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Stargirl and Seventh Grade Test Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
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1.

What mainly does the following line reveal about the narrator (paragraph 1)?


I had to admit, the more I saw of her, the easier it was to believe she was a plant, a joke, anything but real.

a)

The narrator has a sense of humor.

b)

. The narrator believes in aliens.

c)

The narrator initially is excited to meet Stargirl, but that excitement soon disappears.

d)

The narrator believes Stargirl might be faking her strangeness.

2.

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 1)?


On that second day she wore bright-red baggy shorts with a bib and shoulder straps—overall shorts. Her sandy hair was pulled back into twin plaited pigtails, each tied with a bright-red ribbon. A rouge smudge applied each cheek, and she had even dabbed some oversized freckles on her face. She looked like Heidi. Or Bo Peep.

a)

Stargirl’s unusual style immediately makes her stand out from peers.

b)

The narrator wears the same makeup as Stargirl.

c)

The narrator is secretly jealous of Stargirl’s unusual style.

d)

Stargirl learned her unique sense of fashion from her parents.

3.

Which of the following statements about the narrator is best supported by the following passage (paragraph 3)?


As she approached our table, I thought: What if she’s looking for me? The thought terrified me. So I turned from her. I looked at Kevin. I watched him grin goofily up at her. He wiggled his fingers at her and whispered, “Hi, Stargirl.” I didn’t hear an answer. I was intensely aware of her passing behind my chair.

a)

The narrator dislikes Kevin.

b)

The narrator enjoys the spotlight.

c)

The narrator feels uncomfortable around Stargirl.

d)

The narrator wants Stargirl to be expelled because she is such a nuisance

4.

Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the idea that Stargirl does not typically pay attention to authority?

a)

“One day she asked a question about trolls—in U.S. History class.”

b)

“In her first meet, out in the middle of the course, she turned left when everyone else turned right.

c)

“On the way to the next class they looked out the windows. Stargirl was still outside. In the rain. Dancing.”

d)

All of the above

5.

Which of the following best expresses a theme of the passage below (paragraphs 7-10)?


“I’ll tell you one thing,” Kevin said as we joined the mob in the hallways, “she better be fake.”


I asked him what he meant.


“I mean if she’s real, she’s in big trouble. How long do you think somebody who’s really like that is going to last around here?”


Good question.

a)

A. Stargirl won’t fit in at school if she truly is strange.

b)

Kevin believes Stargirl should stop pretending to be weird.

c)

The narrator is confused by Kevin’s comment.

d)

Stargirl has been planning to reveal her behavior has been an act all along.

6.

Which sentence from the passage best expresses the central idea identified in Question 5?

a)

“‘I’ll tell you one thing,’ Kevin said as we joined the mob in the hallways, ‘she better be fake.’”

b)

“I asked him what he meant.”

c)

“‘How long do you think somebody who’s really like that is going to last around here?’”

d)

“Good question.”

7.

Which conclusion is best supported by the ending of the excerpt (paragraphs 24-26)?

Everything she did seemed to echo Hillari Kimble: She’s not real… She’s not real…


And each night in bed I thought of her as the moon came through my window. I could have lowered my shade to make it darker and easier to sleep, but I never did. In that moonlit hour, I acquired a sense of the otherness of things. I liked the feeling the moonlight gave me, as if it wasn’t the opposite of day, but its underside, its private side, when the fabulous purred on my snow-white sheet like some dark cat come in from the desert.


It was during one of these nightmoon times that it came to me that Hillari Kimble was wrong. Stargirl was real.

a)

The narrator feels uncomfortable around Stargirl.

b)

The narrator has a change of heart and comes to believe in Stargirl’s sincerity.

c)

The narrator is more and more convinced that Hillari Kimble was right about Stargirl all along.

d)

Stargirl decides to end her ruse and act more normal.

8.

Which passage best supports the correct answer to the Question 7?

a)

“Everything she did seemed to echo Hillari Kimble: She’s not real… She’s not real…”

b)

“And each night in bed I thought of her as the moon came through my window.”

c)

“I could have lowered my shade to make it darker and easier to sleep, but I never did.”

d)

“It was during one of these nightmoon times that it came to me that Hillari Kimble was wrong. Stargirl was real.”

9.

What does annotate mean?

a)

answering questions properly

b)

adding notes to your notes for notes

c)

using your reading skills to interpret meanings

d)

using your notes/taking notes as you read

10.

Why should you "note" unfamiliar vocabulary words?

a)

to learn the meaning later

b)

to look them up

c)

to impress your teacher

d)

to ask your teacher what they mean

11.

What is the definition of the word hoax?

a)

garden tool

b)

mean prank

c)

something used to chop down a tree

d)

a selfish person

12.

What is the definition of the word ukulele?

a)

a small four-stringed instrumnet

b)

a tool for cutting wood

c)

a person from another country

d)

a small microphone

13.

What is the definition of the word dormant?

a)

having a fever

b)

very busy

c)

asleep, not active

d)

a type of door

14.

What is the definition of the word impulse?

a)

a rollercoaster

b)

a strong urge to do something

c)

to feel like giving up

d)

a feeling of joy

15.

The main setting of "Seventh Grade" is a

a)

middle school

b)

homeroom class

c)

lunchroom

d)

math class

16.

The plot of "Seventh Grade" is driven forward mostly by Victor's

a)

feelings about school

b)

behavior in French class

c)

desire to impress Teresa

d)

friendship with Michael

17.

Mr. Bueller's behavior at the end of the story makes Victor feel more

a)

confident

b)

nervous

c)

embarrassed

d)

intelligent

18.

Victor decides to make a trip to the public library because...

a)

he plans to meet Teresa there

b)

he needs a quiet place to read

c)

he has to check out French books to study

d)

he has a part-time job there

19.

Victor and Michael talk about "picking grapes in order to buy fall clothes. What does this reveal about their characters?

a)

they are intelligent but not responsible

b)

they are hardworking and responsible

c)

they will do anything to avoid working

d)

they would prefer talking instead of working

20.

How can the reader tell that Victor likes Teresa?

a)

He thinks about her and looks for her at lunch

b)

He scowls at her and ignores her but talks to her later

c)

He asks her about her summer and tells her how much he likes her

d)

He offers to tutor her in English

21.

Why didn't Mr. Bueller give Victor's secret away?

a)

Mr. Bueller had a similar experience in college

b)

He could tell Victor would be a good student

c)

He knew Teresa would figure out he was lying

d)

Mr. Bueller felt sorry for Teresa

22.

What is the conflict in "Seventh Grade"

a)

Victor and Michael like the same girl

b)

Victor can't decide whether to take Spanish or French

c)

Victor wants to impress Teresa but he doesn't know how

23.

Which character trait does NOT describe Victor?

a)

shy

b)

rude

c)

embarrassed

d)

desperate

24.

What happens in the resolution of the story?

a)

Victor embarrasses himself when he tries to speak French

b)

Teresa asks Victor for help with French

c)

Victor decides to go to the public library for French books

d)

Victor sees Teresa at lunch

25.
The phrase "pleaded with his eyes" is used in this selection to mean Victor
a)
wanted a job
b)
was unable to speak
c)
was begging for mercy
d)
didn't understand Mr. Bueller
26.

Which of the following inferences about Victor is best supported by the following passage (paragraphs 18-19)?


"He watched her on the sly. As she turned to leave, he stood up and hurried to the door, where he managed to catch her eye. She smiled and said, “Hi, Victor."


He smiled back and said, “Yeah, that's me.” His brown face blushed. Why hadn’t he said, “Hi, Teresa,” or "How was your summer?” or something nice?"

a)

A. Victor’s crush on Teresa makes him jittery and nervous around her.

b)

B. Victor believes that Teresa will like him more if he pretends not to notice her.

c)

C. Victor is worried that Teresa might fall for his friend Michael instead.

d)

D. Victor has already gotten over his last girlfriend.

27.

After the conclusion of the story, it is most likely that .

a)

A. Victor will rush to learn as much French as he can in as little time as possible

b)

B. Teresa and Victor will fall deeply in love

c)

C. Victor will switch out of French class, fearing that Teresa will find out the truth

d)

D. Victor’s lack of any French knowledge will remain a secret

28.

The point of view of the story gives the reader insight into

a)

middle school students' lack of concern for each other

b)

a boy's willingness to draw attention to himself in order to impress a crush

c)

a girl's strong feelings for her classmate

d)

Mr. Bueller's annoyance with his students

29.

The _______ is the overall message of the story that the author hopes you take from it.

a)

Main idea

b)

Moral

c)

Theme

d)

Text

30.

The theme is usually:

a)

clearly stated in the story

b)

a part of the story

c)

not specific to a story

d)

includes vivid details

31.

This is the literary element that focuses on the sequence of things happening in a story.

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

theme

d)

conflict

32.

A story can have more than one theme

a)

True

b)

false

33.

This action means marking up the text in the margins.

a)

annotation

b)

argumentative

c)

allocation

d)

metaphor

34.

The following options describe annotation:

a)

vocabulary words

b)

inferences

c)

things you don't understand

d)

all of the above