Gr 7 Admission test

English
Grammar
1. While I was running around the park, …………………………………

2-The two main parts of a sentence are

3-Which word in the sentence below is the direct object?
The flood caused heavy damage to the couple’s new basement floor.

4. Allen has …………… money than Amy, but Kathy has the ………….. money of all three.

Reading
Olykoeks
by Sue Larson Pascoe

Most people have eaten doughnuts. Have you ever wondered where the first doughnuts were made? Who thought up the idea of a fried pastry with a hole in the center? No one knows for sure who made the first doughnuts. Some people think that doughnuts probably began in the 1800s as Dutch “olykoeks” or “oily cakes.” In those days, a cook would not want to waste any scraps of food. Leftover pieces of bread dough were put into hot oil and fried. Olykoeks were tasty on the outside, but soggy and uncooked in the center. Some people say that the mother of a New England sea captain invented the first real doughnut. Her name was Elizabeth Gregory. She replaced the soggy center with spices and nuts. But, Elizabeth’s son, Captain Gregory, did not like nuts. He punched out the center, and the outcome was the first hole in a doughnut. Others say the real story is that Captain Gregory had difficulty steering his ship while trying to eat doughnuts. He asked the ship’s cook to make his doughnuts with holes so he could hang them on the pegs of the steering wheel! Others think that Captain Gregory saw holed pastries in Europe and brought the idea back to America with him. During World War I, homesick American soldiers in Europe were served doughnuts by the Salvation Army. These brave women volunteering for the job were called “Doughnut Girls.” They often worked in dangerous conditions near the soldiers, so the Doughnut Girls wore helmets and uniforms. The women made doughnut cutters out of a large can with a smaller can inside it to cut out the hole. They could set up a kettle of hot oil to fry the dough almost anywhere. In the 1920s, doughnut machines were invented. Doughnuts were produced faster and easier than ever before. Still, many people preferred to make their favorite doughnut recipes at home. Today, doughnuts are available at markets, bakeries, and coffee shops. Most people have a favorite type. You might like sugar-glazed doughnuts, doughnuts dipped in chocolate, or doughnuts covered in sprinkles. Perhaps you prefer doughnuts that don’t even have holes, like maple bars, twisted cinnamon, or jelly-filled doughnuts. Then again, when you go to the bakery, you might just like to eat the doughnut holes. Yum!

1. According to the article, the first Dutch “olykoek” may have been invented because…………..

Writing
With more than fifty feature films Alfred Hitchcock remains one of the most popular directors of all time. Hitchcock’s films draw heavily on both fear and fantasy. He began directing in the United Kingdom. They often portray innocent people caught up in circumstances beyond their understanding. The movie Rebecca, which evokes the fears of a young bride, is a good example of this.*
Which sentence is not relevant to the topic of the paragraph and should be deleted?

MATH
Choose the correct answer
1. Simplify.*
34 + 16 × 2 – 29

3. Choose the variable expression for the following word phrase.
The product of a number y and 16 increased by 64.

7. Compare. Choose <, >, or = to make a true number sentence.

8. Evaluate the expression if y = 15.
420 ÷ y

9. Simplify.
0.04 × 1000

10- What is the area of the triangle ?