7th Grade Reading 7.2.R.3 Continuous Practice

7.2.R.2. "Disaster in the Coal Mines" could best be classified as

• nonfiction
• fiction
• drama'
• poetry

7.4.R.2. The explosion was so massive that witnesses reported seeing a fifty-foot tongue of fire erupting from the mine's entrance. What is the best definition of the word tongue as it is used in the above sentence?

• the flap under shoelaces
• a flame becoming smaller at one end.
• the power of communication through speech.
• a long strip of land projecting into a body of water.

7.4.R.2. After the McCurtain disaster, an Oklahoma Mine Inspector's Office was established to oversee mine safety. Select the sentence that uses the definition of mine in the same way it is used in the above sentence.

• The marines were wary of mines placed in the roads.
• This restaurant is a favorite of mine.
• Mponeng gold mine in South Africa is two miles underground
• The library is a mine of information.

7.5.R.1. The Coal Division is committed to protecting the health and safety of the miner, so Oklahomans never again experience the mining tragedies of the past. Identify the dependent clause in the above sentence.

• The Coal Division is committed.
• to protecting the health and safety
• the health and safety of the miner
• so Oklahomans never again experience the mining tragedies of the past.

7.3.R.4. My uncle has a million ball caps. Identify the literary device used in the above sentence.

• hyperbole
• symbolism
• personification
• onomatopoeia

7.3.R.4. Douglas learned his parents were just a mile away, he turned as white as a ghost. Identify the literary device used in the above sentence.

• irony
• simile
• metaphor
• personification

7.3.R.1. the synonym for the word talkative that has the most negative connotation.

• chatty
• eloquent
• wordy
• babbling

7.3.R.1. The sentence that contains two independent clauses.

• Jaxon liked to be involved with decorating the tree and putting up Christmas lights.
• Beth chose to bake cookies, but Noah preferred to wrap presents.
• While the oven was hot, we toasted pecans.
• Even though the holiday season is chaotic, it's my favorite time of the year.

7.3.R.1. Select the complex sentence.

• On Christmas Eve, our family always reads The Night Before Christmas.
• My family doesn't trade gifts on Christmas Day; we like to relax, eat treats, and play board games.
• Although my sister and I argue most of the time; we call a truce on Christmas.
• Two families on our street always compete with their Christmas light displays.

7.3.R.4. Using knowledge of word parts, what does immobile mean?

• not able to move quickly
• not able to move
• preparing to move
• moving constantly