Unit 1 Review-7th Grade

Which excerpt from “How I Learned English” uses first-person point of view to peek into the speaker’s mind?

• It was in an empty lot

  Ringed by elms and fir and honeysuckle.

• Ron O’Neill, Jim, Dennis, were talking it up

• In the field, a blue sky above them

  I watched it closing in.

• There was a wild stamping of hands on the ground,

Read the excerpt from "How I Learned English.”

I played on till dusk

Missing flies and pop-ups and grounders

And calling out in desperation things like

"Yours” and "take it,” but doing all right,

Tugging at my cap in just the right way,

Crouching low, my feet set.

"Hum baby” sweetly on my lips.

The reader can tell that this excerpt is part of the poem’s resolution,

• because the speaker

  finally feels a sense of belonging.

• finally learns how to play baseball.

• no longer wants to get home before dusk.

• no longer tries to catch the ball.

Which excerpt from "How I Learned English” helps the reader imagine the sound of the scene in the poem?

• It was in an empty lot

  Ringed by elms and fir and honeysuckle.

• In the field, a blue sky above them

  Tipped with cirrus.

• Banished to the outfield and daydreaming

  Of water, or a hotel in the mountains,

• By its easy arc before it hit

  My forehead with a thud.

Which is the best definition of an allegory?

• a story with humanlike animals

• a story with many characters

• a story with a symbolic message

• a story with a happy ending

An allegory most often uses characters to

• explain a current event.

• solve a problem.

• entertain with humor.

• represent an idea.

Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”

One day, a traveler stopped at the old woman's hut and asked her for permission to spend the night under her roof. Aunty Misery saw that he had an honest face and bade the pilgrim come in. She fed him and made a bed for him in front of her hearth. In the morning the stranger told her that he would show his gratitude for her hospitality by granting her one wish.

The allegory found in this excerpt expresses which symbolic message?

• Old women should be careful of strangers.

• You can’t judge people by looking at them.

• Always show gratitude for hospitality.

• Good deeds will be rewarded.

Which sentence contains an example of a metaphor?

• “The tree trunk was just as sticky as a honey pot.”

• “Aunty Misery hid in the garden like an old scarecrow.”

• “The sweet pear tree was a hidden treasure box.”

• “Children were swinging from the branches like monkeys.”

Which excerpt is an example of a simile?

• Death arrived at her door like an unwelcome stray dog.

• Aunty Misery was a grumpy bear when children were near.

• The ripe pears were shiny gems, impossible to resist.

• Wind blew its hot breath through the dusty village.