MAP 7th grade prep: Literature

Which is the BEST theme?

• Work hard to achieve goals in life.

• A young girl works all summer for a cell phone.

• People should never work summer jobs.

• Be careful what you wish for.

Which word BEST sums up the central idea of this poem?

• Integrity

• Vacation

• Encouragement

• Candor

Which is the BEST summary of this excerpt?

• A. People should blog about their personal feelings.

• B. Ordinary people can make a difference in the world.

• C. People who try to stop you from doing something are usually jealous.

• D. Everyone needs to commit themselves to a long-term project.

What is the theme?

• There is never a good reason to fight.

• The importance of being crowned king or queen.

• In the end, good triumphs over evil.

• A girl leads a battle.

What is the overall tone of this poem?

• Bitter

• Excited

• Formal

• Humble

These sentences are out of order. What is the correct order?

• 5, 2, 1, 4, 3

• 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

• 5, 3, 4, 1, 2

• 3, 5, 4, 2, 1

Which word BEST describes the speaker of the poem?

• Charitable

• Despondent

• Devious

• Confident

Which boy can be considered “devious”?

• Tom

• Bill

• Andrew

• Ted

What trend did Caryn Windell point out about writing?

• Teachers assign more memoirs today.

• Students are nervous about writing novels today.

• In the past, students never wrote memoirs.

• Today, people prefer to write memoirs over novels.

Which word BEST explains how the narrator is feeling?

• Disappointed

• Nostalgic

• Annoyed

• Euphoric