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WorksheetsSeventh Grade and Oranges
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 28mins
"Mr. Bueller looked at Victor, and Victor looked back. Oh please, don't say anything, Victor pleaded with his eyes...."
Which sentence from "Oranges" relates a similar idea?
On a plot diagram, what is considered the turning point and most intense part of a story?
climax
resolution
falling action
exposition
At which point of the story do you learn that Victor is beginning a new year at school?
climax
falling action
exposition
resolution
In a story, when does the reader usually learn about the characters, setting, and main conflict?
resolution
falling action
exposition
climax
When are loose ends of the plot tied up and the conflict is being resolved?
rising action
climax
falling action
exposition
When does a story come to a conclusion?
resolution
climax
rising action
falling action
In "Seventh Grade", which of the following is true about Victor?
He has a crush on Teresa.
He picks grapes in the summer to earn money to buy clothes.
He is taking French class.
All of the above
What part of the story does majority of the action take place?
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
In the poem "Oranges", the speaker puts the orange on the counter because
he does not have another nickel
he's aware of the lady's fondness for fruit
he wants the girl to notice how generous he is
he has an extra orange and he simply wants to share
What does the speaker of the poem "Oranges" do to impress his girlfriend?
takes her out to dinner
takes her on a walk
buys her chocolate
takes her to a candy store
Based on the final stanza of the poem "Oranges", the reader can conclude that
there is a mutual attraction between the boy and the girl
the boy will be arrested for shoplifting
the girl will never speak to the boy again
the boy cannot enter the drugstore ever again
In the story "Seventh Grade," which of the following statements describes the main conflict?
It is the first day of seventh grade.
Mr. Bueller is Victor's French teacher.
Victor wants to take French because he hopes Teresa will be in his class and will notice him.
Michael and Victor hope that girls will think they are handsome.
Which of the following excerpts inclides details about the setting of "Seventh Grade"?
... he thought some day he might like to travel to France, where it was cool...
On the first day of school, Victor stood in line half an hour....
There were rivers in France, and huge churches, and fair-skinned people everywhere...
Teresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself...
These statements are all part of the Rising Action of "Seventh Grade." Which event happens first?
Victor says something foolish to Teresa after homeroom.
Teresa approaches Victor after French class and says, "That was good."
Victor searches for Teresa in the cafeteria.
Victor says Teresa's name in response to a question in English.
Which of these excerpts shos the tension increasing right before the climax in "Seventh Grade"?
He remembered his college years when he dated a girlfriend in borrowed cars.
...then widened his eyes in terror at Teresa who stood in front of him.
... and their eyes met. She smiled sweetly and gathered her books.
"Bonjour." Teresa said, leaving him outside her next class.
In "Seventh Grade," what made Victor think that girls might actually like a guy who scowls?
Michael told him that he read about it in a magazine.
When Victor tried to scowl, he noticed that a girl was looking at him.
Victor scowled at himself in the mirror and thought he didn't look half bad.
Victor noticed that Teresa was staring at him as he scowled.
In the short story, "Seventh Grade," what happens during the falling action?
Victor decides he is going to like seventh grade.
Victor tries to fake his way through speaking French.
Victor decides to take French.
Teresa asks Victor if he would help her with her French.
In "Seventh Grade," which of the following statements best describes the resolution of the story?
Victor was going to like seventh grade.
Victor thought his friend looked pretty strange.
Victor was sweaty with shame.
Victor and Teresa left class together.
Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor's cheeks. This sentence includes what type of figurative language?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor's cheeks. In this statement, what is being compared to rosebushes?
Victor
Victor's feelings for Teresa
The color red
The blush on Victor's cheeks
Math was confusing, like the inside of a watch. This sentence includes what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Which definition best describes the meaning of the bold word in this excerpt?
Umm, he thought, maybe it does work. He scowled with greater conviction.
religion
belief
purpose
uncertainty
