7th Grade 5-A-Day Language Week 8-shortened

Choose the synonym for "futile".

• effective
• useful
• disturbed
• hopeless

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence: One mistake and your plan will fall apart like a house of cards.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

The following sentence is INCORRECT because it has a _____ modifier: The jeans did not fit in the store.

• dangling
• misplaced

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.4.6

Identify the word with the most negative connotation.

• bold
• confident
• aggressive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Identify which group of words can be eliminated from the following sentence: Many local farmers from nearby farms are upset by their low wages and are threatening to strike if they are not paid more.

• Many local farmers
• from nearby farms
• are upset by their low wages

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

Which word means "looking back on or thinking about past events"?

• exploit
• retrospect
• extensive
• imperative

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word means "covering or affecting a large area"?

• exploit
• retrospect
• extensive
• imperative

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Choose the CORRECT spelling.

• tounge
• tongue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Choose the root word for "architecture".

• archi-
• tect
• -ure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Choose which word a comma should go AFTER in the following sentence: "No you are not wearing that gray cotton dress" screeched my sister.

• No
• you
• are
• not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6