7th grade: 5-A-Day Language Assessment: Week 30

Rewrite the sentence 'Studying for a semester in Spain, my Spanish skills improved greatly.' to remove the dangling or misplaced modifier.

• After studying for a semester in Spain, my Spanish skills improved greatly.

• Studying for a semester in Spain, my Spanish skills improved greatly.

• My Spanish skills, studying for a semester in Spain, improved greatly.

• My Spanish skills improved greatly, studying for a semester in Spain.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which word is used in the following sentence: "She maintained her ______ even in the face of adversity."?

• composure

• dignity

• serenity

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Use the context clues that help you understand what prelude means.

Once we saw Terri get down on one knee, we knew it was a prelude to his proposal. Thirty seconds later, Jacky was wearing an engagement ring. prelude means:

• an introduction to what follows

• a conclusion to a story

• a random interruption

• an insignificant detail

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the antonym for the following word: patron

• envious

• opponent

• relative

• supporter

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

definitive ➔ ➔ prefix: _______ base or root: ______________ suffix: _______

• de-finit-ive

• def-in-itive

• d-efin-itive

• defin-it-ive

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CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select the simplified version of the sentence: "Because the topic is of a controversial nature, it is best that you really think through what you are about to say so as to not offend anyone."

• Think carefully before speaking on a controversial topic.

• Because the topic is controversial, think carefully before speaking to avoid offense.

• Controversial topics require careful speech to not offend anyone.

• Because the topic is of a controversial nature, it is best that you really think through what you are about to say so as to not offend anyone.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which word is misspelled?

• Skepticle

• preferred

• media

• kettle

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following is an idiom?

• Break the ice

• Run like the wind

• Piece of cake

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The stars were like diamonds in the sky.

• Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

• He ran as fast as a cheetah.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Mark the sentence as a phrase or a clause. If it is a clause, indicate if it is independent or dependent: 'They are going to forget'.

• Phrase

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B