7th Grade Vocabulary
Plot
7th Grade Skills
Figurative Language
Writing
100

These words mean about the same thing

What are synonyms?

100

The turning point of a story

What is the climax?

100

The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence

What is an inference?

100

The sea lashed out in anger at the ships.

What is personification?

100

Where and when the
story takes place

What is setting?

DOUBLE POINTS

200

These small word "parts" are added to the end of a word to change its meaning

What are suffixes?

DOUBLE POINTS

200

The primary problem that drives the action of the story; what the protagonist needs to overcome

What is the conflict?

200

Compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution, and description

What are text structures?

DOUBLE POINTS

200

I can run as fast as a cheetah.

What is a simile?

200

The people, animals, or
creatures involved in the
story

What is character(s)?

300

These words mean the opposite

What are antonyms?

300

The introduction to a story, including the characters and setting

What is the exposition?

300
Examples include persuade, inform or entertain

What is author's purpose?

300

I planted purple petunias in the park.

What is alliteration?

300

The perspective from which a narrative is told [list all]
   

What is 1st person and 3rd person point of view?

400

These small word "parts" are added to the beginning of words to change its meaning

What are prefixes?

400
Not always happy, but it does complete the story. It can leave the reader with questions, answers, frustration, or satisfaction.

What is the resolution?

400

The central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage

What is the main idea?

400

The classroom is an ice box today!

What is a metaphor?

400

Name the parts of an argumentative essay

What is 1. Introduction · 2. Body Paragraphs· 3. Counterargument and · 4. Conclusion

500

The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine the meaning

What are context clues?

500

All of the events that lead to the eventual climax, including character development and events that create suspense.

What is the rising action?

500

The lesson or message that can be learned from a story

What is theme?

500

I can smell pizza from a mile away!

What is hyperbole?

500

A compelling opening sentence that grabs the reader's attention.

What is a hook?

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