DMS ELA 7th Final

Read this excerpt from "Types of Volcanoes."

Cinder cones are formed when small pieces of lava, called cinders, fly out of a vent and land around it. The cinders then cool from molten rock into solid rock.

According to the context clues, which term best defines the underlined word?

• liquid

• heavy

• black

• frozen

Derrick is creating a public service announcement to persuade people to recycle cans, bottles, and paper. What evidence should he include to support his claim that recycling benefits the environment?

• Cans and bottles can be recycled in many different ways.

• Recycling reduces the amount of trash sent to landfills.

• Recycling programs are very popular at businesses.

• Most cans, bottles, and types of paper are easily recyclable.

Which event in space exploration would appear first in a sequence?

• The United States launched its first successful satellite in 1958.

• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first manned moon landing in 1969.

• Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961.

• The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, in 1957.

Which statement compares two items?

• To escape the whirlpool, the fish would have to swim faster.

• A black hole works something like that whirlpool.

• Closer to the center of the whirlpool, the pull would grow stronger.

• If the fish couldn’t go much faster, it would be swept away.

Read the excerpt from "A Friend in Need."

A cloud seemed to pass over Papa's face. "I wish there was something I could do to help them out, but I can't afford to hire a hand," he said.

According to this description, Jeb’s father is...

• uninterested

• annoyed

• concerned

• joyful

If the Latin root "port" means "to carry," then the word "transport" means

• to walk across.

• to carry across.

• to cross out.

• to cross over.

Read this excerpt.

Ella slowly turned over the graded test. A big smile appeared on her face. "Yes," she thought. "All that studying really paid off."

Which inference can be made from this excerpt?

• Ella did poorly on her test.

• Ella is looking at a biology test.

• Ella should have studied more.

• Ella did well on her test.

Which statement contrasts two items?

• Anything inside a black hole’s super-pulling zone will stay there forever.

• Nothing in the universe is more powerful than the force of a black hole.

• A whirlpool is powered with water, but a black hole is powered by gravity.

• A black hole powerfully pulls in dust, asteroids, stars, and even starlight.

A credible source contains which of the following?

• pictures and ideas

• facts and evidence

• thoughts and feelings

• opinions and persuasion

Which of the following includes sensory imagery?

• Joseph watched the funny movie about pandas learning Kung Fu.

• Jill listened to her music while she was in the car.

• The autumn forest looked aflame with its gold and red leaves.

• Joe gave Jackson a high five.