7 ELA Fall Semester Final Exam

How is the word agreeable related to the word petulant?

The petulant customer was not agreeable to any help offered by the store clerk.

• It is a synonym.

• It is an antonym.

• It is a cognate.

• It is an analogy.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which hint is most useful in determining the meaning of the word ecstatic?

Edgar was ecstatic after opening his college acceptance letter.

• A cognate for the term is the Spanish word extático.

• The word ecstatically is part of this word’s family

• Ecstatic is an adjective.

• An antonym for the term is depressed.

Which answer best completes the analogy?

leaf : tree ::

• joke : laughter

• joy : awe

• drop of water : ocean

• life : death

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which answer best identifies the adjective phrase and the word it modifies in the sentence?

Tomatoes from the garden make the best salsa.

• tomatoes; modifies garden

• from the garden; modifies tomatoes

• make; modifies tomatoes

• the best salsa; modifies make

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CCSS.L.2.1E

In "The Necklace" how does Mathilde feel about her financial circumstances?

• She feels grateful for what her husband can provide for her.

• She feels superior to people who have less money than she has.

• She feels that if she works hard she can gain the wealth she hopes for.

• She feels ashamed that she is not wealthier.

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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 evidence from “Charles” supports the inference that Laurie enjoys that his parents believe his stories about Charles?

• “‘I’ve been so anxious to meet you,’ I said. ‘I’m Laurie’s mother.’”

• “‘Well, he certainly likes kindergarten,’ I said. ‘He talks about it all the time.’”

• “The next day Laurie remarked at lunch, as soon as he sat down, ‘Well, Charles was bad again today.’ He grinned enormously.”

• “‘Charles,’ Laurie said. ‘He gave the crayons around and he picked up the books afterward and the teacher said he was her helper.’”

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The granola bar had a shiny wrapper that she ate.

• It was thunder that scared the dog.

• I am studying for the test that I will take tomorrow.

• The sunset that she saw yesterday was full of reds and yellows.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence uses the word dialogue correctly?

• I am going to dialogue my room after school.

• That story had funny dialogue between the mother and daughter.

• I want to add a bit of dialogue to my sculpture.

• Can you dialogue the speech later tonight?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence contains an inappropriate shift in verb tense?

• Medicine made remarkable advances in the 20^th century, as technology entered the operating theater, and new antibiotics became available.

• Medicine makes remarkable advances in the 20^th century, as technology entered the operating theater and new antibiotics become available.

• Medicine continues to make remarkable advances as technology enters the operating theater and new antibiotics become available.

• Medicine continued to make remarkable advances in the 20th century, as technology entered the operating theater and new antibiotics became available.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which evidence best supports the idea that Marie Curie broke gender barriers in the field of science?

• “Finally, one day in 1902, they were able to make their announcement to the world.”

• “The Curies were awarded the Nobel Prize for physics. Marie Curie became the first woman ever to win a Nobel Prize.”

• “While Marie had labored to purify radium, Pierre had been experimenting with her samples.”

• Marie and Pierre refused to charge a penny for their discovery. They believed that the true spirit of science meant sharing knowledge freely.”