Worksheets7thGrade ELA STAAR Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
Point of view is
main idea of the story
problem of the story
climax in the story
The perspective from which a story is told
A theme is
problem
message or lesson learned
main idea
autobiography
The part of the script in a drama that tells the actors how they are to move or speak their lines.
problem solution
plot development
stage directions
text structures
Any tool to help the reader understand the themes of a selection better. Ex. Pictures, quotes, text boxes, modified text: italics, bold, all caps...
context clues
graphic elements
stage directions
convey
inference
True or False: An inference is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning; in other words inference is an educated guess.
True
False
“In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox (a virus), taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation (vaccine). This I mention for the sake of parents who omit that operation, on the supposition that they should never forgive themselves if a child died under it; my example showing that the regret may be the same either way, and that, therefore, the safer should be chosen.”
~Benjamin Franklin
What is Benjamin Franklin’s author’s purpose and main idea?
to inform readers about the benefits of vaccinating a child, including protection from small pox.
to describe in details the death of his son due to Franklin's omission of vaccinating his child.
to persuade other parents to have their child vaccinated to avoid experiencing the death of their child like he did.
to convince parents that vaccinations, while preventing the death of a child, entail other risks that make them not worth it.
The qualities that define a character.
character traits
theme
conflict
tone
The process of taking context clues & coming to a logical conclusion based on the evidence presented.
stage directions
context clues
inference
convey
An author's attitude toward his subject- can be positive, negative, or neutral.
tone
mood
claim
detail
Chronological order is
main idea
most important events of a story
time order in which events happens
turning point of the story
Actively spoken words in a selection; denoted by the use of "quotation marks"
line
text clues
dialogue
tone
The context of time and place in which the action of a story occurs
priorities
setting
speech
infer
In poetry, a sentence is called this...
dialogue
stanza
poem
line
In poetry, a group of lines much like a paragraph..
line
stanza
tone
selection
Identify the figurative language:
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
Identify the figurative language:
The teenager’s room was a disaster area with dirty clothes thrown everywhere.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Identify the figurative language:
“This is my last Cheetoh!” Sam said for the millionth time as he dug his hand into the bag one more time.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
What is author's purpose?
the main idea of a text
the evidence an author uses to support a claim
the subjective point of view of an author
why an author wrote a text
What is the conflict of a story?
A character's personality
The character's problem - internal or external
The time and place
The lesson or message
Consumption of fast food and frozen food can result in obesity, which can ultimately lead to a decrease in life expectancy.
What’s the organizational text structure of the above sentence?
compare-contrast
chronological
cause-effect
problem-solution
Michael was the quarterback of the football team and he was best friends with his teammate, Bucky Barnes. Everything was fine until Michael was seriously injured and removed from the team. Bucky would not visit him in the hospital, and he began hanging out with the new quarterback.
Infer why Bucky refuses to talk to Michael anymore.
Bucky feels guilty about Michael's injury
Bucky was only friends with Michael because he was on the football team
Bucky thinks Michael is a quitter.
Bucky is unsure how to comfort Michael over his injury.
Peter Parker stared at the mask he held in his hand. Uncle Ben’s words echoed in his head: “With great power comes great responsibility.” He wondered if he could handle that pressure.
What is Peter Parker's (Spiderman) conflict?
He is overconfident in his abilities to handle his newfound power.
He is concerned about what Uncle Ben would think of his decision to be Spiderman.
He is nervous what others will think of his superhero outfit.
He is unsure if he is capable of handling all that being a superhero will entail.
Identify the figurative language:
Because I could not stop for Death,
he kindly stopped for me.
The carriage held but ourselves and Immortality.
~Emily Dickinson
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
What is the author's purpose of this text?
The Coliseum is an ancient stadium in the center of Rome. It is the largest of its kind. It is very old. They started building it in the year 70 and took 10 years to build.
To explain how to build the Coliseum
The give facts and inform you about the Coliseum
To list features of the Coliseum
To persuade you to build a Coliseum
What is a summary of this text?
The Coliseum is an ancient stadium in the center of Rome. It is the largest of its kind. It is very old. They started building it in the year 70 and took 10 years to build
The Coliseum was built in the year 70 and is very old. It is a stadium.
A stadium named the Coliseum was built in Rome and took 10 years.
The Coliseum, in Rome, is a large stadium built in the year 70 and took 10 years to build.
What can we infer about the Coliseum using the text?
The Coliseum is an ancient stadium in the center of Rome. It is the largest of its kind. It is very old. They started building it in the year 70 and took 10 years to build
It is in great condition.
It was difficult to build.
It isn't unique.
It was a hunk of junk.
This part of the plot introduces the characters, the setting and the basic situation.
Resolution
Falling Action
Climax
Exposition
The moment of greatest tension in the story; the turning point.
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
The feeling or emotion the READER gets when reading a passage.
tone
mood
foreshadowing
theme
A hint about events that will happen later that builds suspense
flashback
mood
foreshadowing
setting
The final outcome of the story is the
resolution
conflict
exposition
climax
When the narrator is outside the story but knows what multiple or many characters are thinking or feeling. This narrator is considered reliable.
1st person
3rd person limited
3rd person objective
3rd person omniscient
A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another character or opponent; sometimes considered the “bad guy”.
narrator
protagonist
antagonist
storyteller
The PATTERN of end rhyme in a poem.
internal rhyme
end rhyme
imperfect rhyme
rhyme scheme
A 14 line poem with fixed meter and rhyme scheme.
sonnet poem
ode poem
ballad poem
haiku poem
