English 7 Unit 1 Review

Kara bit her lip until it hurt. She had been so excited about speaking to the class about her trip to Peru. Then Mrs. Douglass had to make a big deal out of it and invite the rest of the ninth-graders. Now Kara was faced with presenting a slide show to nearly 100 students. Instead of standing at the head of the class, she would have to stand on stage in the auditorium. Why had she ever brought up Peru at all?

Kara's internal conflict comes from her-

• anger at her teacher, Mrs. Douglas

• fear that she does not know her topic

• disappointment at missing an opportunity

• nervousness at speaking to a crowd

“That’s it!” cried Parker. “I’m drawing a line down the middle of the room. Keep to your side, Sadie!”

Sadie stuck out her tongue at her sister. “Just because you’re a year older, you think you own me,” she said, holding Parker’s CD in the air. “It’s my room, too! It has been since I was born!”

“Mom!” Parker wailed. “Sadie’s been messing with my things again!”

Their mother came to the door, still sorting the mail. “What’s the problem this time?” she inquired.

Both girls started talking at once. “Quiet, quiet!” their mother insisted. “You two are always fighting. Settle this quietly,” she warned, “or you’re both grounded!”

The central conflict in this story begins when--

• 1. Sadie invades Parker’s space

• 1. Parker calls her mother

• 1. Parker steals Sadie’s CD

• 1. Sadie and Parker move in together

“That’s it!” cried Parker. “I’m drawing a line down the middle of the room. Keep to your side, Sadie!”

Sadie stuck out her tongue at her sister. “Just because you’re a year older, you think you own me,” she said, holding Parker’s CD in the air. “It’s my room, too! It has been since I was born!”

“Mom!” Parker wailed. “Sadie’s been messing with my things again!”

Their mother came to the door, still sorting the mail. “What’s the problem this time?” she inquired.

Both girls started talking at once. “Quiet, quiet!” their mother insisted. “You two are always fighting. Settle this quietly,” she warned, “or you’re both grounded!”

An external conflict occurs between the girls and their mother because she—

• 1. wants the girls to be neater

• 1. sides with Parker against Sadie

• 1. thinks the girls fight too much

• 1. wants the girls to share more

Tom typed furiously, pouring out all his hurt feelings and anger. Rereading the e-mail, he was surprised by how mad he actually was. Still, it served Gisele right! Just before clicking the “Send” button, Tom paused. Sending this e-mail would mean the end of their friendship. Did he really want that? Or should he wait until he cooled down to discuss their problem?

What is Tom’s internal conflict?

• He wants to make Gisele mad enough to write to him.

• 1. He is struggling to type on his computer.

• 1. He can’t decide whether to send the e-mail.

• He does not know what he can do to calm down

“Forget it,” said Mr. Slade. “I never learned to read in eight years of school, and I’m sure not going to learn from a kid like you.”

“Let’s just try,” said Jen. She opened the book. “Here’s a book about the place where you told me you grew up.”

“Is that right?” Mr. Slade asked, leaning forward. “Why, that picture looks just like my friend Buster’s old farm!”

The hour went by quickly. Twice a week, Jen met Mr. Slade at the library. Sometimes he had done his homework, and sometimes he hadn’t. She didn’t mind. She knew how hard this was for him. Then, one day in late May, Mr. Slade had a breakthrough. Jen had brought the book about his old home. Mr. Slade was looking at the pictures. Suddenly, he read aloud, “Family farm near Dexter, June, 1956.”

“Mr. Slade, you did it!” cried Jen, clapping her hands.

What character trait leads to the resolution of the story?

• 1. Jen’s nervousness

• 1. Mr. Slade’s stubbornness

  
  

• Jen’s patience

• Jen’s pride

1) Jake’s self-confidence was legendary. Even in a power outage, in subzero cold, with snow and wind howling outside, he was calm and focused. (2) “You can’t shake Jake,” people said.

(3) For the ninth time, Jake finished rebuilding his emergency radio and tried it. Come on, squawk box, he thought.

(4) A voice suddenly crackled on the speaker. (5) Grinning, Jake pressed a button and spoke: “Greetings from sunny, tropical North Dakota!”

Which number section is an example of direct characterization?

• Section 1

• Section 2

• Section 3

• Section 4

The flu made her feel really sick and _________.

• moot

• futile

• metabolism

• delirious

She was delirious, so she knew it was _____ to try to go to work.

• moot

• futile

• metabolism

• delirious

He was not a good cook and feared that he might _________ his guests with his cooking.

• moot

• futile

• repulse

• metabolism

His fast _________ prevented him from gaining weight.

• moot

• futile

• repulse

• metabolism