7th grade ELA Q2 benchmark review

The characters and the plot are made up but it could happen today in real life.

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Biography

• Science Fiction

The word has a root that means to make or create

• generate

• pre-cook

• factory

• craft

Similes and metaphors are similar because they both __________

Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.
Which probably happened?

• Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts.

• Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning.

• Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.

• Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.

Does the following sentence contain imagery?

It was a cold morning at JFK Middle School.

• yes

• no

• go back

• no really... go back

A suffix is added to the ___________ of a word

• beginning

• middle

• end

• it can go anywhere

Why would an author include a picture or map in the article?

• To take up space.

• To show a place they like to visit.

• To give a visual aid.

• To give additional information.

Maddy decided to make her usual breakfast of a dozen eggs. She really enjoys cooking, so she tries to cook most of her meals. While she was cooking, she also listened to her favorite band. She was making quite a bit of noise. Unbeknownst to her, Maddy's neighbor was trying to study and was becoming very angry at all the noise.

• 3rd person limited

• 2nd person

• 3rd person omniscient

• 1st person

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.
The Summary of this passage is:

• Jason really wanted to play third base.

• Jason was the best player on his team.

• Jason had trouble catching ground balls.

• 
  Jason was too lazy to practice.

San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable.
The Summary of this passage is:

• 
  San Francisco has many neat things to do.

• It seldom snows in California.

• Many people choose to live in California.

• The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.