Seventh Grade

The main setting of "Seventh Grade" is a

• middle school.
• homeroom class.
• lunchroom.
• French class.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Read the excerpt from Gary Soto’s "Seventh Grade.
"She smiled and said, "Hi, Victor.”
He smiled back and said, "Yeah, that's me.” His brown face blushed. Why hadn’t he said, "Hi, Teresa,” or "How was your summer?” or something nice?This excerpt best expresses the story’s

• resolution
• climax
• setting
• conflict

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which event from "Seventh Grade" is part of the story’s rising action?

• Victor waits in line to receive his computer card.
• Victor lingers in his homeroom so he can be near Teresa.
• Victor agrees to help Teresa learn the French language.
• Victor goes to the library and checks out French textbooks.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

The climax of the story “Seventh Grade” occurs when

• Teresa sees Victor in the lunch area and smiles at him.
• Victor raises his hand in French class to impress Teresa.
• Mr. Bueller stays quiet about Victor not knowing French.
• Victor assures Teresa that helping her will not be a bother.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which excerpt from "Seventh Grade” best expresses the main conflict that Victor faces in the story?

• They talked about recent movies, baseball, their parents, and the horrors of picking grapes in order to buy their fall clothes. 
• The two friends socked each other in the arm and went their ways, Victor thinking, man, that’s weird. Michael thinks making a face makes him handsome.
• After English, Victor had math, his weakest subject. He sat in the back by the window, hoping he wouldn’t be called on.
• A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful. Teresa sat a few desks away, no doubt thinking he was a fool.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.W.7.9A

Michael scowls throughout "Seventh Grade” because he believes it will

• attract the girls’ attention.
• make him seem ferocious.
• impress his older brother.
• show that his face looks older.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which excerpt from “Seventh Grade” is an example of an external expectation?

• He already spoke Spanish and English, but he thought someday he might travel to France, where it was cool.
• Victor sat calmly, thinking of Teresa, who sat two rows away, reading a paperback novel. This would be his lucky year.
• He turned a page in the book and stared at some math problems that scared him because he knew he would have to do them eventually.
• Mr. Bueller said that if the students studied hard, at the end of the year they could go to France and be understood by the populace.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Which excerpt from “Seventh Grade” is an example of an internal expectation?

• Teresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in their new fall clothes.
• The principal, Mr. Belton, spoke over the crackling loudspeaker, welcoming the students to a new year, new experiences, and new friendships.
• In English, they reviewed the parts of speech. Mr. Lucas, a portly man, waddled down the aisle, asking, "What is a noun?"
• The teacher wet his lips and asked something else in French. The room grew silent. Victor felt all eyes staring at him.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Teresa’s actions in "Seventh Grade” show that she expects to

• struggle in most of her classes.
• study hard to do well in school.
• become Victor’s girlfriend.
• make only a few close friends.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Which excerpt from “Seventh Grade” shows a moment when Mr. Bueller acts in a way that is different from what Victor expects?

• Mr. Bueller said that is the students studied hard, at the end of the year they could go to France and be understood by the populace.
• Mr. Bueller asked if anyone knew French. Victor raised his hand, wanting to impress Teresa. The teacher beamed and said, “Trés bien. Parlez-vous francais?”
• Mr. Bueller looked at Victor, and Victor looked back. Oh please, don’t say anything, Victor pleaded with his eyes.
• Mr. Bueller shuffled through the papers on his desk. He smiled and hummed as he sat down to work.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A