A theme of the movie TOY STORY is that...

True friends are there for you always., Good triumphs over evil.

A theme of the children's tale "The Three Little Pigs" is...

Taking time do things right pays off in the end.

Why do we cite evidence from the text?

To make our answer stronger with support from the text.

The author's purpose for writing the following is...

To explain how to make a pasta recipe.

Which sentence has the correct comma placement?

I really want to go to work, but I'm too sick to drive.

The author's purpose for writing this is to...

To describe the beaches of Hawaii.

The purpose of the author is to... (look at the title!)

To inform the reader about global warming effects.

What is persuasive writing?

Writing that tries to change a person's mind or opinion.

Identify the purpose of the author for writing this children's book.

To entertain with a story about the love of a parent.

Why do we add prefixes to words?

To change the meaning of words.

Which of these is an example of a compound sentence?

Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.

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7th English Language Arts End-of-Year Review

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This quiz is a great review for 7th graders. Covers several relevant topics for the Common Core standards. #7thgrade #figurativelanguage #pointofview #theme #writing #textcoding

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1
The box went BOOM as it hit the floor! (Figurative Language?)
personification
onomatopoeia
idiom
simile
2
A theme of the movie TOY STORY is that...
Beauty is only skin deep.
Blood is thicker than water.
True friends are there for you always.
Good triumphs over evil.
3
A theme of the children's tale "The Three Little Pigs" is...
Straw is good building material.
Taking time do things right pays off in the end.
Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.
Slow and steady wins the race.
4
Why do we cite evidence from the text?
To fill up space on the paper answer and make it look fancy.
To make our answer stronger with support from the text.
To use the author's ideas as our own.
To let the author answer the question for us.
5
The author's purpose for writing the following is...
To inform about a recipe for tomato vegetable pasta.
To entertain the reader with a recipe for a yummy pasta.
To explain how to make a pasta recipe.
To describe tomato vegetable pasta.
6
Peter Pan pokes pins at Captain Hook's poor head. (figurative language used?)
hyperbole
metaphor
alliteration
idiom
7
The candle flame danced in the dark. (Figurative Language?)
simile
metaphor
personification
idiom
8
My sister is like a Minion! I swear, she is crazy! - What kind of figurative language is used?
metaphor
idiom
simile
alliteration
9
Which sentence has the correct comma placement?
I really want to go to work but I'm too sick to drive.
I really want to go to work but, I'm too sick to drive.
I really want to go to work, but, I'm too sick to drive.
I really want to go to work, but I'm too sick to drive.
10
The author's purpose for writing this is to...
To explain about the beaches in Hawaii and how they help us.
To describe the beaches of Hawaii.
To inform the reader about beaches in Hawaii.
To entertain the reader with stories of a Hawaiian vacation.
11
The students' point-of-view about homework is...
they dislike homework
they pray they get homework
they love homework
they are indifferent about homework
12
A part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses
ADJECTIVE
NOUNS
INTERJECTIONS
CONJUNCTIONS
13
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the bold faced word.
unhappy
satisfied
depressed
angry
14
When the cat stalks its prey, he is a shadow. (Figurative Language?)
alliteration
idiom
simile
metaphor
15
The purpose of the author is to... (look at the title!)
To describe what global warming is.
To inform the reader about global warming effects.
To entertain the reader with a passage about global warming.
To explain global warming.
16
Setting is:
how characters interact
about five characters
when and where a story happens
the events that happen
17
The stars winked at me as I looked up at the sky. (Figurative Language?)
metaphor
idiom
personification
simile
18
Green grass grows wildly in the great field.
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
alliteration
19
What is persuasive writing?
Writing that tries to change a person's mind or opinion.
Writing that informs our audience with facts and information
Writing that tells our audience a story or makes them laugh.
20
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the bold faced word.
disturbing
annoying
horrible
peaceful
21
Identify the purpose of the author for writing this children's book.
To inform about sleeping well.
To entertain with a story about the love of a parent.
To explain how much a mom loves her child.
To describe how much a parent loves their kid.
22
She loved him so much she would do anything for him at the drop of a hat.(figurative language?)
alliteration
metaphor
simile
idiom
23
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the bold faced word.
sad
delighted
weary
joyful
24
Why do we add prefixes to words?
To change the meaning of words.
To keep the same meaning of the words.
To make words complicated.
To make words interesting.
25
She is a walking dictionary! (Figurative Language?)
simile
personification
alliteration
metaphor
26
Which of these is an example of a compound sentence?
Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.
Hello teacher
Joe waited for the train.
The train was late.
27
A theme is the ____________ of a story.
moral
problem
lesson
answer
28
Choose the simple sentence
I love dogs!
I like dogs, but I don't like cats.
I like dogs and I like cats.
Do you like dogs, or cats best?
29
Little pitchers have big ears. (Figurative Language?)
metaphor
idiom
similie
personification

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