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Duplicate of 7th Grade Language Arts Midterm Review
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Midterm review for 7th grade English Language Arts
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Questions
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A story that can be online, in print, or broadcast on television
interview
editorial
essay
news report
2
An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper
article
editoral
news story
counterclaim
3
Qualities shown by the character. May be inferred or directly stated by the author.
character traits
personality
motivations
actions
4
a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.
context clue
guess
evidence
inference
5
Ideas and feelings associated with a word.
MEANING
CONNOTATION
DENOTATION
ALLITERATION
6
Central or main idea of a piece of writing. Usually a message about life or human nature.
theme
conflict
details
evidence
7
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem.
METER
COUPLET
STANZA
RHYTHM
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A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text
paraphrase
analysis
summary
conclusion
9
Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
ONOMATOPOEIA
SIMILE
10
Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.
conflict
suspense
inference
rising action
11
The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close
climax
resolution
rising action
falling action
12
The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys
CENTRAL IDEA
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
13
Who the author is directing the writing towards.
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
AUDIENCE
14
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (
S
he
s
ells
s
eashells by the
s
eashore)
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
ALLITERATION
HYPERBOLE
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The reasons for the character’s behavior
characterization
inspiration
motivation
conflict
16
A category or class of literature
Genre
Summary
Story
Editorial
17
The time and place of the action in a story.
exposition
plot
setting
scene
18
The main unit of a poem.
STANZA
METER
LINE
COUPLET
19
Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.
drama
folk tale
poem
myth
20
Repetition of sounds at the end of words.
METER
ALLITERATION
RHYME
COUPLET
21
The struggle between opposing forces
conflict
problem
drama
fight
22
A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.
ode
lyric
couplet
sonnet
23
Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved
rising action
climax
conflict
resolution
24
Word part that appears at the beginning of a word or root.
SUFFIZ
PREFIX
25
How words are arranged on the page in a poem
COUPLET
RHYTHM
STANZA
FORM
26
The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict
exposition
resolution
rising action
climax
27
A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.
RHYTHM
RHYME SCHEME
COUPLET
FROM
28
Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
SIMILE
METAPHOR
SYMBOL
HYPERBOLE
29
A group of lines in a poem
STANZA
METER
COUPLET
PARAGRAPH
30
Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
PREFIX
ADVERB
ADJECTIVE
SUFFIX
31
Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict
climax
exposition
rising action
falling action
32
Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character
pressure
drama
internal conflict
external conflict
33
The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.
internal conflict
external conflict
anxiety
guilty conscience
34
The element of plot that presents complications that intensify
rising action
exposition
falling action
climax
35
A speech given by a character alone on stage, for the benefit of the audience.
SOLILOQUY
MONOLOGUE
36
A group of lines in a poem
STANZA
METER
RHYTHM
RHYME
37
A word part that came to English from an older language
ROOT
NOUN
38
Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.
ALLITERATION
ANTONYM
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
39
Words with similar meanings.
SYNONYMS
SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVE
ANTONYMS
40
Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.
legend
folk tale
myth
sonnet
41
Statement of belief or feeling
OPINION
FACT
42
A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem
COUPLET
STANZA
FORM
METER
43
The events that make up a story
action
plot
conflict
elements
44
Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
rhyme
drama
poetry
memoir
45
Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
sonnet
folk tale
myth
drama
46
Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
HYPERBOLE
ALLITERATION
ONOMATOPOEIA
METAPHOR
47
Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.
DENOTATION
HYPERBOLE
SYMBOL
IDIOM
48
Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
CONNOTATION
SYMBOL
PERSONIFICATION
METAPHOR
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A pattern of end rhyme.
METER
RHYME SCHEME
FORM
LINE
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Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee
News article
News story
News report
TV News interview
