7th Grade ELA - 12/2/20

7th Grade ELA

Wednesday - 12/2/2020

Poll

Would you rather eat a bowl of hair or drink a cup of sweat?

• eat a bowl of hair

• drink a cup of sweat

NEWSELA

You will now have 10 minutes to read the article.

Multiple Choice

Which section from the article BEST explains how themed nights can support segregation?

• “These Black Women Were Roller-Skating Way Before TikTok”

• introduction [paragraphs 1-4]

• “Black Cultural History At Risk From Whitewashing”

• “Black Skaters Developed Their Own Style”

Multiple Choice

Read the list of sentences from the article:

1. The feeling that roller-skating creates, they say, is magical and unforgettable, like flying.

2. She now skates every day, whether it's in front of her house or even inside while cooking.

3. News media outlets called it a "revival," writing about styles that came from Black culture without ever discussing the Black history of roller-skating.

4. Yet, as Bravo says, there has always been room for individual style.

Which two sentences taken together provide the BEST evidence to support the idea that roller-skating allows for tremendous self-expression?

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 4

• 3 and 4

Multiple Choice

Read the selection from the sentence “Black Skaters Developed Their Own Style.”

The climate today remains tense.

Which option is the BEST definition of the word “climate” as used in the sentence?

• weather conditions

• geographic region

• tendency, opinion

• mood, atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from the introduction [paragraphs 1-4].

The feeling that roller-skating creates, they say, is magical and unforgettable, like flying.

Which word from the sentence shows a cheerful tone?

• feeling

• creates

• roller-skating

• magical

Conventions (Grammar)

Let's practice some conventions!

Multiple Choice

What title below uses correct capitalization?

• Harry potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

• The lion King

• The Secret Life of Pets

• find nemo

Multiple Choice

Choose the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence.

• I didn't do the dishes, so I didn't get my allowance.
• I didn't do the dishes so, I didn't get my allowance.

Multiple Choice

Choose the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence.

• Because she studied hard, Ashley passed the test.
• Ashley passed the test, she studied hard.

Multiple Choice

Choose the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence.

• Shawn, Ryan, and Ramiro, made the team.
• Shawn, Ryan, and Ramiro made the team.

Multiple Choice

Choose the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence.

• Benjamin Franklin said "One day is worth two tomorrows."
• Benjamin Franklin said, "One day is worth two tomorrows."
• Benjamin Franklin said, "One day is worth two tomorrows".

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence containing the capitalization error.

• Last summer we visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
• Then we drove to Yosemite National Park and Bryce Canyon.
• Even though our trip was in august, we had a light snowfall in Yosemite.
• We ended our trip in San Francisco with a visit to Alcatraz.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the commas correctly:

• We went to the store to get milk, eggs, and sugar.

• We, went to the store, to get milk eggs and sugar.

• We went, to the store, to get, milk eggs and sugar.

• We went to the store to get milk eggs and, sugar.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses proper grammar?

• Me and my sister went to the store.

• My sister and I went to the store.

Multiple Choice

Which of these needs to be capitalized?

• texas

• lobster

• television

• starship

Multiple Choice

Which of these are a proper noun and needs to be capitalized?

• april

• summertime

• school

• atlas

Multiple Choice

Fix this sentence: "i want to go to the grand canyon in december."

• i want to go to the Grand canyon in december.

• I want to go to the Grand Canyon in December.

• I want to go to the grand canyon in december.

• i want to go to the grand canyon in December.

Multiple Choice

Do you capitalize the first word in a sentence?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Depends what kind of sentence

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct.

• bob is going to meet Jane.

• bob is going to meet jane.

• Bob is going to meet Jane.

• BOB is going to meet Jand

Multiple Choice

Which is Capitalized correctly?

• dr. Johnson

• Mayor Tom

• Mrs. monte

• greg Sherman