without any clues
3. Ccopy from a friend
4. Dforget what you saw
6.
We waited in the bus terminal for two hours during the snowstorm.
Which meaning of terminal is used in this sentence?
1. Aa small piece of candy
2. Bone of the metal ends of a battery where a wire connects
3. Ca kind of tall tree
4. Da building where people get on and off planes, trains, or buses
7.
What does the word international mean?
1. Ainside one nation
2. Bagainst a nation
3. Ca nation again
4. Dbetween nations
8.
plate
1. n. a flat dish that you eat from
2. n. one of the huge pieces of rock that make up Earth's outer layer
3. n. the base in baseball where the batter stands
4. n. a metal sign on a car that shows its number

Our catcher crouched behind the plate and signaled the pitcher.
Which meaning of plate is used in the sentence?
1. AMeaning 1
2. BMeaning 2
3. CMeaning 3
4. DMeaning 4
9.
Grandma is ambivalent about her new phone, which is handy but hard to use.
Which word could take the place of ambivalent without changing what the sentence means?
1. Aequivalent
2. Bambitious
3. Ccertain
4. Dconflicted
10.
The guide words on a dictionary page are scold and scrutinize.
Which word would you find on that page?
1. Ascamper
2. Bscornful
3. Cschool
4. Dscurry

Reading Comprehension

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 13 minutes.

In the Dugout
My helmet's on, my laces tight, the field lights buzz against the night, the score is tied at three to three, and one more batter, then it's me. Along the bench my teammates yell; they bang the fence and ring a bell. I sit in silence by the wall and hope my turn won't come at all. My stomach twists into a knot, my palms are cold, my cheeks are hot. I've swung this bat in every drill, but now it's heavy, strange, and still. Then Jada slaps a single through, and Coach looks down the bench: "That's you." I climb the dugout steps and find I've left the worst of it behind. Out in the box, the air is cool; the pitcher's just a kid from school. I plant my feet and lift my chin. Whatever happens, I'm all in.
1.
Why does the speaker "hope my turn won't come at all"?
1. AThe speaker is afraid of failing in front of the team.
2. BThe speaker wants Jada to bat twice.
3. CThe speaker is angry with the coach.
4. DThe speaker has forgotten how to swing a baseball bat well.
2.
How does the speaker change between the third stanza and the last stanza?
1. AThe speaker moves from high hopes to disappointment.
2. BThe speaker moves from nervous dread to calm determination.
3. CThe speaker moves from quiet boredom to wild excitement.
4. DThe speaker moves from proud confidence to sudden, shaky fear.
The Late Bus
The late bus smelled like wet grass and orange slices. Marcus dropped into his usual seat in the back, between Jamal and Reuben, where the windows had fogged up and someone had drawn a sad face on the glass.
"Did you see that last goal?" Reuben said. "It didn't even bounce. It just rolled right past him, and my grandma could have stopped that." He flopped sideways across the seat, a full second too late, and Jamal laughed so hard he snorted.
Marcus laughed too, a little, and then he glanced toward the front of the bus.
Tobias Lund sat alone in the second row, still in his green goalie jersey, his gloves in his lap. He was a sixth grader, the youngest player on the team, and he had been playing goalie for exactly three weeks, ever since their regular keeper broke his wrist. He was staring at the fogged window as if he could see through it.
Before that last goal, Tobias had stopped seven shots, and Marcus had counted every one. One of them, in the first half, was a diving save so fast that the other team's striker had just stood there with his hands on his head.
"Earth to Marcus," said Reuben. "Your turn. Do the face he made."
Marcus looked at the empty seat beside Tobias for a long moment, and then he picked up his backpack.
"Where are you going?" Jamal asked.
"Be right back," Marcus said, which wasn't exactly true.
He slid into the seat beside Tobias, who flinched and then looked quickly away.
"That diving save in the first half," Marcus said. "How did you even get there?"
For a moment Tobias didn't answer, but then, slowly, he wiped a clear patch on the foggy window, and he started to explain.
3.
What does Marcus's choice to change seats reveal about him?
1. AHe is tired of sitting at the back of the bus.
2. BHe thinks Tobias should be cut from the team.
3. CHe notices when someone is hurting and will leave the fun to help.
4. DHe hopes to become the team's next goalie.
4.
When Marcus sits down, Tobias "flinched and then looked quickly away." What do these words suggest?
1. ATobias is glad that Marcus has joined him.
2. BTobias is upset that Marcus took a saved seat.
3. CTobias is searching the bus for his gloves.
4. DTobias expects to be teased or blamed.
5.
At the end, Tobias "wiped a clear patch on the foggy window." What does this action most likely suggest?
1. AHe is trying to ignore Marcus completely.
2. BHe is signaling to his parents outside the bus.
3. CHe is copying the sad face on the back window.
4. DHe is beginning to feel better and to open up.
A Voice for Every Sixth Grader
Good morning, sixth graders. My name is Gabriel Santos, and I am running to be your representative on the student council.
I want to talk about one thing: being heard. Every one of us has an idea that could make this school better. Maybe it's a club that doesn't exist yet. Maybe it's a fix for the line at the water fountain after gym. But most of those ideas never leave our heads, because we don't know who to tell.
If you elect me, I will change that. First, I will put a suggestion box in every sixth-grade homeroom. I have already asked Principal Whitfield, and she said yes. The art club has even offered to decorate the boxes. Every Friday, I will read every suggestion and bring the most popular ones to the student council meeting.
Second, I will report back. Each month, I will post a short update on the sixth-grade bulletin board telling you what happened to your ideas: which ones the council is working on, which ones it turned down, and why.
You might be wondering whether I'll actually follow through. Last spring, I noticed that our school had no place to recycle cans at lunch. I wrote a letter, collected 212 signatures, and met with the custodians. Now there is a blue bin at the end of every cafeteria table. When I say I'll do something, I do it.
And finally, if you vote for me, I promise that our class will have the best field day this school has ever seen.
So when you fill out your ballot on Thursday, vote for the person who will make sure you are heard. Vote for Gabriel Santos. Thank you.
6.
Which promise in the speech does the speaker give no plan or evidence for?
1. AThe class will have the best field day the school has ever seen.
2. BEvery suggestion will be read each Friday.
3. CThe most popular ideas will be brought to the student council meeting.
4. DEvery sixth-grade homeroom will get a suggestion box.
7.
Which detail does the speaker use to show that he follows through on what he says?
1. AThe art club offered to decorate the suggestion boxes.
2. BHe got recycling bins put in the cafeteria.
3. CHe noticed the line at the water fountain after gym.
4. DHe promises the best field day the school has seen.
Katherine Johnson Checks the Numbers
In February 1962, the astronaut John Glenn was about to become the first American to orbit Earth. Electronic computers, still new at NASA, had worked out the path his capsule would follow. But Glenn did not fully trust the machines. Before the flight, he asked that one particular mathematician check the numbers by hand. If she said they were right, he said, he was ready to go. That mathematician was Katherine Johnson.
Johnson was born in 1918 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. She loved numbers from an early age and raced ahead in school, starting high school at the age of ten. She graduated from college at eighteen with degrees in mathematics and French.
In 1953, she went to work at a government flight research laboratory in Hampton, Virginia, that later became part of NASA. She was hired as a "computer," a job title then given to people, often women, who did long, complex calculations by hand. At the time, Virginia's laws kept Black and white workers apart, and Johnson first worked in a separate unit of Black women mathematicians. Her skill soon earned her a place on the team that figured out flight paths for spacecraft. She calculated the path for Alan Shepard's flight in 1961, when he became the first American to travel into space.
Johnson checked the numbers for Glenn, and his flight went as planned: he circled Earth three times and returned safely. Years later, she worked on calculations for Apollo 11, which carried the first astronauts to land on the moon in 1969. She retired in 1986. In 2015, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest honors the United States gives to people outside the military. She died in 2020 at the age of 101.
8.
What is the central idea of the passage?
1. AAlan Shepard's flight mattered more than John Glenn's orbit.
2. BKatherine Johnson's skill with numbers made her essential to early American spaceflight.
3. CKatherine Johnson grew up in West Virginia and studied French.
4. DJohn Glenn refused to trust anyone who worked at NASA.
9.
Which detail best supports the idea that astronauts trusted Johnson's work?
1. AShe started high school at the age of ten.
2. BGlenn asked that she check the computers' numbers by hand.
3. CShe earned degrees in both mathematics and French in college.
4. DShe retired from her work in 1986.
10.
What can readers infer from the fact that Johnson first worked in a separate unit of Black women mathematicians?
1. AShe preferred to work alone, away from the others.
2. BShe was not yet skilled enough for the main team.
3. CShe had to succeed in spite of unfair rules that held her back.
4. DShe had been hired to work in another nation's own space program.

Writing

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

1.
The honking of the geese over the lake ______ loud enough to wake me.
Which word or words best complete the sentence?
1. Aare
2. Bhave been
3. Cwas
4. Dwere
2.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
1. AThe Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine, is more than two thousand miles long.
2. BThe Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine, is more than, two thousand miles long.
3. CThe Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine is more than, two thousand miles long.
4. DThe Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine is more than two thousand miles long.
3.
In which sentence should the words in bold be set off with commas?
1. AThe only student who solved the bonus question was Amara.
2. BPlants that get plenty of sunlight usually grow faster than plants kept in the dark.
3. CDeath Valley a desert valley in eastern California is one of the hottest places in North America.
4. DThe first student who finishes the puzzle gets to pick the next game.
4.
Please keep the plan for the surprise party between you and ______ until Friday.
Which word best completes the sentence?
1. Ame
2. Bmine
3. Cmyself
4. DI
5.
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. Asuseptible
2. Bsusceptable
3. Csuceptible
4. Dsusceptible
6.
______ As the moon travels around Earth, we see different amounts of its sunlit side. On some nights, the moon looks like a thin, curved sliver of light. However, the rest of the moon is still there, hidden in shadow. The moon's changing shape is really just a change in how much of its sunlit side faces Earth.
Which sentence would be the best topic sentence for this paragraph?
1. AMy aunt drove her old truck across Texas to visit us last summer.
2. BOur soccer team ordered new jerseys with our names printed on the back.
3. CThe moon seems to change shape during each month because of the way sunlight falls on it.
4. DThe moon does not make its own light, but it reflects light from the sun.
7.
The students finished their science experiment. Then the students cleaned the lab tables.
Which sentence best combines the two sentences without changing what they mean?
1. AAfter finishing their science experiment, the students cleaned the lab tables.
2. BAfter finishing their science experiment, the lab tables were cleaned by the students.
3. CBefore finishing their science experiment, the students cleaned the lab tables.
4. DThe students finished their science experiment, they cleaned the lab tables.
8.
Principal Hayes, I believe our school should start a student newspaper this year. A survey by our English teachers found that more than eighty students would like to write for a school paper. Writing news stories teaches students to ask good questions, check facts, and meet deadlines. Some staff members point out that a newspaper would need an adult adviser and a lot of extra time. ______, Ms. Rivera, an eighth-grade English teacher, has already offered to advise the newspaper after school. Please give our students the chance to start a school newspaper this year, Principal Hayes.
Which word or phrase best fills the blank?
1. AFor instance
2. BSimilarly
3. CHowever
4. DFor example
9.
After the fire drill, the students may ______ to their next class.
Which word best completes the sentence?
1. Apreceed
2. Bprocede
3. Cproceed
4. Dprecede
10.
Finished in 1936, the Hoover Dam tamed the Colorado River and became a major source of power for the Southwest.
Which sentence best supports this topic sentence?
1. AMy cousin just adopted a parrot that can whistle the first notes of a famous song.
2. BOur English class is reading a mystery novel set at a ski lodge in Vermont.
3. CAccording to the US Bureau of Reclamation, which runs the dam, the curved concrete wall is more than 700 feet tall.
4. DEvery eighth grader should learn CPR, a simple skill that can keep a person alive until help arrives.

Quantitative Reasoning

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 10 minutes.

1.
A laptop with a list price of $1500 was sold for $675 after two successive discounts. The first discount was 25%. What was the second discount?
1. A25%
2. B40%
3. C42%
4. D65%
2.
Column A: 2/3
Column B: 10/15
Compare the quantity in Column A with the quantity in Column B.
1. AColumn A is greater.
2. BColumn B is greater.
3. CThe two quantities are equal.
4. DIt cannot be decided from the information given.
3.
Oscar and Leo have stickers in the ratio 4 : 1. Oscar gives 69 stickers to Leo. Now they have stickers in the ratio 1 : 6. How many stickers did Leo have at first?
1. A21
2. B84
3. C90
4. D105
4.
Chloe buys a kite for $180 and sells it to Ethan for $205. Later, Chloe buys the kite back from Ethan for $185 and sells it to Mia for $250. What is Chloe's overall profit or loss?
1. A$65 profit
2. B$70 profit
3. C$90 loss
4. D$90 profit
5.
Aaron and James share $200 in the ratio 3 : 2. How much does James get?
1. A$40
2. B$80
3. C$85
4. D$100
6.
A board is 2 feet long. How many inches is that? (1 foot = 12 inches)
1. A2
2. B20
3. C24
4. D25
7.
One tap would fill the tank on its own in 18 hours. A second tap would fill it on its own in 9 hours. If both work at the same time, how long do they take together?
1. A5
2. B6
3. C9
4. D27
8.
Aaron is now 3 times as old as Zara. In 11 years' time Aaron will be 2 times as old as Zara. How old is Aaron now?
1. A11
2. B22
3. C33
4. D44
9.
6 folders and 4 notebooks cost $54. 2 folders and 4 notebooks cost $42. What does one notebook cost?
1. A$3
2. B$7
3. C$9
4. D$12
10.
Column A: 4⁴
Column B: 4⁴
Compare the quantity in Column A with the quantity in Column B.
1. AColumn A is greater.
2. BColumn B is greater.
3. CThe two quantities are equal.
4. DIt cannot be decided from the information given.

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