Free Printable TerraNova Practice Test for Grade 7

Scholar Tests · Set 2

TerraNova practice test, Grade 7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Reading

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

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.
1.
Which promise in the speech does the speaker give no plan or evidence for?
1. AEvery suggestion will be read each Friday.
2. BA monthly update will go up on the bulletin board.
3. CThe class will have the best field day the school has ever seen.
4. DEvery sixth-grade homeroom will get a suggestion box.
2.
Why does the speaker mention the line at the water fountain?
1. ATo give an example of a small idea that might never be shared
2. BTo show where the suggestion boxes will go
3. CTo prove that he has fixed problems before
4. DTo explain why the student council turned down one of the ideas
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 thinks Tobias should be cut from the team.
2. BHe notices when someone is hurting and will leave the fun to help.
3. CHe hopes to become the team's next goalie.
4. DHe is tired of sitting at the back of the bus.
4.
When Marcus sits down, Tobias "flinched and then looked quickly away." What do these words suggest?
1. ATobias is upset that Marcus took a saved seat.
2. BTobias is glad that Marcus has joined him.
3. CTobias is falling asleep after the long game.
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 cleaning the bus to help the driver.
2. BHe is beginning to feel better and to open up.
3. CHe is signaling to his parents outside the bus.
4. DHe is copying the sad face on the back window.
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.
6.
Which describes the rhyme scheme of each stanza?
1. AThe first and last lines rhyme: ABBA.
2. BOnly lines two and four rhyme: ABCB.
3. CNo two lines in a stanza rhyme.
4. DThe lines rhyme in pairs: AABB.
7.
How does the speaker change between the third stanza and the last stanza?
1. AThe speaker moves from quiet boredom to wild excitement.
2. BThe speaker moves from high hopes to disappointment.
3. CThe speaker moves from nervous dread to calm determination.
4. DThe speaker moves from proud confidence to sudden, shaky fear.
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. AElectronic computers had fully replaced human ones by 1962.
2. BKatherine Johnson grew up in West Virginia and studied French.
3. CKatherine Johnson's skill with numbers made her essential to early American spaceflight.
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. AGlenn asked that she check the computers' numbers by hand.
2. BShe retired from her work in 1986.
3. CShe graduated from college at eighteen.
4. DShe earned degrees in both mathematics and French in college.
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 had to succeed in spite of unfair rules that held her back.
3. CShe had been hired to work in another nation's own space program.
4. DShe worked on subjects that had nothing to do with flight.

Vocabulary

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 8 minutes.

1.
Which word means the opposite of collaborate?
1. Acalculate
2. Bcompete
3. Ccooperate
4. Dcelebrate
2.
The meeting wasted an hour on frivolous questions about the color of the napkins.
What does the word frivolous mean in this sentence?
1. Asilly and not important
2. Bsecret and hidden
3. Cslow and careful
4. Dserious and needed
3.
The new girl in class wore plain clothes and was very quiet. Later, the class found out she was the best chess player in the whole school.
Which saying best fits this story?
1. AStrike while the iron is hot
2. BDon't judge a book by its cover
3. CHonesty is the best policy
4. DRome wasn't built in a day
4.
The root spect means "look." What does the word inspect mean?
1. Alook at something closely
2. Bthrow something away
3. Clisten to something
4. Dcarry something
5.
Cows graze in the pasture behind our school.
Which meaning of graze is used in this sentence?
1. Aa light scrape on the skin
2. Ba kind of hat
3. Ctouch or scrape lightly while passing
4. Deat grass in a field
6.
Nina applied to only one summer camp. When it filled up, she had nowhere to go, while her friend who applied to three camps got into two.
Which saying best fits this story?
1. AMany hands make light work
2. BDon't put all your eggs in one basket
3. CHonesty is the best policy
4. DThe early bird catches the worm
7.
re·lief
1. n. the good feeling when worry or pain goes away
2. n. food, money, or supplies given to people in need
3. n. a carving or map in which shapes stand out from a flat surface
4. n. a worker who takes over a job so someone else can rest

What a relief it was to find my lost dog asleep on the porch!
Which meaning of relief is used in the sentence?
1. AMeaning 1
2. BMeaning 2
3. CMeaning 3
4. DMeaning 4
8.
These words are in order from mildest to strongest: known, ______, legendary.
Which word belongs in the blank?
1. Aglad
2. Bcrowded
3. Cmiserable
4. Dfamous
9.
Which word means "a nation where citizens elect leaders to make laws for them"?
1. Aserf
2. Brepublic
3. Cprobability
4. Dcircumference
10.
Salmon is to fish as violin is to ______.
Which word completes the analogy?
1. Abow
2. Binstrument
3. Corchestra
4. Dmusic

Language

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

1.
1. After that, they washed and dried one dusty car after another until late afternoon.
2. When the last car drove away, the students counted $640 in the cash box.
3. On Friday afternoon, they made bright posters and hung them in shop windows all over town.
4. Early on Saturday morning, they filled buckets with soapy water in the school parking lot.
In what order should these sentences go?
1. A3, 1, 4, 2
2. B1, 4, 3, 2
3. C3, 4, 1, 2
4. D3, 2, 1, 4
2.
Louis Armstrong was a trumpet player. He grew up in New Orleans. He became one of the most famous jazz musicians in the world.
Which sentence best combines the three sentences without changing what they mean?
1. ALouis Armstrong, a trumpet player which grew up in New Orleans, became one of the most famous jazz musicians in the world.
2. BLouis Armstrong, a trumpet player who grew up in New Orleans became one of the most famous jazz musicians in the world.
3. CLouis Armstrong, a trumpet player who grew up in New Orleans, became one of the most famous jazz musicians in the world.
4. DLouis Armstrong, a trumpet player, became one of the most famous jazz musicians in the world.
3.
______ A survey by our English teachers found that more than eighty students would like to write for a school paper. Some staff members point out that a newspaper would need an adult adviser and a lot of extra time. However, 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 sentence would best state the writer's claim at the start of this paragraph?
1. ASaturn is so light for its size that it would float in a bathtub big enough to hold it.
2. BPrincipal Hayes, I believe our school should start a student newspaper this year.
3. CMy cousin raises chickens and sells their eggs at a farm stand on weekends.
4. DWriting news stories teaches students to ask good questions, check facts, and meet deadlines.
4.
Isaac is writing a report about Abraham Lincoln's childhood.
Which source would be the most useful for this report?
1. Aa biography of Lincoln with chapters on his early years in Kentucky and Indiana
2. Ba book of the speeches Lincoln gave as president
3. Ca short history of every US president, with one page on each
4. Da history of the furniture in the White House
5.
The lake water was freezing in early June the swim team practiced there anyway.
This is a run-on sentence. Which choice fixes it correctly?
1. AThe lake water was freezing in early June. the swim team practiced there anyway.
2. BThe lake water was freezing in early June, the swim team practiced there anyway.
3. CThe lake water was freezing in early June, but the swim team practiced there anyway.
4. DThe lake water was freezing in early June but, the swim team practiced there anyway.
6.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. ABuilt in 1803, sailors relied on the lighthouse for more than a century.
2. BAfter swimming across the lake, a cup of hot cocoa warmed Luis up.
3. CThe committee awarded a scholarship to the student that was worth five thousand dollars.
4. DAs Zoe climbed the tall oak tree, her sneaker slipped off her foot.
7.
Every middle school should offer a basic cooking class that teaches students how to make healthy meals. A poll of families in our district found that most seventh graders could not cook a simple dinner on their own. Learning to cook gives students a skill they will use every day for the rest of their lives. Critics point out that cooking classes need kitchens and supplies that cost a lot of money. ______, a few hot plates and simple tools would be enough to teach the basics in an ordinary classroom. A cooking class would be a small investment that gives students healthy habits for life.
Which word or phrase best fills the blank?
1. AFor example
2. BHowever
3. CSimilarly
4. DFor instance
8.
The magician used mirrors to create the ______ that the girl was floating.
Which word best completes the sentence?
1. Ainclusion
2. Ballusion
3. Cilusion
4. Dillusion
9.
Yesterday, the custodian fixed the leaky faucet, and then the hallway lights were replaced by him.
This sentence shifts its voice when it does not need to. Which revision fixes it?
1. AYesterday, the custodian fixed the leaky faucet, and then he replaced the hallway lights.
2. BYesterday, the leaky faucet was fixed by the custodian, and then he replaced the hallway lights.
3. CYesterday, the custodian fixed the leaky faucet, and then he replaced the classroom lights.
4. DYesterday, the custodian fixed the leaky faucet, and then he replaces the hallway lights.
10.
I believe that well-run zoos deserve our support because they help protect endangered animals from extinction. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, zoo breeding programs helped bring back the California condor after the last wild condors were captured in 1987. My older brother is practicing the electric guitar in his bedroom every night. Each year, zoo visits teach millions of people about wildlife and the dangers that animals face in the wild. Critics point out that even the biggest zoo exhibits are tiny next to the land that wild animals roam. However, modern zoos build large, natural habitats and share what they learn to help animals in the wild. Despite their limits, well-run zoos deserve our support because they help keep rare animals from disappearing.
Which sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph?
1. AHowever, modern zoos build large, natural habitats and share what they learn to help animals in the wild.
2. BEach year, zoo visits teach millions of people about wildlife and the dangers that animals face in the wild.
3. CMy older brother is practicing the electric guitar in his bedroom every night.
4. DAccording to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, zoo breeding programs helped bring back the California condor after the last wild condors were captured in 1987.

Language Mechanics

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 8 minutes.

1.
Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
1. AWe ate Italian food at a Restaurant near Lake Erie last fall.
2. Bwe ate Italian food at a restaurant near Lake Erie last fall.
3. CWe ate Italian food at a restaurant near Lake erie last fall.
4. DWe ate Italian food at a restaurant near Lake Erie last fall.
2.
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. Aavailible
2. Bavailabel
3. Cavailable
4. Davaliable
3.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
1. AWe hiked to the top of Clingmans Dome, the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
2. BWe hiked to, the top of Clingmans Dome, the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
3. CWe hiked to the top of Clingmans Dome the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
4. DWe hiked to, the top of Clingmans Dome the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
4.
Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?
1. AOur soccer team finished the season with twelve wins (our best record ever.)
2. BOur soccer team finished the season with twelve wins, (our best record ever).
3. COur soccer team (finished the season with twelve wins our best record ever).
4. DOur soccer team finished the season with twelve wins (our best record ever).
5.
Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
1. Amy cousin speaks Japanese at home and studies science at a school in Seattle.
2. BMy cousin speaks Japanese at home and studies science at a school in Seattle.
3. CMy cousin speaks Japanese at home and studies science at a School in Seattle.
4. DMy cousin speaks Japanese at home and studies science at a school in seattle.
6.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
1. AOur class took a short easy quiz on the first day of school.
2. BOur class took a short easy, quiz on the first day of school.
3. COur class, took a short, easy quiz on the first day of school.
4. DOur class took a short, easy quiz on the first day of school.
7.
In which sentence should the words in bold NOT be set off with commas?
1. AMercury the smallest planet in our solar system has almost no atmosphere.
2. BMammoth Cave the longest known cave system in the world is in Kentucky.
3. CThomas Jefferson the third president of the United States designed his own home in Virginia.
4. DKids who ride their bikes to school must wear helmets.
8.
Read this ______ from the novel and answer the questions.
Which word is spelled correctly and completes the sentence?
1. Aexcurpt
2. Bexerpt
3. Cexcerpt
4. Dexcerp
9.
Which sentence uses an ellipsis correctly to show that the speaker pauses?
1. A"Twelve ti ... mes eight is ninety-six," Ethan said after a long pause.
2. B"Twelve times eight is ... ninety-six," Ethan said after a long pause.
3. C"Twelve times eight is.. ninety-six," Ethan said after a long pause.
4. D"Twelve times eight is ninety-six," ... Ethan said after a long pause.
10.
A student is quoting this sentence from a park brochure about Mount Rushmore:
"Mount Rushmore, which shows the faces of four presidents, was never finished in the way its sculptor first planned."
Which shortened quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to show that words were left out?
1. AMount Rushmore, which shows the faces of four presidents, was never finished ... in the way its sculptor first planned.
2. BMount Rushmore ... was never finished in the way its sculptor first planned.
3. CMount Rushmore, which shows the faces of four presidents, was ... finished in the way its sculptor first planned.
4. DMount Rushmore was never finished in the way its sculptor first planned.

Mathematics

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 12 minutes.

1.
Point M is reflected across the y-axis. What ordered pair names its image?
1. A(−4, −5)
2. B(4, −5)
3. C(4, 5)
4. D(5, 4)
2.
The dot plot shows the age of each camper in a cabin group. What is the range of the data?
1. A7
2. B12
3. C14
4. D6
3.
What number is at point P on the number line?
1. A−8
2. B6
3. C−6
4. D−4
4.
Which inequality does the graph show?
1. Ax < −6
2. Bx > −6
3. Cx ≤ −6
4. Dx ≥ −6
5.
A fair number cube, numbered 1 to 6, is rolled 60 times. About how many times would you expect to roll a number less than 3?
1. A10
2. B20
3. C40
4. D30
6.
The formula P = 2l + 2w gives the perimeter of a rectangle. A garden has a perimeter of 106 feet and a length of 28 feet. What is its width, in feet?
1. A25
2. B39
3. C50
4. D26.5
7.
Two angles together make a straight line. One measures (3x + 20)° and the other measures 40°. What is the value of x?
1. A140
2. B40
3. C60
4. D10
8.
In a board game, 4 copper coins are worth 1 silver coin, and 2 silver coins are worth 9 gold coins. How many gold coins are 32 copper coins worth?
1. A36
2. B8
3. C576
4. D288
9.
As a decimal, 1/21 = 0.047619047619..., where the digits 047619 repeat forever. What is the 52nd digit after the decimal point?
1. A4
2. B7
3. C1
4. D6
10.
Which set of ordered pairs is a function?
1. A{(6, 7), (2, 6), (4, 1), (2, 8)}
2. B{(−2, 1), (5, 9), (1, 3), (4, 1)}
3. C{(0, 4), (−3, −2), (5, 7), (−3, 0)}
4. D{(4, −4), (5, 9), (−1, 7), (4, 7)}

Mathematics Computation