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
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this point of view
First Person
100
What should an engaging introduction include? (3 things)
A hook, background information, and a thesis statement
100
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
The closing, the introduction, or the body?
Introduction
100
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
200
The problem of the story
conflict
200
Which figurative language term is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?
Hyperbole
200
What should you review before you read the actual passages on the MCAS?
The questions you have to answer
200
She is busy as a bee.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
She
200
What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back you up
300
What's the difference between an internal and external conflict?
Internal = person vs. self
External = person vs. outside force
300
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
300
Identify the point of view used in this sentence:
"You should always check both ways before crossing the street."
Second-person point of view
300
Which point of view allows the narrator to describe the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
Third-person omniscient
300
What is dependent clause?
Has a subject and verb, but does not express a complete thought
400
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Ms. S. was so excited to teach her students this new lesson."
her
400
What a nonfiction text is mostly about?
Facts or real events
400
What is the ideal length of a literary analysis essay?
five paragraphs
400
What are the verbs in this sentence:
She watched him play at the park.
watched and play
400
If you don't know the meaning of a word, you should use what? (two words)
Context clues
500
What are the five paragraphs of an argumentative essay called?
1. Intro
2. Body Paragraph 1
3. Body Paragraph 2
4. Counterclaim
5. Conclusion
500
What is at the top of the plot mountain?
Climax
500
What is the last sentence of your introduction paragraph called?
Thesis Statement
500
Which figurative language term refers to words that imitate natural sounds, like "buzz," "crash," and "sizzle"?
Onomatopoeia
500
What are the two types of narrative essays on the MCAS? Give an example.
Continue the story or Write from a different character's perspective