COLEGIUL NATIONAL “NICOLAE BALCESCU” BRAILA NAME................................................
INITIAL TEST – 7TH GRADE
2017 - 2018
Choose the correct item.
1. The earth ... round the sun.
a. moved b. moves c. is moving 2. Sarah ... a new car last week. a. is buying b. buy c. bought 3. I ... when suddenly the dog began to bark. a. study b. studied c. was studying 4. They ... hard at the moment. a. are working b. were working c. worked 5. I ... home from work when it began to snow. a. am wolking b. walk c. was walking 6. Jane... the receiver and dialled the number. a. lifts b. was lifting c. lifted 7. Walt Disney... Mickey Mouse. a. was creating b. creates c. created 8. Helen ... to the gym every day, but now she doesn’t. a. used to go b. didn’t use to go c. was going 9. We ... for a new house at the moment. a. are looking b. look c. looked 10. Ted ... his father in the garden every Sunday. a. was helping b. helps c. is helping 11. I ... this film. Let’s watch something else. a. have seen b. saw c. am seeing 12. Fred fell off the ladder while he ... the ceiling. a. used to paint b. was painting c. painted 13. Donna ... her hair. It is still wet. a. has just washed b. is washing c. washes 14. How long ...each other? a. do they know b. have they known c. did they know 15. I ...that song before. a. have never heard b. never hear c. have always heard 16. Steven ... walk when he was only one year old. a. can’t b. can c. could 17. The door was locked so I ... go inside. a. will be able to b. wasn’t able to c. can 18. We arrived at the shop just as it was closing, so we ... do our shopping. a. are able to b. can c. couldn’t 19. This is the park ... I take my dog every afternoon. a. where b. what c. which 20. ... Kate and Alice enjoy going to the theatre. a. Both b. Neither c. All 21. That was the year ... I bought my first car. a. where b. when c. why 22. You ... buy any biscuits beacuse we’ve got lots already. a. could b. needn’t c. can’t 23. Susan, ... you come outside and play with me? a. will b. shall c. may 24. Jason said that he ... to Florida before. a. had never been b. have never been c. will never be 25. I ... you as soon as I get there. a. will phone b. phone c. am phoning 26. This photograph ... by my grandfather. a. was taken b. took c. taken 27. ‘Whose bag is this?’ ‘It’s ... .’ a. me b. mine c. my 28. When I arrived, Paul ... . a. leaves b. already left c. had already left 29. We ... on holiday to Italy tomorrow. a. have gone b. go c. are going 30. They ... here for twenty years. a. work b. have been working c. were working INITIAL TEST – 7TH GRADE
2017 – 2018
KEY
1. B, 2. C, 3. C, 4. A, 5. C, 6. C, 7. C, 8. A, 9. A, 10. B, 11. A, 12. B, 13. A, 14. B, 15. A, 16. C, 17. B, 18. C,
19. A, 20. A, 21. B, 22. B, 23. A, 24. A, 25. A, 26. A, 27. B, 28. C, 29. C, 30.B.