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Semester 1 Review - 7th Grade

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a topic?
a)
the writer's opinion about a text
b)
the general subject of a text
c)
the details that explain the text
d)
a retelling of the most important ideas
2.
Most people think that Johann Sebastian Bach played the piano, but this is not true. The piano was not invented until just two years before he died. Bach's main instrument was the organ. He was a great organist. He wrote a lot of wonderful music for that instrument. He also played other keyboard instruments that were ancestors of the piano. Among these instruments was the harpsichord. Along with Mozart, Bach is considered to be one of the all-time great composers
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
Mozart and Bach did not compose music for the piano.
b)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a great organist and writer.
c)
The piano had not been invented three hundred years ago.
d)
The harpsichord was a keyboard instrument before the piano.
3.

Find the central idea

Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business

a)

Being a clown isn't all fun and games.

b)

Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

c)

Rodeos are exciting.

d)

Clowns are good at riding bulls.

4.
I didn't like creeping down the dark alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person, omniscient
d)
Third person, objective
5.
You should be sure to use the right exit when you leave the building.  From which point of view is this sentence written?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person, limited
d)
Third person, omniscient
6.
The science fair will be held in the gym on May 2, and Ms. Garcia will be presenting first.  From which point of view is the sentence written?
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
7.

A thesis is

a)

the topic

b)

the beginning part of your essay

c)

a simple statement of your main argument

8.

What is a statistic when used as evidence in an argument?

a)

a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data

b)

the science of collecting data

c)

a fact or piece of data

9.

An anecdote when used to prove a point is

a)

a funny story

b)

an account regarded an unreliable

c)

a short story about a real incident or person.

10.

When you paraphrase someone else’s ideas,

a)

you use the exact words

b)

you pick only the important items

c)

you summarize what they have said in your own words

11.

During the claim-evidence-reasoning pattern, the claim is

a)

to formally request or demand

b)

where you state your point

c)

to say something is true

12.

What is a counterclaim?

a)

The opposing viewpoint

b)

The writer's position that they are trying to prove

c)

Facts and statistics to support ideas

d)

Connects evidence to the claim

13.
What is the purpose of an informative essay?
a)
To provide information, or explain steps in a process. 
b)
To tell a story. 
c)
To entertain the readers.
d)
To persuade the reader.
14.
What are the three main parts of an essay?
a)
The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
b)
Introduction, Hook, Body
c)
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
d)
Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 
15.
What is a hook?
a)
A hook grabs the reader's attention.
b)
A hook ends the essay.
c)
A hook is the main idea of an essay.
d)
The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 
16.
What are the three paragraphs in the middle of an essay called?
a)
The Body.
b)
The Introduction.
c)
The conclusion.
d)
Supporting Details. 
17.
the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
context clues
18.
word that means the roughly same thing
a)
synonym
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
context clue
19.

The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

a)

positive

b)

negative

20.

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

a)

positive

b)

negative

21.
I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
22.
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
23.

to draw a conclusion using evidence, clues, and what you already know, an educated guess.

a)

infer

b)

guess

c)

conclusion

d)

response

24.

the main idea or lesson of a literary passage

a)

plot

b)

summary

c)

theme

d)

central idea

25.

main events of a story: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

a)

plot

b)

central idea

c)

theme

d)

summary

26.

What does "objective" mean?

a)

No opinions or reactions, just the facts.

b)

Giving your personal reflections on the topic.

c)

No statistics used to support the idea.

d)

Having plenty of evidence to support your opinion.

27.
Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?
a)
using your own words
b)
summary being shorter than the text
c)
quotes words from the text
d)
including main ideas only
28.
An objective summary should
a)
include quotes from the text.
b)
be brief, accurate, and objective.
c)
include small details from the text.
d)
include the reader's opinion of the text.
29.

What is the definition of theme?

a)

topic/subject + message = theme

b)

topic of the story

c)

life lesson, meaning, moral, or meaning about life or human nature communicated by a literary work

d)

the reason why an authors writes

30.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
b)
Don't steal.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Slowly but surely wins the race.
31.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
32.
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay. 
What is the central theme of this poem?
a)
Nature and man must get along
b)
Wonderful and beautiful things only last a short while
c)
Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
d)
Nature and beauty are permanent.
33.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Happiness
c)
Walking
d)
Hiking
34.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Eating
b)
Baking
c)
Chewing
d)
Making people guilty
35.
"The storm moaned and groaned as if it's stomach hurt."
What human quality is NOT being given?
a)
Storming
b)
Moaning
c)
Groaning
d)
Having a stomach ache

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