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Placing only, just, almost and nearly

7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.7.1.C · England: KS3 English (grammar: clarity), SAT Standard English Conventions

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Question 1
Read the question and choose. "She just told me." What does 'just' mean here?
- A. very recently
- B. only
- C. fairly
- D. exactly
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Question 2
Read the question and choose. Which sentence means that NO ONE ELSE passed the test? • Maya passed only the test. • Maya only passed the test. • Maya passed the only test. • Only Maya passed the test.
- A. Maya passed only the test.
- B. Maya only passed the test.
- C. Maya passed the only test.
- D. Only Maya passed the test.
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Question 3
Read the question and choose. "I almost failed every test." What does this mean?
- A. I came close to failing, but I passed every test.
- B. I failed most of the tests.
- C. I failed all of the tests.
- D. I didn't take the tests.
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Question 4
Read the question and choose. Which sentence says that the runner came close to every record but broke none? • The runner broke every nearly record. • The runner broke nearly every record. • Nearly the runner broke every record. • The runner nearly broke every record.
- A. The runner broke every nearly record.
- B. The runner broke nearly every record.
- C. Nearly the runner broke every record.
- D. The runner nearly broke every record.
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Question 5
Read the question and choose. "I almost failed every test." What does this mean?
- A. I failed all of the tests.
- B. I came close to failing, but I passed every test.
- C. I failed most of the tests.
- D. I didn't take the tests.
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Question 6
Read the question and choose. Which sentence means that you came close to eating but did NOT eat any? • You almost ate the cake. • Almost the cake you ate. • You ate almost the cake. • You ate the almost cake.
- A. You almost ate the cake.
- B. Almost the cake you ate.
- C. You ate almost the cake.
- D. You ate the almost cake.
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Question 7
Read the question and choose. "I failed almost every test." What does this mean?
- A. I came close to failing but passed.
- B. I failed only one test.
- C. I failed most of the tests.
- D. I passed every test.
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Question 8
Read the question and choose. Which sentence says that the runner broke most of the records? • The runner nearly broke every record. • The runner broke nearly every record. • The runner broke every nearly record. • Nearly the runner broke every record.
- A. The runner nearly broke every record.
- B. The runner broke nearly every record.
- C. The runner broke every nearly record.
- D. Nearly the runner broke every record.
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Question 9
Read the question and choose. "She just told me." What does 'just' mean here?
- A. only
- B. very recently
- C. exactly
- D. fairly
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Question 10
Read the question and choose. Which sentence says that a few minutes ago she arrived? • She has just arrived. • Just she has arrived. • She has arrived just. • She just has arrives.
- A. She has just arrived.
- B. Just she has arrived.
- C. She has arrived just.
- D. She just has arrives.
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Question 11
Read the question and choose. "We only have ten minutes." What does this mean?
- A. We have exactly ten clocks.
- B. We have ten minutes and nothing else to do.
- C. Only we have ten minutes; others don't.
- D. We have no more than ten minutes.
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Question 12
Read the question and choose. Which sentence means that NO ONE ELSE passed the test? • Maya passed the only test. • Maya only passed the test. • Only Maya passed the test. • Maya passed only the test.
- A. Maya passed the only test.
- B. Maya only passed the test.
- C. Only Maya passed the test.
- D. Maya passed only the test.
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Question 13
Read the question and choose. "I almost failed every test." What does this mean?
- A. I failed most of the tests.
- B. I didn't take the tests.
- C. I failed all of the tests.
- D. I came close to failing, but I passed every test.
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Question 14
Read the question and choose. Which sentence says that a few minutes ago she arrived? • Just she has arrived. • She has arrived just. • She has just arrived. • She just has arrives.
- A. Just she has arrived.
- B. She has arrived just.
- C. She has just arrived.
- D. She just has arrives.
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Question 15
Read the question and choose. "I almost failed every test." What does this mean?
- A. I came close to failing, but I passed every test.
- B. I failed all of the tests.
- C. I failed most of the tests.
- D. I didn't take the tests.
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Question 16
Read the question and choose. Which sentence means that Maya passed the test but did nothing else? • Maya only passed the test. • Maya passed the only test. • Only Maya passed the test. • The only test Maya passed.
- A. Maya only passed the test.
- B. Maya passed the only test.
- C. Only Maya passed the test.
- D. The only test Maya passed.

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Answer key: Placing only, just, almost and nearly

1. A. very recently
2. D. Only Maya passed the test.
3. A. I came close to failing, but I passed every test.
4. D. The runner nearly broke every record.
5. B. I came close to failing, but I passed every test.
6. A. You almost ate the cake.
7. C. I failed most of the tests.
8. B. The runner broke nearly every record.
9. B. very recently
10. A. She has just arrived.
11. D. We have no more than ten minutes.
12. C. Only Maya passed the test.
13. D. I came close to failing, but I passed every test.
14. C. She has just arrived.
15. A. I came close to failing, but I passed every test.
16. A. Maya only passed the test.