EOY Engish Exam 7th Grade

Question 1

When the test question asks "Which evidence supports the answer," what do you have to find?

Accepted Answer

Claim or answer that the evidence supports.

Question 2

How do you recognize a conclusion for passage?

Accepted Answer

It offers a satisfying ending that makes sense.

Question 3

When a test question asks "What is the meaning of the word?" What do you do?

Accepted Answer

You look for context clues to help you define the word.

Question 4

When you are asked to provide "Support" for an answer what are you looking for?

Accepted Answer

Evidence

Question 5

What is a feature of a Simile?

Accepted Answer

It compares two things using "like" or "as."

Question 6

Which sentence needs a comma?

Accepted Answer

Because I enjoyed the movie I am going to buy the DVD.

Question 7

What is a passage called that is based on a person's memories and experiences?

Accepted Answer

Memoir

Question 8

What is the climax of a plot?

Accepted Answer

It is where the story changes.

Question 9

What is "Theme?"

Accepted Answer

A lesson learned.

Question 10

What word signals a cause/effect relationship?

Accepted Answer

but

Question 11

What is one way an author emphasizes the importance of a character?

Accepted Answer

By using descriptive language., By using Capitalization for titles.

Question 12

What is a stanza in a poem?

Accepted Answer

It's part of it's form.

Question 13

On a test how do you find the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases?

Accepted Answer

Use context clues

Question 14

What is the rule for combining sentences?

Accepted Answer

Either use a comma and a conjunction fanboy or a semi-colon.

Question 15

What is "Mood?"

Accepted Answer

How the reader feels about the subject.

Question 16

What is "Tone?"

Accepted Answer

How the author feels about the subject.

Question 17

What is one way an author can develop a claim?

Accepted Answer

By comparing the subject to an example.

Question 18

What is "Dialect?"

Accepted Answer

Speech used by a particular group or region.

Question 19

When a question on a test uses "Best Answer" what do you know?

Accepted Answer

There are two or more answers that could be close.

Question 20

When you see an unfamiliar word on the test, what are the ways you can determine the meaning?

Accepted Answer

Read the word in context for clues from the author., Use Synonyms or Antonyms of the word to find meaning., Look at the root of the word for meaning.

Question 21

What's the first step in finding the "Best Answer" on a test?

Accepted Answer

Read the question carefully and eliminate the wrong answers.

Question 22

How do you summarize a passage?

Accepted Answer

Annotate the important words/ideas and rewrite the passage.

Question 23

Who is telling the story in first person point of view?

Accepted Answer

The author or storyteller.

Question 24

How does a paragraph contribute to the development of an idea in a passage?

Accepted Answer

It compares/contrasts two ideas in the passage., It explains an idea in the passage.

Question 25

When asked in a test to pick "Two" answers what is the first step you have to take?

Accepted Answer

Ask yourself "What are they really asking me to do?"

Question 26

What is a reliable source of information for a research paper?

Accepted Answer

A book/article/website on the topic

Question 27

What is an inference?

Accepted Answer

A guess made using background knowledge or context clues.

Question 28

What is a transition?

Accepted Answer

It is words/phrases that guides the reader to the next idea.

Question 29

How does an author develop the "Theme" in a story?

Accepted Answer

By using dialogue/descriptive language.

Question 30

What is a "Character Trait"?

Accepted Answer

The core values/beliefs and actions of the character.

Question 31

How do you find elements of a setting in a story?

Accepted Answer

You "Hold Your Thinking" by taking notes on the setting.

Question 32

How do you determine the "Central Idea" of a passage?

Accepted Answer

You consider the character(s) traits, and author's purpose.

Question 33

What is one of two elements of a FolkTale?

Accepted Answer

Theme, Dialect

EOY Engish Exam 7th Grade

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EOY Engish Exam 7th Grade

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