7th Grade Milestones "Basketball Beginnings"

What is the author's purpose for writing the passage?

• to persuade readers

• to inform readers

• to entertain readers

• to confuse readers

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

PIE is an acronym used in Language Arts to mean:

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• Purpose, Instinct, Exposition

• Phrases, Informational, Explain

• Persuade, Include, Educate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

Is the genre of the passage fiction or nonfiction?

• fiction

• nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What type of passage is "Basketball Beginnings"?

• argumentative

• persuasive

• narrative

• informational

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or False: The passage, "Basketball Beginnings," is a story with a plot.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which is an example of dialogue?

• Hurry or you will miss the bus!

• "Basketball Beginnings" is the title of the passage.

• He's gonna make the team!

• The coach announced, "Brian, you are on the team!"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which is an example of a transition word/phrase you would likely NOT use in the description of a setting?

• presently

• finally

• because

• in the meantime

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement BEST expresses two central ideas developed over the course of the article?

• The original game of basketball has been modified significantly since its invention. Now players toss a ball into a hoop instead of a peach basket.

• The first basketball players were students of a gym teacher in Massachusetts. Teams were made up of nine players who threw the ball to each other.

• Basketball was developed years ago to give students indoor exercise during the winter. The details of the game have changed and improved over the years.

• A gym teacher invented basketball for male students over one hundred years ago. Soon after, a coach at a women's college adapted the game for her students.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2