Midterm Practice ELA January 2024 - 7th

What does the phrase "collect his thoughts" tell the reader about Ohkwa'ri in paragraph 1?

• He is daydreaming and not paying attention

• Ohkwa'ri is making a list of things to do
• Ohkwa'ri is panicking and unable to think clearly
• He is preparing to say something important.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which quotation best supports a theme of the story?

• "He could help his uncle finish hollowing the bowl by blowing on the coal through the thin hollow branch of a sumac." (paragraph 5)

• "Now I only have to smooth the inside and this cup will be ready to use." (paragraph 6)

• "It would be a good way to learn, a good way to make himself tougher and stronger." (paragraph 17)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the following passage from the story (paragraph 11):

"Dipping water with a cup was a wise idea, for you could remain watchful and alert while doing this. If you had to lean down and drink with your mouth from the spring or the stream, an enemy or a dangerous animal could creep up unseen. You also could thrust the cup deep under the surface where the water was cleaner and colder. Then, when you were back in the longhouse, you could use your cup to dip soup from the pot when the food was ready and your hunger told you to eat."

How does the forest setting shape the actions that are described in this passage?

• The setting requires a person to be extremely quiet.

• The setting requires a person to be very careful.

• The setting causes a person to behave nervously.

• The setting causes a person to behave badly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?

• Ohkwa'ri keeps his personal things under his bed in a box.

• The protagonist's favorite food
• Ohkwa'ri knows how to safely obtain water from a river.

• Ohkwa'ri helps his uncle Big Tree make a fine drinking cup.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the author most develop Ohkwa'ri's point of view in the story?

• Through the use of flashbacks to Ohkwa'ri's childhood
• Through the character's thoughts, feelings, and interactions with other characters
• by revealing his thoughts about growing up.

• Through the author's description of the setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the following passage.

"Ohkwa'ri nodded. Every man owned a cup such as that, usually with some design on it which indicated his clan. Your cup, which would be hung from your belt, could be used for dipping up drinking water when you were in the forest."

What is a synonym (word that means the same) for the word, indicated?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the setting of the story?

• 1883, Upstate New York

• The setting is in a medieval castle
• The setting is in a submarine under the sea
• 1400s, Mohawk Nation Territory

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the cup mainly used for?

• Rain water

• Playing music
• Transporting goods
• Holding and drinking liquids

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is an antonym for "watchful"

• careful

• careless
• vigilant
• attentive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4