Grade 7 · English
Grade 7 English Home Language
CAPS topics, what the exam tests, and free practice tests
English Home Language tests reading and comprehension, vocabulary and language structures. In the exam, comprehension and vocabulary usually sit in Section A, and language structures and conventions in Section B. In Grade 7 the work splits into two parts: Reading, comprehension and vocabulary (Section A work) and Language structures and conventions (Section B work).
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What Grade 7 English covers
Reading, comprehension and vocabulary · Section A work
- Reading and comprehension
- Vocabulary and figurative language
- Visual text
- Summary
- Poetry
- Folklore, fables and folk tales
- Plot structure and character
- Transactional texts: letters, email, reviews, interviews and speeches
- Critical language: bias, stereotypes and persuasion
- Characterisation and theme
Language structures and conventions · Section B work
- Direct and reported speech
- Phrases, clauses and conditionals
- Agreement, punctuation and usage
- Active and passive voice
- Parts of speech
- Degrees of comparison, homonyms, compound and borrowed words
- Pronouns, nouns, finite verbs and question tags
- Nouns: common, proper, collective, abstract and concrete
- Irregular verbs and tenses
- Articles, prepositions, verbs and negation
- Punctuation, spelling, word study and tone
How the tests work
The Grade 7 English bank holds 536 questions across 21 topics, at least 25 per topic. Each test draws a fresh set, so a second attempt is not the same test.
Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions. Every answer comes with an explanation, not just a tick or a cross. It works on a phone, needs no sign-up, and no marks or names are stored.
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What does Grade 7 English cover?
In Grade 7 the work splits into two parts: Reading, comprehension and vocabulary (Section A work) and Language structures and conventions (Section B work). Topics include Reading and comprehension, Vocabulary and figurative language, Direct and reported speech, Phrases, clauses and conditionals and more — 21 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 7 English?
536 questions across 21 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.
Are the Grade 7 English tests free?
Yes. The online tests are free, with no sign-up and no adverts.
Do the tests follow CAPS?
Yes. The topics follow the CAPS curriculum for Grade 7, and the questions are written from what real Grade 7 tests and exam papers ask.