Worksheets5th period 7th grade 3rd 9 Weeks Midterm review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
Read the following passage:
The stars were burning brightly in the night sky. The evening breeze felt cool on my skin. It was the last night of summer break and I was calm, oddly calm. It's not that I was excited to go back to school. I wasn't. School is a lot of work for me. But I was excited to see my friends again, and I knew that she would be there.
How would this passage be different if it were told in the third person narrative?
The reader would feel closer to the narrator.
The reader would know the character's background.
The reader would know more about what the narrator is thinking.
The reader would not know the narrator's inner thoughts and ideas.
What is a simile?
comparing two things USING the words "like" or "as"
comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Which of the following sentences contain a simile?
My older sister is a monster in the morning before she gets her coffee.
Her voice is so annoying; when she speaks, she sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard.
The 6th graders are excited about coming to school next week because they want to know what being in middle school is like.
Alicia and De'ontae love everything about going to the movies; they especially like eating popcorn and candy.
Which of the following sentences contain a simile?
She wants to be a singer just like Taylor Swift.
Her smile is so bright, it is like a ray of sunshine.
He is hoping to become an influencer on TikTok so that he can start making money.
Marcus cannot wait until he can eat inside a restaurant without a mask on again.
Mara was feeling apprehensive about the camping trip. She had never slept in a tent before. What if there were bears or mountain lions?
Which word is a synonym for apprehensive?
worried
angry
excited
in pain
The con man bamboozled the customers by making false promises.
Which of the following means the same as bamboozled?
surprised
deceived
charmed
angered
“I am going to rescind the permission I gave you to use my toys!” T. J. announced angrily. “I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!”
Which word is a synonym for rescind?
repeat
celebrate
cancel
continue
Choose the answer that is a synonym for the underlined parts of the words below.
audio, auditory, audible, audience
hear
believe
funny
animal
Choose the answer that is a synonym for the underlined parts of the words below.
multiplication, multiple, multicolored, multilingual
one
against
many
hear
Which choice describes the author's main purpose for including the flashback of Luke's sixth birthday in chapter two of "Among the Hidden?"
To talk about how Luke forgot to make a birthday wish.
To show how mean his brothers are.
To provide information about the house they live in.
To show how and when Luke questioned his mother and learned that he is an illegal child and why he must always hide.
How did the setting at the end of chapter one in "Among the Hidden" affect Luke's feeling of isolation and loneliness?
It took place outside and showed how Luke loves playing kickball with his brothers.
It takes place at their home when someone knocks on the door and Luke is excited to meet the person.
It takes place at their home when someone knocks on the door, emphasizing the way Luke has to hide.
It takes place at the neighbor's house and emphasizes how friendly everyone is.
In "The Three Little Pigs," which of the main character's actions support the theme that “taking your time to do something right pays off?”
The pigs' mother sends the pigs to "seek their fortune" in the world.
The first pig built his home out of straw.
The wolf is hungry and wants to eat all of the three little pigs.
The third pig carried heavy bricks and carefully stacked them into a solid house, which the wolf was unable to blow down.
