Grade 7/ ELA 3

In which sentence does anchor mean "something that is reliable"?

• The boat was anchored at the mouth of the cove.

• The opera was the cultural anchor of the community.

• The last and fastest runner was the relay team's anchor.

• The secure anchors kept the mountaineer from falling to his death.

Which word is a synonym for anchor in the following sentence?

"To make sure the playground equipment didn't topple over, the posts were anchored in concrete."

• sunken

• drenched

• secured

• concealed

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

(1) I have lived in a small town. (2) I have lived in a city.

• I have lived in a small town and I have lived in a city.

• I have lived in both a small town and a big city.

• However, I have lived in a city, I have lived in a small town too.

• I have lived in a small town, but I have lived in a city.

What word in sentence 7 does the prepositional phrase "in a very special way" modify or describe?

(7) The people in small towns are friendly in a very special way.

• people

• small

• towns

• friendly

Which revision of wordy sentence 8 BEST states the author's point?

(8) They want to know all about you and they ask who your parents are, what sports you play, and where you come from and things like that—everything about you.

• They want to know all about you, your family, your interests, and your life.

• They ask all about your life.

• They want to know all about you because they are genuinely interested in you.

• They want to know all about you and ask too many questions.

Which word is the object of the preposition in the underlined prepositional phrase in sentence 9?

(9) They will give you directions and then tell you a story from their own lives.

• from

• their

• own

• lives

(10) By contrast, people in cities may take a little longer to warm up to strangers.

The purpose of the prepositional phrase to strangers in sentence 10 is to tell

• when city people become friendly.

• how city people warm up to some people.

• to whom city people do not quickly warm up.

• where people are not friendly to strangers.

Which revision of wordy sentence 11 BEST states the author's point?

(11) They may not be as openly friendly, but they are fun to watch because city people are very individual and some wear weird clothes and others have crazy hairdos and I really like to watch them.

• Although they are not often openly friendly, city people are fun to watch because of their individual styles.

• They may not be friendly, but they are fun because they can be weird and crazy.

• They may not be openly friendly, but I like to watch them parade around in their outrageous clothes.

• Since city people are not very friendly, they do like to show off and people enjoy watching them.

Which is the BEST revision of repetitive and wordy sentence 14?

(14) In the summer, kids go swimming and ride their bikes, explore nature, collect insects, play with their pets, play baseball, and do other country-style activities.

• In the summer, kids go swimming and ride their bikes, explore nature, play baseball, and do other country-style activities.

• In the summer, country kids do activities such as swimming and exploring nature.

• In the summer, kids do country-style activities.

• In the summer, country kids go swimming and ride their bikes and do lots of other activities.

Which revision BEST shows the relationship between the ideas in sentences 15 and 16?

(15) Cities have different activities. (16) Cities are fun in the summer too.

• Cities are fun in the summer too, although they offer different activities.

• Cities are fun in the summer because they offer different activities.

• Cities have fun summer activities. Their activities are different ones.

• Cities have different activities, they are fun in the summer too.