7th Grade ELA Midterm Review

We use commas for many reasons. Which sentence correctly uses a comma?

• I live in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• If you check my lunch box, you will find cherries, a sandwich, and a juice box.
• All of these sentences use commas correctly.
• Farmers harvest the cocoa when it is ripened, and then they leave the cocoa beans out to dry.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which point of view does the narrator use in the passage?

When you find your seat you glance at the businessman sitting next to you and decide he's almost handsome. This is the second leg of your trip from Miami to Casablanca, and the distance traveled already has muted the horror of the last two months.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limite

• Third Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the difference between an independent and dependent clause?

• An independent clause is a complete sentence with a subject and verb. A dependent clause cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence.

• An independent clause is an incomplete sentence that cannot stand alone. A dependent clause is a complete sentence with a subject and a verb.

My best friend was having a party Friday night, but I also had a baseball game. This was going to be a tough decision. If I do not go to the game, I will let my team down.

What is the theme of this passage?

• It's important to be loyal

• Being good at sports is the best way to get friends

• Your friends are the most important things in life

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

"Joy never wants to share her toys. When her friends come over, she never gives them a chance to play with any of them."

Which character trait best describes Joy?

• generous

• joyful

• smart

• selfish

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is a negative character trait?

• hardworking

• unpleasant

• kind

• brave

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is a positive character trait?

• lazy

• dishonest

• creative

• forgetful

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Identify the point of view: "Cold chills scurried up and down my back and I shivered as the steep roller coaster clambered up."

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Define "Exposition."

•  the beginning of the story; characters, conlfict and setting are introduced
• conflict is resolved
• the most exciting part of the story
• the series of events that make up a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Define "Conflict."

• the time and place of the action of the story

• the series of events that make up a story

• characters, setting, and conflict are introduced

• a struggle between two opposing forces; the issue or problem the main character (protagonist) faces

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9