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Worksheets2nd Six Weeks Test Review-NMS 7th ELA
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 56mins
I feel like throwing something! I was typing my paper and was almost finished. Then the power went out. Now my paper is lost. This is a horrible night.
What is the tone of this story?
serious
excited
angry
scary
With lips but half regretful
Sighs, and with eyes forgetful
Weeps that no loves endure.
QUESTION: What mood do these lines in the poem convey?
Which words build suspense in the following passage?
Jessica walked slowly through the hallway. “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” she yelled. Since the room was dark, she had to feel around for the doorknob to the dining room. As her hand closed around the cool brass knob, she gave it a firm twist to the right, opening the door to the dining hall with a satisfying bang. The long table was illuminated by a stream of moonlight from a large bay window to her right, allowing her to see enough to enter the room. She giggled with nervousness as she took a few steps forward, stopping short at the sight of something shadowy moving in the corner.
room, doorknob, corner
walked, feel steps
bang, shadowy, nervousness
walked, hallway
Mood is...
The reader's feelings while reading the text
The author's style of writing
The author's attitude or feelings
The reader's feelings before reading the text
Which word creates a nostalgic tone?
Abshu wished that his own family could have
stayed together. There were four of them who ended up
in foster care: him, two younger sisters, and a baby
brother. He understood why his mother did what she
did, but he couldn't help wondering if there might have been a better way.
understood
wished
together
foster care
Tone is...
The author's attitude or feelings
The reader's feelings while reading the text
The reader's feelings before reading the text
The author's style of writing
What is the tone of the following passage?
Jessica walked slowly through the hallway. “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” she yelled. Since the room was dark, she had to feel around for the doorknob to the dining room. As her hand closed around the cool brass knob, she gave it a firm twist to the right, opening the door to the dining hall with a satisfying bang. The long table was illuminated by a stream of moonlight from a large bay window to her right, allowing her to see enough to enter the room. She giggled with nervousness as she took a few steps forward, stopping short at the sight of something shadowy moving in the corner.
objective
bitter
eerie
astounding
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
"Often, you can identify MOOD or TONE by looking at________
the way the text is organized
the graphics that accompany the text
the writer's choice of words and details.
Which passage below has the most whimsical tone?
A. The creature moved its sharp claws over the strange device, and the noise was loud and distracting.
B. The lovely fairy danced her long fingers over the harp, and the music carried us gently into a trance.
C. The creature played the instrument, and we listened to the music it made.
D. The monster produced a terrifying noise, and we tried hard not to scream and give away our hiding place.
Man vs Self is...
Internal
External
Both
Neither
Man vs Society is...
Internal
External
Both
Neither
Climax is
The point where you know what comes next.
The point where everything is clear.
The point where you do not know what comes next.
I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.
Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.
The weather today will be cool ____ rainy.
but
, and
and
, yet
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.
I don't like my meat overcooked and tough nor do I like my milk warm.
Take Kleenex with you for your nose is sure to run and drip during the play.
My sister ate my sandwich, so I kicked her.
Punctuate the following sentence correctly.
Javier prefers to play soccer with his team at school; his brother likes to play with his friends at the park.
comma after team
comma after but
no comma needed
no change needed
Punctuate the following sentence correctly.
Should we take the dogs for a walk now or should we wait until it is cooler outside?
comma after now
comma after wait
no comma needed
comma after or
Punctuate the following sentence correctly.
Should we take the dogs for a walk now, or should we wait until it is cooler outside?
no change needed
comma after wait
no comma needed
comma after or
The game was very easy. No one won.
Combine these two sentences into ONE compound sentence using a FANBOYS word.
(a)
2. We studied a lot for the test. We still failed.
Combine these two sentences into ONE compound sentence using a FANBOYS word.
(a)
What is the most effective way to combine the 2 sentences?
After I went to the store I went shoe shopping with my friends.
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
"It's to bad you were late today," he said, "because I brought candy."
A sentence fragment is:
A group of words that look like a sentence, but is only a part of a sentence.
A clause that has a subject and a verb.
A sentence that does not express a complete thought.
A sentence that does express a complete thought.
Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.
change family to Family
change I to me
change river to River
The sentence is correct.
