7th Grade- 1.17 Reading Review

Marwe accepted this offer and lived with the old woman. She cared for the children, fetched water from the stream, and weeded a garden.

Which best describes Marwe's character traits as revealed in the passage?

• friendly and outgoing

• lazy and wasteful

• compassionate and nurturing

• beautiful and wise

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Refer to the following passage from "Chura and Marwe":

They spent a happy evening making suggestions and falling about with laughter at their own wit. But finally they pulled themselves together and found for Chura a name which seemed to them far more suitable than the one he had brought with him.

Which is the best "prediction" to make at this point in the story?

• Marwe will not love Chura.

• Chura's name will reflect his inner strength, not his outward appearance.

• Chura's new name will reflect his ugliness.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Which best identifies a "theme" of "Chura and Marwe"?

• Don't marry people who aren't beautiful or brave.

• It takes a lot of work to fall in love.

• Appearances can be deceiving.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Which best explains why Yun Ok is successful in her quest?

• She is focused and determined.

• She is a gentle, caring person.

• She can speak to animals.

Refer to the following passage:

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

Which is the best "summary" of the passage?

• The farmhouse stands between the woods and the frozen lake, and it's really dark outside.

• My horse thinks it's strange that we're stopping in such a dark, cold woods, so far away from other people.

• My horse would rather stop at a farmhouse by the lake.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

While on his journey, Scarface finds a bow and quiver of beautiful arrow. Although he could certainly use them, he does not take them.

Which best describes Scarface's "character traits" as revealed in this passage?

• He is brave.

• He is a skilled hunter.

• He is honest.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Which identifies a problem faced by both the bird and the speaker in the poem "Sympathy"?

• They both have wings to fly.

• They are both held captive against their will.

• They are lost in the wild.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Refer to the following passage from "The Happy Prince":

"I don't think I like boys. Last summer, when I was staying on the river, there were two rude boys, the miller's sons, who were always throwing stones at me. They never hit me, of course; we Swallows fly far too well for that, and besides, I come from a family famous for its agility, but still, it was a mark of disrespect."

Which choice best describes a "character trait" of the speaker that is revealed in the passage?

• happy

• boastful

• thoughtful

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Which best explains how blindness is used as a symbol in "The Happy Prince"?

• Though the Prince loses his eyes, he is the one who can see the sorrows of the world.

• The city leaders spend all of their time arguing.

• The Prince's eyes are made of glittering sapphires.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

I felt a cleaving in my mind

As if my brain had split;

I tried to match it, seam by seam,

But could not make them fit.

The thought behind I strove to join

Unto the thought before,

But sequence ravelled out of reach

Like balls upon a floor.

Which best identifies the "rhyme scheme"?

• ABCD ABCD

• ABCB ABCB

• ABAB ABAB

• ACBD ACBD

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CCSS.RL.7.5