WorksheetsEnglish 7 Semester 2 Exam
Total questions: 150
Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins
Is it ok to write using personal pronouns (I, my, you, we...) in a mature essay?
absolutely
I do what I want
NO!
Which of the following transitions best fills the blank in the passage above?
Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?
Introduction
Conclusion
Body Paragraphs
Setting
Which of these is NOT part of an argumentative essay introduction?
Hook
Claim
Summarize the Issue
Evidence
What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?
to persuade the reader
to tell an interesting story
to entertain the reader
to give information about a topic
Which quote support the claim that we should stop using screens for a week?
"Screens cause students to be distracted and they cannot learn as well."
"Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."
"Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."
"Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."
In which part of the argumentative essay will you include your evidence?
Introduction
Body Paragraph
Hook
Conclusion
Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that we should have sports in middle school?
"In schools that have sports, students attend games after school."
"Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school."
'When schools have sports programs, the school must spend money on coaches and equipment."
"School sports include volleyball, soccer, basketball and tennis."
What two paragraphs in your essay should look similar?
Body and Conclusion
Body and Introduction
Introduction and Conclusion
Body Paragraph 1 and Body Paragraph 2
Which of these transitions would you use in your body paragraph?
In conclusion,
Next,
In my opinion,
Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence?
In conclusion,
In my opinion,
According to the text,
In other words,
4)They swim every day. Look! They________.
a. swims
b. swam
c. is swimming
d. are swimming
5)Hurry up! It_________late.
a. gets
b. getting
c. is getting
d. got
7)Tom_________ his bike at the moment.
a. cleans
b. clean
c. isn’t cleaning
d. cleaned
8)We ______ for our English test at the moment.
a. study
b. are studying
c. studies
d. studying
10)Please be quiet. I _______to the news now.
a. listening
b. listen
c. am listening
d. are listening
11)_______ she sleeping in the room?
a. Does
b. Do
c.Are
d. Is
12)We _________ playing the drum. We are dancing.
a. do not
b. not do
c. are not
d. not are
13)He __________ at present.
a. works
b. is working
c. work
d. will work
14)Peter can’t go out. It _________________.
a. is still raining
b. still is raining
c. still rain
d. still raining
15) Tommy : What is Belle doing?
Susan : Belle ____ the piano in her bedroom.
a. plays
b. is playing
c. will play
d. play
16) ____ you _____ the weird sound outside at the moment.
a. Did , hear
b. Do , hear
c. Are , hearing
d. Do , hearing
18) A : __________________________
B : They are watching a flower now.
a. What is he doing now ?
b. What are you doing now ?
c. What are they doing now ?
d. What am I doing now ?
20) A : Is he brushing his teeth right now ?
B : ______________________
a. Yes, he is brushing his teeth right now
b. Yes, he is taking a bath right now.
c. No, he is not brushing his teeth right now.
d. No, he is not taking a bath right now.
In the text it states, "But secretly I’m wondering
if Haymitch sobered up long enough to help Peeta and
me because he thought we just might have the wits to survive." Which theme does this text evidence connect to?
Dystopian Society
Survival
Violence in Reality Television
In the text it states, "“Thresh is dead,” says Peeta.
“He can’t be,” I say.
“They must have fired the cannon during the thunder and
we missed it,” says Peeta.
Which theme is this text evidence connected to?
Dystopian Society
Survival
Violence in Reality Television
Who is the protagonist of The Hunger Games?
Haymitch
Katniss
Rue
Cato
Who is the author of The Hunger Games?
Alan Gratz
Ray Bradbury
Suzanne Collins
Sarah Dessen
Why is the mockingjay important to Rue?
Mockingjays saved her life back in District 11 by warning her of a storm.
Mockingjays mean music and they repeat songs/messages.
Rue knows she can trust Katniss because of the mockingjay pin she wears.
Mockingjays feed false information back to the Capitol.
Why is the gift from District 11 to Katniss so important?
Rue's family sent it to her to thank her for treating her so well.
She comes from District 11.
She was starving at the time.
This is the first time another District has sent a gift to a tribute that wasn't their own.
What does Peeta tell Katniss he wants to do in the Games?
Hide until the end
Find a way to escape the arena
Show the Capitol he’s not just a piece in their game
Kill all the Career tributes
How does Katniss impress the Gamemakers
She shoots the arrow and hits the bullseye three times in a row.
Katniss shoots an arrow through the mouth a pig on a platter.
Peeta falls and Katniss picks him up.
What is the surprise rule change announced by the capitol?
The new rule is that two tributes can win as long as they are from the same district.
Two people can win.
A female and male have to win in order for the games to end.
How was Peeta wounded ?
he as cut on the leg.
He was cut on the leg
Peeta was cut on the leg by Cato.
peeta was cut on the leg by cato.
Greek god of music and light.
Zeus
Apollo
Hades
Epimetheus
Greek goddess of love and beauty.
Athena
Venus
Aphrodite
Diana
Greek myth that attempts to explain why we can always have hope.
The Amazons
Pandora's Box
The Pomegranate Seeds
Cyclops
Who is the God of the sea?
Zeus
Apollo
Athena
Poseidon
Who is the Goddess of wisdom and war?
Athena
Ares
Helena
Hera
Parts of a Graphic Novel
gutters
big blocks on the page with pictures and words
box with words that tell about a character or background information
space between the panels
Parts of a Graphic Novel
panels
big blocks with pictures and words
box with words that tell about character or background information
space between the panels
Parts of a Graphic Novel
Sound Effects
usually bigger words, sometimes colored
dotted lines around a thought bubble
looks like a cloud
Parts of a Graphic Novel
Dialogue
talk between characters shown with more than one thought bubble
tail of the thought bubble is directed at the person saying the words
letters are bolder or bigger
Parts of a Graphic Novel
Emotion / Feelings are shown by
talk between characters shown in more than one thought bubble
tail of the thought bubble is directed to the person doing the talking
letters are bigger or bolder
Reading a Graphic Novel
read words, see pictures in your head - more words
look at pictures and words to figure out what is happing in story - less words
Which of the following is an effect of this event:
Percy slays Ms. Dodds with the sword.
Percy's mom is taken.
Percy finds about Camp Half-Blood.
Percy gets expelled from school
Cause: There will be a war between the gods. What is the effect?
Many will die and go to the Underworld to be part of Hades' army.
The world will end.
Percy has to get his mother.
Percy must get the lightning bolt and return it and return it to Zeus.
What is graphic weight?
The heaviness/intensity of a line or block of shading for focus. The darker/thicker the weight the more important the scene or element.
The use of prior knowledge to “fill in the gutters” and innately create narrative sequencing in a series of panels.
The panel or part of a panel that is closest to the viewer.
Information bubbles or boxes that are generally separate from the rest of the panel or page. Often used to create a voice-over technique to the action in front of us. They are also spaces for soliloquies, personal thoughts, and, occasionally, dialogue.
What is the difference between a graphic novel and a comic?
Graphic novels are longer (a book).
Graphic novels are serious.
Comics are always funny.
Nothing, they are the same.
It's a thousand degrees in here!
Personification
Simile
idiom
hyperbole
Who developed the theory of the journey of an archetypal hero?
Mrs. Parker
Grover
Joseph Cambell
William Shakespeare
The hero is in this place when he/she feels set apart or out of place.
The Call to Adventure
The Abyss
The Ordinary World
The hero is Called to Adventure when . . .
He/she meets the mentor
He/she receives a weapon
He/she experiences an event, danger, or discovery that starts the path
He/she eats lunch.
The imaginary line between past life and the new world is called . . .
Crossing the Threshold
The Abyss
Lightsaber
The hero's sidekick is also called
Allie
Helper
Mentor
All of the Above
The hero encounters this when traveling through the Abyss or Temptation
Always a crazy creature
Tests, Trials, and Tasks that make him/her stronger
A cave to hide
Weird 7th Graders
The tension of the journey is often relieved when encountering the biggest obstacle called
The Transformation or The Supreme Ordeal
The Cave
Call to Adventure
The Return Home
When the hero Returns Home, he/she must confront
his/her siblings
the scariest creature or villain on the journey
the person or thing that holds power over the hero's life
his/her mentor
A hero is not a hero unless he/she is
wearing a cape
holding a wand
shooting cobwebs from his/her wrists
transformed
True or False. Only fictional characters are heroes on a journey.
True
False
A theme can be an underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work.
Which description below is represents the theme GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Being forced to watch the Hunger Games each year and watching the people of the districts starve and eventually accepting it
The woods and killing animals or other people
Forcing the citizens to participate in the Hunger Games, forcing the people to watch the Hunger Games, peacekeepers, and gates
Peeta and Katniss, Gale and Katniss, Katniss and Rue, and Thresh and Rue
What does district 12 produce?
Diamonds
Gold and jewls
Wood and lumbar
Coal
What horrible statement does Effie Trinket say when she thinks that Katniss and Peeta might win?
She thinks that maybe people will value her
She hates them both and wishes that they die in the arena
She thinks that she might be promoted to a decent district the next year
She admits that she has a favorite of the two and admits who
How many districts were there before one of them blew up?
7
11
16
12
13
What is the cause of Foxface's death?
Peeta putting out poisonous berries
A cliff
The feast: Cato and Clove got to her and cut her up
Nobody knows
Which of the following is the definition of Tesserae?
Small wood, bone, or stone tablets used as vouchers or tokens
Going beyond usual or natural limits
The likelihood that something will or will not happen
Food or drink; nourishment
The act of saying something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else. (Please don't me when I am explaining the history lesson.)
symbolism
homophone
contradict
viewpoint
To compare (two people or things) to show how they are different. (The between life in the city and life in the countryside, is quite remarkable in her country.)
aphorism
contrast
literature
viewpoint
When the author writes as though you are one of the characters in the story. (I, we) (me, us) (my/mind, our/ours) are examples of .
first person
secondperson
third person
tale
When you take what someone says word-for-word and use it in your writing. ("To be or not to be" is my very favorite .)
consonance
quotation
term
voice
When the author creates a story that uses the words "you, you're" to make you feel like you are the character in the story. Often used in "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories. (You went to the store, and you find yourself trapped in a maze.)
first person
second person
third person
form
When something represents something other than its real meaning. For example, the United States flag represents many things.
voice
form
aphorism
symbolism
When the author makes you feel like you are watching the whole story and are not a character. (In a book written in you read these words a lot: he, she, it, him, her.)
third person
first person
second person
literature
Read the paragraph.
Some people don’t like to use computers. They think that it is too hard and they break down too often. Don’t they realize that computers save us time and effort? Surely, these anti-computer people are confused.
What assumption is underlying this paragraph?
Everyone should use and appreciate computers.
Most computers don’t break down.
People are breaking the computers.
Computers can help educate students.
Read the paragraph.
Cells make up all living things. There are millions of different types of cells in the human body. Scientists believe that further study of the make-up of cells can lead to a cure for cancer. Scientists continue their research in laboratories everyday.
Which sentence best describes an assumption in this paragraph?
Cells make up all living things.
Scientists believe that further study of the make-up of cells can lead to a cure for cancer.
There are millions of different types of cells in the human body.
Scientists continue their research in the laboratories everyday.
Read the passage.
“Best of all, perhaps, [Buck] loved to lie near the fire, hind legs crouched under him, forelegs stretched out front, head raised, and eyes blinking dreamily at the flames. Sometimes he thought of Judge Miller’s big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley, and of the cement swimming tank.” – from “Against Odds”
Copyright Info: Not enough informationL Against Odds, page 392 (Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
What is important to Buck?
the family home
safety
food
protecting himself
Read the passage and answer the question.
He was not the same. The plane passing by without rescuing him had changed him completely. He was not the same and would never be like he had been before. The old Brian was weak, now he was new, stronger and would not give up so he could survive.
How do you think Brian has changed?
Brian was stronger, more aware and careful.
Brian felt sorry for himself and wanted to give up.
Brian is angry because he’s made mistakes.
Brian has not changed at all.
If you choose not to bake this recipe, what alternative cooking method is recommended?
dutch oven cooking
microwave cooking
convection oven cooking
stove top cooking
Read the passage.
It is always possible to find fish and shellfish along the waters edge in the early morning, and we walked with heightened awareness to find our quota for the morning, so we could return to more important things, like playing in the trees and building our fort. Ron walked behind me, and he was very distracted, “What do you think will happen to the dolphins if they forget to come up for air?” he asked as he meandered along in my footprints, not really helping with the task at hand. “They don’t forget, now get back to work and help me,” I said in an irritated tone. Ron was only six years old, so I could hardly blame him for his distraction, but I really was getting tired of being the older sister in charge all the time. “Anna, he said, are you mad at me?” This made me feel guilty for snapping at him, and I replied, “No I am not upset with you, I just want to get back to the camp and help father and Tina with the rest of the daily chores, so I have some time for myself later.” Just then I saw Brandon walking toward us with a basket full of shellfish.
Who is telling this story?
Anna
Ron
Narrator
Father
Select the best option.
What is the purpose of using dialogue in a story?
to make a story longer
to add vivid details and descriptions
to demonstrate how to properly punctuation dialogue
to bring characters to life and communicate emotions
Interpretive Reading Comprehension—Application Transfer–RIT 211 – 220
Directions for washing the dishes.
a. Dry the dishes off and put them away.
b. Put the dirty dishes in the water and scrub them clean.
c. Fill the sink with warm water and soap.
d. Rinse the dishes with clean water.
What is the correct order the sentences above?
a, b, c, d
c, b, d, a
c, a, b, d
b, c, a, d
Literal Reading Comprehension—Reading Directions–RIT 211 – 220
Read the directions to Jill’s house.
Drive about five miles down the old highway until you see a really pretty green barn. They have a bunch of trees. Take a left and drive three more miles. You will cross the railroad tracks and on your left will be a big white house. Turn right after the white house, drive one mile, and her house is on the left.
How could you summarize these directions?
5 miles, green barn, turn left, 3 miles, white house, turn right, 1 mile, house is on left
turn at green barn, turn at white house, and her house is on the left
turn right at the green barn, left at the white house, and right to Jill’s house
turn after a mile to the left, then turn right at the white house and right to Jill’s house
Select the reason below that would best support a writer’s conclusion that teachers are more important than computers.
Teachers can play games with students just as well as computers.
Research shows that students learn 87% more from their teachers than from computers.
Teachers aren’t very proficient with computers, so they seldom use them in class.
Teachers are paid thousands of dollars per year and are therefore more effective than computers.
Read the paragraph from a guide to winter snowmobiling.
Experience the opportunity of touring Yellowstone National Park on a snowmobile. We will ride from West Yellowstone and make stops at Old Faithful, Mammouth, and the upper and lower falls. Plan a minimum of 5 hours for this guided tour. Cost is $50.00 per person. Riders can rent or bring his/her own snowmobile. Tickets are available at Basin Motor Sports. We’ll see you on
December 1st for a scenic-filled day.
Which of the following best restates these directions?
The tour takes place on December 1st, rentals are available, and costs $50.00 per person.
The tour is self-guided, costs $50.00 per snowmobile, and lasts about 5 hours.
The tour goes north to south, takes 5 hours, and costs $50.00 per person.
The tour is self-guided, costs $50.00 per person, and includes four stops.
Read the passage.
Erin Kennedy traveled to Liverpool, England to attend the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. After graduation, she moved to Toronto, Canada, where she began teaching drama and art at a private school. She enjoys life and has set out to conquer her dreams.
Which event happened first?
moved to Toronto, Canada
attended the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts
traveled to Liverpool, England
enjoys life
Read the paragraph.
Ryan positioned himself in the gate. As the gate opened, he exploded onto the race course and assumed a tucked position. His skis held tightly to the snow-packed floor as he rounded the first corner. This was going to be an awesome race for him.
What did Ryan do right after he rounded the first corner?
exploded onto the race course
held skis tightly to the snow
continued racing the course in a tucked position
accepted his award
The lettuce was ________ than the cucumbers, but the tomatoes were the ________ of all.
fresher, freshest
fresher, most freshest
more fresher, freshest
more fresher, most freshest
Which word(s) will complete the sentence below?
My broken arm was the ________ injury I have ever had
painfullest
most painful
more painful
more painfulest
Select the best adverb to complete the sentence.
Ron ________ appeared in the room.
suddenly
sooner
sudden
soonest
words or a phrase that has a meaning that is different from the literal meaning
figurative language
entertain
demonstrate
identify
clues in a story that hint at later events
entertain
foreshadow
develop
describe
a conclusion that can be made about someone or something based on clues given in the text, the author does not state it, the reader needs to figure it out
infer / inference
determine
identify
generate
to gain information from reading a text
entertain
discuss
infer
inform
Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifle like her torn dress!
What is the definition of a panel that bleeds?
The blank space between panels.
The center of a panel – how an author uses this space helps to create tone and mood.
The border that surrounds and contains the text.
When an image goes past the border of the page.
Recycling will help the environment. Instead of throwing out aluminum cans, it is important for people to recycle them to help save the planet.
inform
entertain
persuade
Sally always looked forward to winter because of the
Snowflake Festival. She loved the rides and really enjoyed
the shows.
inform
persuade
entertain
Mood refers to...
The definition of words used in a text
The choices an author makes in a text
Relating to a text
The emotional setting of a text
