Grade 7 English Questions and Answers
A free sample of Grade 7 English practice questions with the correct answer and an explanation, following the Lebanese curriculum. Useful for revision before school tests.
أسئلة اللغة الإنجليزية للصف 7 مع الأجوبة والشرح وفق المنهج اللبناني.
How to use this page: read each question, try to answer it yourself, then open the answer to check your reasoning. Questions are grouped by the chapter they belong to on EduRise, in the order of the Lebanese Grade 7 English programme.
15 Grade 7 English practice questions
Chapter: Active and Passive Voice · easy
1. Which term matches this definition: "the helping verb 'be' that shows the tense in a passive sentence"?
- A. auxiliary verb
- B. passive voice
- C. past participle
- D. active voice
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Answer: auxiliary verb
Explanation: Auxiliary verb: the helping verb 'be' that shows the tense in a passive sentence
Chapter: Active and Passive Voice · easy
2. What is the meaning of "subject"?
- A. the third form of the verb used after 'be' in the passive
- B. the helping verb 'be' that shows the tense in a passive sentence
- C. the person or thing the sentence is about, before the verb
- D. the person or thing that does the action, introduced by 'by'
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Answer: the person or thing the sentence is about, before the verb
Explanation: Subject: the person or thing the sentence is about, before the verb
Chapter: Conditional Sentences (Type 1) · easy
3. In the first conditional, the if-clause uses the present simple.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: True
Explanation: If + present simple.
Chapter: Conditional Sentences (Type 1) · easy
4. What is the meaning of "first conditional"?
- A. the part of a conditional sentence that states the condition
- B. a sentence with a condition (if-clause) and a result (main clause)
- C. if + present simple, will + verb; used for real future possibilities
- D. the part of a conditional sentence that gives the result
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Answer: if + present simple, will + verb; used for real future possibilities
Explanation: First conditional: if + present simple, will + verb; used for real future possibilities
Chapter: Relative Pronouns · easy
5. An object relative pronoun can be omitted.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: True
Explanation: the film (which) we saw.
Chapter: Relative Pronouns · easy
6. What is the meaning of "which"?
- A. the relative pronoun used for things and animals
- B. the relative adverb used for times
- C. a clause that begins with a relative pronoun and describes a noun
- D. the relative pronoun that shows possession
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Answer: the relative pronoun used for things and animals
Explanation: Which: the relative pronoun used for things and animals
Chapter: Presentations and Debates · easy
7. What does "rebuttal" mean?
- A. facts or examples that prove a point
- B. a reply that shows the other side's argument is wrong
- C. the person or team you argue against
- D. gestures and posture used while speaking
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Answer: a reply that shows the other side's argument is wrong
Explanation: "rebuttal" means: a reply that shows the other side's argument is wrong.
Chapter: Presentations and Debates · easy
8. What does "body language" mean?
- A. an argument against the other side's point
- B. a slide, chart or picture that supports a talk
- C. gestures and posture used while speaking
- D. facts or examples that prove a point
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Answer: gestures and posture used while speaking
Explanation: "body language" means: gestures and posture used while speaking.
Chapter: Essay Structure: Introduction, Body, Conclusion · easy
9. What does "revise" mean?
- A. to read a text again and improve its ideas
- B. a first version of a piece of writing
- C. the last paragraph, which sums up the essay
- D. an opening sentence that grabs attention
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Answer: to read a text again and improve its ideas
Explanation: "revise" means: to read a text again and improve its ideas.
Chapter: Essay Structure: Introduction, Body, Conclusion · easy
10. What is the meaning of "topic sentence"?
- A. the sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph
- B. a plan of the main ideas written before drafting
- C. a word or phrase that connects ideas, such as however or moreover
- D. the last paragraph, which restates the thesis and sums up
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Answer: the sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph
Explanation: Topic sentence: the sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph
Chapter: Gerunds and Infinitives · easy
11. Choose the correct form: "I enjoy ____ music in my free time."
- A. listening to
- B. to listen to
- C. listen to
- D. listened to
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Answer: listening to
Explanation: The verb 'enjoy' is always followed by a gerund (-ing form), so we use 'listening to'.
Chapter: Gerunds and Infinitives · easy
12. Choose the correct form: "They decided ____ a new house."
- A. to buy
- B. buying
- C. buy
- D. bought
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Answer: to buy
Explanation: The verb 'decide' is followed by an infinitive (to + verb), so we use 'to buy'.
Chapter: Vocabulary: Idioms and Word Formation · easy
13. What does the idiom "under the weather" mean?
- A. Feeling ill
- B. Standing in the rain
- C. Being very happy
- D. Looking at the sky
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Answer: Feeling ill
Explanation: 'Under the weather' is an idiom meaning to feel sick or unwell.
Chapter: Vocabulary: Idioms and Word Formation · easy
14. Add the correct prefix to make the opposite of 'happy'.
- A. unhappy
- B. rehappy
- C. prehappy
- D. happyless
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Answer: unhappy
Explanation: The prefix 'un-' means 'not', so 'unhappy' is the opposite of 'happy'.
Chapter: Reading: Character, Setting and Plot · easy
15. Read the passage: "It was midnight in the old lighthouse. The wind howled and rain beat against the windows as Sara climbed the stairs." What is the SETTING?
- A. An old lighthouse at midnight
- B. A sunny beach at noon
- C. A classroom in the morning
- D. A forest in spring
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Answer: An old lighthouse at midnight
Explanation: The setting is where and when: the passage says 'midnight' (time) and 'the old lighthouse' (place).
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