7th Grade Language Arts Review

A blanket is a large piece of woven material used as a cover.

Author's Purpose: An article where the author argues why an IPhone is better than the Android.

Her smile is the sun, bright and cheerful.

Phillip phoned Frank from Florida.

Olive Garden is my favorite restaurant because it has great food, dessert, & excellent service.

Click on 2 Character Traits: Jane participate in swim meets & makes honor roll every 9 weeks.

Tone/Mood: The fans couldn't wait to watch the Washington Wizards play in the NBA playoffs.

Her life is a whirlwind that never seems to slow down.

What is inferred/implied? Kim sat tiredly in the room, coughing and clutching her tissue.

Sam couldn't finish his math test because his pencil broke.

Good triumphs over evil/ Patience is rewarded/ Don't judge a book by its cover

Proponent means:

Every time I walk past that creepy door, I get get shivers and goosebumps.

Tone/Mood: "That's it! I don't care how great the sale is, not waiting in this line any longer!

Homogenous means:

Author's Purpose: An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smartphone

Apples & Oranges both have seeds, are juicy, but apples are usually red and green.

David was always losing his homework assignments, so mom bought him a binder to help organize.

On a dark and dreary night, lightning lit up the sky, followed by the crash of thunder.

I had to restart the computer because it froze.

Author's Purpose: A story about Halloween that contains ghosts, a haunted house, and costumes.

Jason was teased at school because his dad was a janitor.

Since I stayed up late last night, I missed the bus the next morning.

Yesterday was a gorgeous, windy day.

Nondairy means:

The trees whispered to each other through the breeze

A short tale that usually contains talking animals, and a moral.

Time, Place, Duration

Line 1: Green and speckled legs, Line 2: Hop on logs and lily pads Line 3: Splash in cool water

Hockey is like reading, you get into it and never want to stop.

Tracy felt terrible for arguing with her mom last night in the kitchen.