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7th grade Language Arts

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People should be careful not to drink water that is contaminated, it could make them very sick.

What is the meaning of contaminated in this sentence?

a)

Tasty

b)

Poison

c)

Salty

d)

Natural

2.

Greek mythology is a form of literature that is:

a)

a story by Gary Soto

b)

the set of stories about the gods, goddesses, heroes and rituals of the Ancient Greek

c)

a set of poetry by Shel Silverstein

d)

None of these

3.

From these choices, which is your favorite?

a)

Chocolate cake

b)

Chocolate ice cream

c)

Chocolate bar

d)

Chocolate kisses

4.

Central Idea is found in informational (fact) text.

Main Idea is found in fiction stories.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Culture- what does this word mean in America and in our way of life?

a)

the way of life of a particular people, and their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious-beliefs

b)

the windshield in a car; it is in the front

6.

a)

Character

b)

Setting

c)

Conflict

d)

Resolution

7.

a)

Character

b)

Setting

c)

Resolution

8.

a)

Character

b)

Setting

c)

Theme

d)

Conflict

9.

a)

Theme

b)

Resolution

c)

Character

d)

Conflict

10.

Mortal- what does this word mean?

a)

human who will live forever

b)

a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being:

"capacities only possible of God rather than mortals"

11.

Greek mythology is:

a)

A group of stories written by Gary Soto.

b)

Stories about young animals and their journey through life.

c)

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore.

d)

none of these

12.

Majority- what does this word mean?

a)

only a few of something

b)

the larger number or part of something (many times the majority of people)

c)

no one

d)

interesting and clear

13.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching. 
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
14.

This is the first stage of plot, where we meet characters and the setting...

a)

Resolution

b)

Rising Action

c)

Exposition

d)

Falling Action

15.
Though forks were first used in China thousands of years ago, it took a long time for them to make their way to what is now the United States. 
Ancient Greeks began using forks after the Chinese. However, they did not use forks for eating. They used them for serving food. From Greece, forks moved to the Roman Empire. Romans first used long forks for cooking and serving. By the 300s, they began using table forks to feed themselves. 
The table fork spread from there to what is now the Middle East and Turkey, before arriving in Italy and becoming popular in the 1000s. It stayed popular in southern Europe, but was not used much in northern Europe until it first became popular in France and Spain in the 1700s. 
The table fork arrived in England from France before making its way to the North American colonies, where it first became popular shortly before the American Revolution.
a)
The fork changed after arriving in the Roman Empire.
b)
Roman forks were longer than Greek and Chinese forks.
16.
“The rain forest is home to many creatures. Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain forest. Butterflies and anteaters also live in the rain forest.”
What is the central idea?
a)
Sloths and tapirs are other creatures that live in the rain forest.
b)
The rain forest is home to many creatures.
c)
Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain forest.
17.
What is the central idea here
A penny for your thoughts?  If it's a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars.  In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare.  Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny.  These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters.  If it's uncirculated, it'd easily fetch $25,000 at an auction.  Now that's a pretty penny.  
a)
The 1943 penny is worth 50 thousand dollars.
b)
the 1943 penny is more rare than the 1955 penny.
c)
Some pennies are rare and worth a lot of money.
d)
None of these options