*7th Grade
ELA
ELA
What are the different parts of setting
Time and Place
What is an alliteration?
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words in close proximity, such as "busy bee" or "safe and sound"
What is the genre of a fictional story taking place around a real historical event/setting?
Historical Fiction
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
Where is the subjects and the verb in this sentence?
Billy like to play in the park, but he is not always able to go.
Subject: Billy
Verb: Play
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- What POV is it?
What is third-person point of view?
Give an example of a adjective
Any word used to describe a noun
ex: Fluffy, Sad, Cold, Lazy
The root word "struct" in structure means to:
1. Explain
2. Build
3. House
2. Build
What 4 things do you need to do to create a summary of a text?
A summary should
1. highlight the key events/details of a story
2. be 5-7 sentences
3. paraphrase the text (no quotes)
4. List only facts. No opinions!
The storm raged outside our window as my sister and I huddled together telling stories. My sister had reached the scariest part of her story when the wind rattled the windows. We both stopped and held our breath. The only light came from a streetlight shining through the window. We heard thunder rumbling in the distance
What gives the passage an eerie mood?
the idea that the sister is telling a scary story
words such as huddled, only light, and rumbling
a streetlight shining through the window
b) words such as huddled, only light, and rumbling
Correct the writing in the sentence:
joey likes to swim ride bikes and read books
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
The subject and verb in the following sentence is?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
Subject: Tony
Verb: slithered
If the prefix -un goes in the word unavailable
what does that prefix mean?
not able to do something
What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?
The purpose of a conclusion in a story is to provide a final summary of the main points and discuss the core message of your writing.
What is a theme, and how is it different from a central idea?
The theme is the general message, or the overall meaning of a story.
A central idea is specific to the story and details what is the main focus of the text
Tevin felt he was ready to read his story to the entire school.
What does felt mean in the sentence?
Thought
A kind of cloth
touched
1. Thought
Our cause is just, and it is my _____ belief that we will eventually prevail. Which synonym of passionate would fit best in the sentence above?
Emotional
Ardent
torrid
2. Ardent
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What type of figurative language is the statement "bending over backwards"
Idiom and Hyperbole
Analyze the metaphor "The stars are diamonds in the sky". What does this imply?
The stars are shining brightly above us.
When a submarine is just below the surface, sailors can use a periscope. A telescope allows people to see far away into space. What does a periscope allow
the people in a submarine to do?
Breathe While Underwater
See around the surface above them
Travel much faster through water
2. see around the surface above them
The theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished. After telling her, her mom said that she was sad at the vase, but proud that Sadie told her right away over hiding it.
A message about honesty
ex: Honesty is the best policy
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
The word assumed means
What is suspected or guessed?
There was too much cleaning to do in Colleen's house. She found it difficult to organize her tasks and deal with them in the right order of importance. Colleen decided to fill the kitchen sink with dish soap and water and scrub the pots. As she stood there scrubbing, the comfort of the familiar task relaxed her. It allowed her thoughts to fall into place. Soon Colleen realized that, as usual, she should make a list and number her tasks in their order of importance
How is the conflict resolved?
1. Colleen becomes familiar with the household chores.
2. Colleen clears her thoughts by washing dishes.
3. Colleen finishes her tasks in their order of importance
2)Colleen clears her thoughts by washing clothes
There are names for different types of clouds. Layered clouds that form fog
when close to the ground are called stratus clouds. Cirrus clouds are wispy and very high up. The puffy white clouds you see in the sky on sunny days are called cumulus clouds. Huge cumulonimbus clouds bring rain showers and sometimes thunderstorms. Nimbostratus clouds bring rain and snow.
You look up in the sky and see cumulonimbus clouds. What kind of weather might you have seen?
Rainy
Sunny
foggy
1. Rainy
What is the difference between first-person, second person, and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator is the main focus of the story (I, me, and my)
Second-Person: narrator directly addresses the reader ( You, Your, Yours)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)