Revision (Grade 7)

Revision (Grade 7)

Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar

Multiple Choice

What is Max doing in this story?

• He is in a swimming race.

• He is running a race.

• He is skiing.

• He is skateboarding.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence in paragraph 4 tells how Max feels about finishing in second place?

• He smiled at her and then walked over to congratulate the other runners.

• Max crossed the finish line in second place.

• He looked up and saw his mom jumping up and down.

• He was overjoyed.

Multiple Choice

Read this dictionary entry for the word train. train v.

1. to direct the growth of a plant

2. to teach a profession

3. to get ready for a test of skill

4. to aim at an object

Which definition of train is meant in paragraph 1?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

According to the story, what did Max do to get ready for the race?

• Eat healthy meals

• Run for hours

• Watch other racers

• Run five miles

“From The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung”. 

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each item. 

Multiple Choice

The story takes place in _______.

• China in the 18th century

• the gold mines in 1900

• San Francisco in 1852

• New York in the present time

Multiple Choice

Wong Ming-Chung feels trapped because he________ .

• has not passed his exams

• does not like living with his uncle

• does not have enough food to survive

• can’t return home until he pays back

Multiple Choice

The narrator thinks he is standing in the middle of a forest because he is surrounded by___.

• masts of ships

• huge crowds of people

• houses and apartments

• bugs

Multiple Choice

Which words best describe the weather in the story?

• hot and dry

• chilly

• snowy and icy cold

• sunny and warm

Multiple Choice

When they first arrive, the newcomers group together by_______.

• areas and family clans

• skills and interests

• age and physical strength

• level of education

Multiple Choice

Wong Ming-Chung and his group stay________.

• on the Excalibur

• in a small tent

• on Dupont Street

• inside the headquarters

Vocabulary

 (Academics, Key Words, Literary Words)

Multiple Choice

______________ : show that something is important.

• exceed

• expand

• embroider

• emphasize

Multiple Choice

______________ : the act of going to live in another country.

• donation

• destination

• cultivation

• immigration

Multiple Choice

______________: a record that is written daily.

• journal

• clearinghouse

• simile

• mason

Multiple Choice

_____________ : make a change in something to make it better.

• adhere

• adjoin

• adopt

• adjust

Multiple Choice

A figure of speech that writers use to make a comparison between two different thing

• simile

• metaphor

• character

• setting

Multiple Choice

Refers to who is telling or narrating a story.

• simile

• metaphor

• point of view

• setting

Multiple Choice

People or animals involved in a story.

• simile

• setting

• characters

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

Where and when the story takes place.

• setting

• simile

• characters

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

Figure of speech that directly compares two things with like and as.

• simile

• setting

• metaphor

• characters

Grammar

Choose the answer that best completes each sentence with parallel structure

Multiple Choice

The butterflies travel from Canada and__________ the winter in Mexico.

• spending

• spend

• spent

• are spending

Multiple Choice

As the ducks are flying, they ____________a built-in compass.

• are using

• used

• are used

• had used

Multiple Choice

Rachel________ the topics she had studied would be on the test.

• hope

• hoped

• hopped

• hopping

Multiple Choice

After training for weeks, the runner ____________ in great shape.

• be

• am

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Flowers start to bloom_____ .

• in the neighbor’s yard

• outside my window

• when spring arrives

• until the morning

Multiple Choice

Gem and Melon can’t read _________of the employment notices.

• none

• a little

• any

• lot

Multiple Choice

My brother and I are___________ we often fight.

• as different as

• so similar as

• so important that

• so different that

Multiple Choice

Producers ______ eaten by consumers.

• is

• are

• was

• be

Multiple Choice

Identify the indefinite pronoun and adjective in the following sentence: We always go some place interesting for vacation.

• We, interesting

• We, always

• someplace, vacation

• someplace, interesting

Multiple Choice

I like that____________ vase.

• green interesting glass

• interesting green glass

• glass green interesting

• glass interesting green

Multiple Choice

Which words best describe the weather in the story?

• hot and dry

• chilly

• snowy and icy cold

• sunny and warm