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7th grade- 2nd Semester Exam

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of The Giver?

a)

 Lois Lane

b)

J.K. Rowling

c)

Lois Duncan

d)

Lois Lowry

2.

What does Jonas find at the top of the hill?

a)

the Giver

b)

his mother

c)

a sled

d)

a bike

3.

As they travel to Elsewhere, Jonas and Gabriel must be careful of:

a)

wild animals

b)

 police

c)

 other travelers

d)

planes

4.

The plan to leave the Community was created by:

a)

 the Giver

b)

Jonas

c)

 Father

d)

Asher

5.

 Father upset Jonas when he:

a)

released the twin

b)

brought Gabriel home

c)

 got angry

d)

scolded Lily

6.

 Who was Rosemary?

a)

a girl Jonas liked

b)

Jonas’s mother

c)

an Elder

d)

the Giver’s daughter

7.

 When Gabriel spends the night in Jonas’s room:

a)

 he cries often

b)

Jonas gives a memory

c)

 Lily is angry

d)

he sings

8.

 The first memory Jonas receives is:

a)

a birthday party 

b)

a rainbow

c)

sledding

d)

a museum

9.

The annex where The Giver lives is filled with:

a)

books

b)

people

c)

paintings

d)

food

10.

Jonas’s assignment as The Receiver in training makes him feel:

a)

happy

b)

guilty

c)

nervous

d)

confident

11.

 Asher is known for his:

a)

athletic ability

b)

imprecise language

c)

laughter

d)

 intelligence

12.

The Ceremony of 12 takes place in

a)

October

b)

August

c)

November

d)

December

13.

Which of these is something Jonas has seen or experienced before he meets the Giver?

a)

Snow

b)

Hills

c)

Color

d)

War

14.

At the beginning of the novel, Jonas has a volunteer job at:

a)

The Nurturing Center

b)

The House of the Old

c)

The Recreational Center

d)

School

15.

 What did Jonas take from the recreation area?

a)

A ball

b)

A tomato

c)

A apple

d)

A cherry

16.

A  technique in which a sound, word, or phrase is repeated

a)

Repetition

b)

Rhyme

c)

Poetry

d)

Alliteration

17.

Words or phrases that appeal to a reader’s 5 senses

a)

Imagery

b)

Repetition

c)

Narrative Poetry

d)

Simile

18.

a figure of speech giving human qualities to objects

a)

Imagery

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Stanza

19.

 A message about life the writer shares with the reader

a)

Alliteration

b)

Repetition

c)

Theme

d)

Personification

20.

A figure of speech that compares two things using the terms like or as

a)

Simile

b)

Imagery

c)

Personification

d)

Comparison

21.

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

a)

Simile

b)

Rhyme

c)

Metaphor

d)

Rhythm

22.

Poetry that tells a story.  It has characters, setting, and plot

a)

Narrative Poetry

b)

Poetry

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

23.

A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem

a)

Rhyme

b)

Imagery

c)

Repetition

d)

Stanza

24.

 The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

a)

Stanza

b)

Alliteration

c)

Repetition

d)

Poetry

25.

A type of literature where words are chosen and arranged to create certain effects

a)

Personification

b)

Poetry

c)

Metaphor

d)

Comparison

26.

a comparison of 2 unlike things that does not contain the words like or as

a)

Poetry

b)

Rhythm

c)

Stanza

d)

Metaphor

27.

The repetition of sounds at the end of words

a)

Metaphor

b)

Poetry

c)

Rhyme

d)

Theme

28.

  The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings (buzz)

a)

 Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

 Imagery

d)

 Rhyme

29.

According to The Boys Who Challenged Hitler, why did Knud and his friends begin their sabotaging missions?

a)

the military wouldn’t stand up for the Danish people

b)

 the police wouldn’t stand up for the Danish people

c)

 the country’s leaders wouldn’t stand up for the Danish people

d)

 All of the above

30.

What happened to the members of the Churchill Club when they were sentenced?

a)

 They were sent to concentration camps

b)

  They were hunted by the Gestapo

c)

 They were sent to a Danish Prison

d)

They were sent to German Prison

31.

In The Boys Who Challenged Hitler who was the main character?

a)

Knud Pedersen

b)

Jens Pedersen

c)

Morgans Thomson

d)

Morgans Thomson

32.

 The Port Chicago 50 were important to American history because they 

a)

helped to end segregation in the military

b)

helped to gather information about the Germans

c)

were the first African-American pilots

d)

brought about justice for Martin Luther King Jr.

33.

The readers of a piece of writing

a)

Author's purpose

b)

Audience

c)

Subject

d)

Expository Essay

34.

A writer's account of his or her life

a)

Essay

b)

Biography

c)

Autobiography

d)

Nonfiction

35.

The topic the work is about

a)

Essay

b)

Audience

c)

Subject

d)

Persuasive Essay

36.

Writing that tells about real people, places and events

a)

Autobiography

b)

Biography

c)

Nonfiction

d)

Narrative Nonfiction

37.

 A writer usually writes to express thoughts, inform, persuade or entertain

a)

Author's Purpose

b)

Nonfiction

c)

Narrative Essay

d)

Expository Essay

38.

An essay that attempts to convince the reader to adopt a certain viewpoint

a)

Subject

b)

Essay

c)

Biography

d)

Persuasive Essay

39.

 An essay that presents or explains information and ideas

a)

Expository Essay

b)

Audience

c)

Persuasive Essay

d)

Biography

40.

The true account of a person’s life, written by another person

a)

Biography

b)

Autobiography

c)

Expository Essay

d)

Author's purpose

41.

Writing that reads much like fiction, except the

    characters, setting, and plot are real

a)

Audience

b)

Biography

c)

Narrative nonfiction

d)

Nonfiction

42.

A short work of nonfiction that deals with a

    single subject

a)

Nonfiction

b)

Essay

c)

Subject

d)

Author's purpose