Worksheets"Seventh Grade," by Gary Soto & Plot Elements
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 54mins
Which of the following rising actions happened first in "Seventh Grade?"
After homeroom, Teresa says, "Hi Victor," and he replies, "Yeah that's me."
After French class, Teresa says, “That was good.”
Which excerpt of "Seventh Grade" shows tension is rising right before the climax?
...then widened his eyes in terror at Teresa who stood in front of him.
”Bonjour.” Teresa said, leaving him outside her next class.
What happens during the falling action in "Seventh Grade?"
Victor tries to fake his way through speaking French.
Teresa asks Victor if he would help her with her French.
Which of the following statements best describes the resolution in "Seventh Grade?"
Victor was going to like seventh grade.
Victor was sweaty with shame.
Which sentence includes details about the setting in "Seventh Grade?"
He stared at the board and wished he had
taken Spanish, not French.
On the first day of school, Victor stood in line half an hour before he came to a wobbly card table.
Read the following excerpt from "Seventh Grade" and choose the meaning of the underlined word:
Besides, Teresa, a girl he had liked since they were in catechism classes at Saint Theresa’s, was taking French, too.
A math study group
A boxing class
A religious class
A cooking class
Read the following excerpt from "Seventh Grade" and choose the meaning of the underlined word:
He scowled and let his upper lip quiver.
Fierce, savage
heavy in size
to move with a shaking motion
slow to leave
Read the following excerpt from "Seventh Grade" and choose the meaning of the underlined word:
His teeth showed along with the ferocity of his soul. “Belinda Reyes walked by a while ago and looked at me,” he said.
heavy in size
a frowning facial expression
to be embarrassed after being at fault
fierce or savage
Read the following excerpt from "Seventh Grade" and choose the meaning of the underlined word:
He had read a GQ magazine that his older brother had borrowed from the Book Mobile and noticed that the male models all had the same look on their faces. They would stand, one arm around a beautiful woman, and scowl. They would sit at the pool, their rippled stomachs dark with shadow, and scowl. They would sit at dinner tables, cool drinks in their hands, and scowl.
A frowning facial expression
To feel embarrassed after being at fault
to move in a shaking motion
Fierce or savage
Read the following excerpt from "Seventh Grade" and choose the meaning of the underlined word:
He looked sheepishly at the teacher, who was erasing the board, then widened his eyes in terror at Teresa who stood in front of him.
Fierce or savage
A frowning facial expression
To feel embarrassed
to hang behind or slow to leave
Read the following excerpt from "Seventh Grade" and choose the meaning of the underlined word:
Mr. Lucas, a portly man, waddled down the aisle, asking, “What is a noun?”
Fierce or savage
to be slow to leave
Heavy in size
To feel embarrassed
The bell rang for first period, and the students herded noisily through the door. Only Teresa lingered, talking with the homeroom teacher.
to be slow to leave, hang around
to feel embarrassed
to make a frowning facial expression
a religious class
Put the 5 Elements of Plot in order, from start to finish.
Exposition,
Falling Action,
Climax,
Rising Action,
Resolution
Exposition,
Climax,
Rising Action,
Resolution,
Falling Action
Exposition,
Rising Action,
Falling Action,
Climax,
Resolution
Exposition,
Rising Action,
Climax,
Falling Action,
Resolution
Define Plot.
The narrator's thoughts in a story
A struggle of opposing forces in a story
The moral lesson of a story
A series of events in a story, from beginning to end
Which plot stage comes after the turning point of a story?
rising action
falling action
climax
resolution
Which 3 things are included in the exposition of a narrative?
the turning point of a story, the result of the turning point, and a solution to the main character's conflict
The setting,
introduction to characters, and the
main character's conflict
The setting, the turning point of a story, and the result of the turning point,
The setting,
introduction to characters, and a solution to the main character's conflict
In "Seventh Grade," the author says, “The rosebuds of shame on his face became bouquets of love.” What are the actions that led to this change of feeling in Victor?
After class Teresa asked him if he would help her with French.
Michael taught Victor how to scowl so that he could attract another girl.
He blushed when the girls giggled in English class because they knew he had a crush on Teresa.
Which excerpt marks the climax of "Seventh Grade?"
After English, Victor had math, his weakest subject. He sat in the back by the window,
hoping that he would not be called on.
Then he saw her. She was sitting with a girlfriend under a plum tree. Victor moved to a table near her and daydreamed about taking her to a movie.
He raced to metal shop. After metal shop there was biology, and after biology a long sprint to the public library, where he checked out three French textbooks.
He looked sheepishly at the teacher, who was erasing the board, then widened his eyes in terror at Teresa who stood in front of him. “I didn’t know you knew French,”she said. “That was good.”
