7th Grade ELA Final Review Semester One

Which of these is a simile?

• He went after the ball like a tiger pouncing on prey.

• He was fast and pounced on the ball.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• She woke up with really bad bed-head.

• Her hair was messy.

• Her hair was a cheerful scribble when she woke up in the morning.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which one is personification?

• The sun kissed our skin.

• The leaves were bright green.

• My dog slept on his back.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which one is NOT an example of alliteration? (Just for fun, try saying each one 5 times fast. Can you do it?)

• Black bug's blood

• Rubber baby buggy bumpers

• Toy boat

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?

• pot

• fire

• boom

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the idiom "it's a piece of cake" mean?

(Look it up if you've never heard it before.)

• It's hard.

• It's easy.

• Eat cake.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Tracy was feeling down in the dumps after failing the test" is an example of...

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake" is an example of...

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which sentence is correct?

• The dog is sitting on the couch with floppy ears and barking.
• The dog, with floppy ears, is sitting on the couch and barking.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A