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7th Gr. Quarter 3
Midterm Review
These are test questions!!!
Review Game
PAY
ATTENTION!!! Write them down if
you need to. This PPT is on my
website.
Directions:
1.
2.
3.
Everyone needs a scratch paper.
Write the number to the question and
your answer.
When we get through all the questions,
you’ll pass your paper to your table
partner and they’ll correct your paper.
Parallel Structure
Are these sentences
parallel? Write “yes” or
“no” for each sentence!
1.Eating and sleeping were his
main occupations.
2.In the evenings we would swim
in the lake and dancing
afterwards.
Parallel Structure
Are these sentences
parallel? Write “yes” or
“no” for each sentence!
3.He put the model together
neatly, accurately, and with a
great deal of skill.
4.Mary likes to paint, sew, and
play the piano.
Multiple Choice/Short Answer
5. Write the letter of best thesis statement:
A.Grades
are stupid and so is
homework.
B.Grades are important because they
assess student process and they identify
the areas where students need extra
help.
C.Grades should be eliminated
because they cause anxiety, put
unnecessary pressure on students and
teachers, and don’t accurately assess
student knowledge.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
6.Which of the following sentences
contains a dangling modifier?
A. To raise a good dog, patience is
useful.
B. Moving slowly, Bowie stalked the
rabbits.
C. After eating the catfood, Bowie
belched.
D. all of the above OR E. none of
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
7. Which of the following sentences
contains a dangling modifier?
A. After washing my car, I waxed it.
B. After talking with our veterinarian,
I felt better about the prognosis.
C. She called her boyfriend
because she missed him.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
8. Which of the following sentences
contains a dangling modifier?
A. Piled up next to the washer, I
began doing the laundry.
B.I began doing the laundry piled
up next to the washer.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
9. Which of the following sentences
contains a dangling modifier?
A. While John was talking on the
phone, the doorbell rang.
B. While talking on the phone, the
doorbell rang.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
10. Which of the following
sentences contains a misplaced
modifier?
A. He was staring at the girl
wearing dark glasses by the
vending machine.
B. He was staring at the girl by the
vending machine wearing dark
glasses.
Literature Devices
What are these an example of?
11. Moon dances around my fear.
12. “All the world's a stage.”
13. Siyad shivered in a short-sleeved
shirt.
14. The drinking well was as as dry
as a bone.
15. Cars dance across the icy road.
16. Jabir is as quick as a fox.
Literature Devices
What are these an example of?
17. Latifa laughs lavishly at the crazy
cat.
18. Ms. Larson is a beast if you mess
up her books.
19. The volcano belched smoke
and ash.
20. The words were music to her
ears.
Drawing Conclusions (Riddles!)
WHAT AM I?! Drawing Conclusions…
21. I can be found where anything
cannot; dead men eat me all the
time, but if a living man eats me,
he'll die.
22. Three lives have I. Gentle
enough to soothe the skin. Light
enough to caress the sky. Hard
enough to crack rocks.
Drawing Conclusions (Riddles!)
WHAT AM I?! Drawing Conclusions…
23. I build up castles. I tear
down mountains. I make
some men blind, I help others
to see.
24.I cover what's real, hide
what is true, but sometimes
bring out the courage in you.
Answers!
Pass
your paper to your
table partner.
Table partner – correct it
HONESTLY.
Spelling doesn’t have to be
correct – as long as the word
they wrote SOUNDS like the
correct answer.
Parallel Structure
Are these sentences
parallel? Write “yes” or
“no” for each sentence!
1.YES! Eating and sleeping were
his main occupations.
2.NO!In the evenings we would
swim in the lake and dancing
afterwards.
Parallel Structure
Are these sentences
parallel? Write “yes” or
“no” for each sentence!
3.NO! He put the model together
neatly, accurately, and with a
great deal of skill.
4.YES! Mary likes to paint, sew,
and play the piano.
Multiple Choice/Short Answer
5. Write the letter of best thesis statement:
A.Grades
are stupid and so is
homework.
B.Grades are important because they
assess student process and they identify
the areas where students need extra
help.
C.Grades should be eliminated
because they cause anxiety, put
unnecessary pressure on students and
teachers, and don’t accurately assess
student knowledge.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
6.Which of the following sentences
contains a dangling modifier?
A. To raise a good dog, patience is
useful.
B. Moving slowly, Bowie stalked the
rabbits.
C. After eating the catfood, Bowie
belched.
D. all of the above OR E. none of
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
7. Which of the following sentences
contains a dangling modifier?
A. After washing my car, I waxed it.
B. After talking with our veterinarian,
I felt better about the prognosis.
C. She called her boyfriend
because she missed him.
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
8. Which of the following sentences
contains a dangling modifier?
A. Piled up next to the washer, I
began doing the laundry.
B.I began doing the laundry piled
up next to the washer.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
9. Which of the following sentences
contains a dangling modifier?
A. While John was talking on the
phone, the doorbell rang.
B. While talking on the phone, the
doorbell rang.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
10. Which of the following
sentences contains a misplaced
modifier?
A. He was staring at the girl
wearing dark glasses by the
vending machine.
B. He was staring at the girl by the
vending machine wearing dark
glasses.
Literature Devices
11. Personification: Moon dances
around my fear.
12. Metaphor: “All the world's a stage.”
13. Alliteration: Siyad shivered in a shortsleeved shirt.
14. Simile: The drinking well was as as dry
as a bone.
15. Pesonification: Cars dance across
the icy road.
16. Simile: Jabir is as quick as a fox.
Literature Devices
What are these an example of?
17. Alliteration: Latifa laughs lavishly
at the crazy cat.
18. Metaphor: Ms. Larson is a beast if
you mess up her books.
19. Personification: The volcano
belched smoke and ash.
20. Metaphor: The words were music
to her ears.
Drawing Conclusions (Riddles!)
WHAT AM I?! Drawing Conclusions…
21. NOTHING!
I can be found where anything cannot;
dead men eat me all the time, but if a
living man eats me, he'll die.
22. WATER!
Three lives have I. Gentle enough to
soothe the skin. Light enough to caress
the sky. Hard enough to crack rocks.
Drawing Conclusions (Riddles!)
WHAT AM I?! Drawing Conclusions…
23. SAND!
I build up castles. I tear down mountains.
I make some men blind, I help others to
see.
24. MAKEUP!
I cover what's real, hide what is true, but
sometimes bring out the courage in you.