7th grade Round 2 ELA March Madness Competition

ELAGSE7L3a.

Which revision of the sentence BEST expresses the ideas clearly and concisely?

The first thing that we need to take care of when we meet during club time for the Spanish Club is figuring out when we will have elections and also finding out who can be available to be working at the booth for the club fair at school.

DOK 2

• Finding a date for elections and then also finding someone who can work at the Spanish Club booth at the club fair are both things that we need to take care of when we meet during club time

• During the time we meet for Spanish club, our most urgent first thing that we should try to take care of is a date for elections and club fair stuff.

• A thing we may want to take care of in Spanish Club is elections and who can be on hand for the Spanish Club booth at the club fair at school when it happens.

• During our Spanish Club meeting, we most urgently need to decide on a date for elections and who can work at the Spanish Club booth at the school’s club fair.

ELAGSE7L1c.

Which sentence contains an error between the relationship of ideas?

DOK 2

• Coming home late, they went straight to bed

• Walking in the door, the lights were turned on

• Without being warned, we heard them yell, “Surprise!”

• “Hello!” he shouted, waving to us from across the street.

ELAGSE7L2a.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

DOK 2

• She was happy with the quick, satisfying results.

• The group decided to stage the old, original, play.

• They painted the old barn with a bright, red paint.

• We went to the beach and built a sturdy, sand tower.

ELAGSE7L4b.

Based on the word parts, what is the meaning of universal in the sentence? They want to know why some stories receive universal acceptance, and others do not.

DOK 1

• possible

• regular

• common

• serious

ELAGSE7W8.

A student is writing a research paper focusing on how the United Nations began. Which resource would be BEST for locating reliable information about the origin of the United Nations?

DOK 2

• an online essay written by a person who visited the United Nations Office at New York City

• a book of essays written by historians about the reasons the United Nations was founded

• a collection of interviews with people from different countries explaining what they think of the United Nations

• a travel guide for New York City, with a chapter about what to see and do when visiting the United Nations Office

ELAGSE7W4.

Read the draft of a paragraph from a student report on the difference between dogs and wolves.

1 Even though dogs descended from wolves, the two species have some important differences. 2 One difference is that wolves are much more involved in a pack. 3 They have close pack structures and depend on the pack to hunt and raise their litters of pups. 4 Unlike wolves, animals that eat a plant-based diet are called “herbivores.” 5 Dogs, on the other hand, do not have to depend on each other to catch food or raise their young.

Which sentence should be removed because it is NOT appropriate for the purpose of this paragraph?

DOK 2

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

• sentence 5

ELAGSE7W3a.

Read the paragraph from a student’s narrative. 1 Jennifer sat in the last row, waiting for her name to be called. 2 She had heard three speeches so far, and she knew her competitors were first-rate. 3 Jennifer looked for the thousandth time at her notes. 4 She knew she didn’t need them, but it reassured her to see the words on the cards.

Which sentence should be added between sentence 2 and sentence 3 to establish the context of the paragraph?

DOK 2

• This was the final round of the state finals in public speaking, and Jennifer had already competed against some outstanding competitors to win her spot in the finals.

• Jennifer had been imagining this day for weeks, and she wanted nothing more than to stay calm and remember her key points when her turn came.

• The wait was practically unbearable, but Jennifer hoped to win, and to do that, she needed to study her competition.

• Jennifer had plenty of experience as a speaker, but as she waited for her turn, she felt a flutter in her stomach and her hands were trembling

ELAGSE7RI8.

Which evidence from “What to Do about Underwater Noise” provides the MOST relevant support for the claim that underwater noise impacts whales?

DOK 3

• Like humans, whales might also enjoy some peace and quiet

• These devices measured the sounds the whales made and also tracked their movements

• This allowed scientists to determine how the whales reacted when they were in noisy environments.

• The data suggested that beaked whales were especially sensitive to even low levels of underwater noise.

ELAGSE7RI1.

Which detail from the article BEST supports the conclusion that the deep-sea organisms described in the article may have changed our understanding of life?

DOK 3

• tall rock formations jutting up from the ocean floor and surrounded by black smoke

• odd creatures are not only alive but living in this dark underworld away from light

• large cracks, or vents, in the ocean floor where these creatures exist

• energy is being released below the surface of the water

ELAGSE7RI4.

Which word BEST expresses the meaning of deriving in the sentence? It’s as if these undersea vents have created a unique ecosystem, deriving energy from Earth itself.

DOK 2

• depositing

• emptying

• extracting

• wasting