7th Grade Reading Check In

Courtney asked her neighbor if she could borrow an egg to complete a recipe that she had already started. The next day Courtney returned an egg to her neighbor along with a thank you card expressing her sincere gratitude.

What character trait does Courtney demonstrate?

• Stingy

• Appreciative

• Flabbergasted

• Acceptable

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Jared got off the train from his small farm village. He was now in the big city. An unshaven man with a trench coat with several holes in it approached Jared and told him that he was a police officer and that he needed to see Jared's wallet. Jared did not think that the man looked like a police officer, but he didn't want to get arrested on his first day in the city, so Jared reached into the front pocket of his overalls and gave the man his wallet. The man promptly ran away leaving Jared with no money.

What character trait does Jared demonstrate?

• Cunning

• Devious

• Gullible

• Clever

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

It was the bottom of the ninth inning and the home team was down by one. There was a man on second base when Bruce stepped up to the plate. Bruce pointed to right field. The pitcher threw his fastball. Bruce got a hold of it and sent it flying to right field. The home team won.

What character trait does Bruce demonstrate?

• Confident

• Humble

• Submissive

• Sophisticated

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

• A hero in a story that saves many lives.
• A problem that a character has with other characters.
• A struggle between a character and a family member.
• An issue that a character faces within him/her self.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The main message, lesson, or moral of a story is the ____.

• main idea

• complication

• motivation

• theme

What is the correct order of elements in a plot graph? 

• Exposition, Climax, Rising action, Resolution, Falling action
• Rising action, Exposition, Climax, Falling action, Resolution
• Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Resolution
• Resolution, Falling action, Climax, Rising action, Exposition 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is this an example of?

• Hyperbole
• Setting
• Simile
• Symbolism 

A character or situation that creates problems for the main character during the story

• A. Dynamic character

• B. Static character

• C. Protagonist

• D. Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

The author develops the character's personality through

• A. theme

• B. setting

• C. characterization

• D. onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is an example of historical fiction?

• Charlie Brown

• I survived the "Sinking of the Titanic-1912"

• Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham

• Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians