7th Grade ELA 1
7th Grade ELA 2
7th Grade ELA 3
7th Grade ELA 4
7th Grade ELA 5
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
In Scar Island, by Dan Gemeinhart, who was Sophia?
Johnathan's sister
100
How should you write a thesis statement (the trick I taught you this year)?
Claim+because+ 3 reasons
100
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
The closing, the introduction, or the body?
Introduction
100
This term describes the way an author reveals a character’s personality through their thoughts, actions, and dialogue.
characterization
200
The problem of the story
conflict
200
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
200
Why should you annotate while reading?
Reading exercises your brain muscles! It helps you to critically think about the text.
200
She is busy as a bee.
What type of figurative language is this?
simile
200
What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back you up
300
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
300
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
300
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
300
What type of figurative language is this?
Smash! went the broken vase.
The bee say Buzz-Buzz.
The snake went sssssssss!
Onomatopoeia
300
Which sentences are examples of metaphors.
The sun was a bright ball of fire.
The bunny was as soft as velvet.
The shoes were a smelly skunk.
That test was as easy as pie.
1. The sun was a bright ball of fire.
3. The shoes were a smelly skunk.
400
In Scar Island, by Dan Gemeinhart, how did all the adults die?
The admiral was holding his sword up and a lightning bolt hit it, killing all the adults.
400
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Facts or real events
400
What is a verb?
An action or something you can do
400
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
"I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!"
hyperbole - This is an exaggeration because the speaker hasn’t literally said it a million times, but it emphasizes how often the request has been made.
400
This type of word describes a noun by telling what kind, how many, or which one.
adjective
The pretty girl looked in my direction.
500
Which of the following is an example of an action verb?
A.) had B) went
C) jumped D) is
A) jumped
500
What is at the top of the plot diagram?
Climax
500
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
500
Which one of these is the correct format for citing textual evidence?
A. (Gemeinhart page 5).
B. (Eleanora E. Tate #6).
C. (Coolidge 17).
D. (Dan G. Pg. 5).
Answer: C
500
The wind whispered secrets through the trees,
Dancing softly in the evening breeze.
The moon wore a silver crown so bright,
Watching over the world at night.
Question: What is the figurative language used in this poem, and what does it mean?
Personification—The wind is given the human trait of whispering, which creates an image of gentle movement and sound.