7th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) Practice Test

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• When a writer uses bullet points to list ideas, what text structure is this?
• What is the term for a smaller division within an act in a play?
• A feature article uses headings, subheadings, and captions to organize information. What text feature is this describing?
• Which term matches the definition: The problem in the story?
• Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns I and We.
• Which sentence uses correct capitalization: 'we visited paris in july' or 'We visited Paris in July'?
• Which term means the person who is telling the story; the speaker?
• Which term matches the definition: What a piece of writing is mainly about?
• Which term best describes the narrator or voice in a poem?
• Which term means a conversation between two persons?
• The author's attitude toward or opinion about a subject is best described as which term?
• What is the main idea of a nonfiction article about pollination, and name one detail that supports it?
• Which term describes the final outcome or conclusion of a problem or experiment?
• If an expository paragraph lists several causes for a problem but ends with a solution, what can you infer about the author's purpose?
• Which term refers to the resolution or ending of a story?
• the pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex. ABAB)
• An expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning.
• In a passage comparing city transit and rural roads, what is the main idea, and a key difference highlighted?
• What does a change in attitude toward another person reveal?
• Which term would you use to categorize a written work by its form, such as fiction or poetry?
• In a paragraph about pollination within a science project, which statement supports the main idea that pollination matters for crops?
• Which term describes the division within a play typically serving as its smaller unit?
• Which term refers to the representation of a concept through symbols in a text?
• A news report states, "Experts say the data are inconclusive." What can you infer about the reliability of the claim?
• A historical article uses formal, objective language to present facts. What is the author's tone?
• Which term is often printed in italics to indicate actions in a play?
• In a story where the narrator's reliability is in question, what can you infer?
• Which is an example of imagery in a descriptive paragraph?
• Which term is the part of poetry that is like a paragraph in prose?
• Giving human qualities to non-human things.
• Which term describes the central part of a story during which various problems arise, leading up to the climax?
• Which term is described as a collection of word pictures that appeal to the senses?
• What is the meaning of connotation?
• Which term describes a type of nonfiction writing that informs or explains?
• Read a paragraph where a character ignores a warning and later experiences trouble. What can you infer about the character's beliefs?
• Which part of a story follows the climax or turning point?
• Which term refers to an overstatement for emphasis?
• Which term describes a statement that can be verified by evidence?
• Who is the writer of a play or drama?
• In a passage that presents events in order from first to last, which structure is used?
• Identify the sentence that uses correct pronoun-antecedent agreement: 'Each student brushed their hair' vs 'Each student brushed his or her hair'.
• Which term matches the definition: Writing that tells how to do something?
• Which term describes a smaller part of an act?
• Which literary device is demonstrated by the line 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
• Which term means 'similar to a paragraph but in a poem'?
• A word part added at the end of a word to form a new word is called
• Which term is used for the overall sequence of events in a story?
• What strategies help synthesize information from two passages with different perspectives?
• Which text structure explains why events happened and what happened as a result?
• Which term means the central message or life lesson in a work?
• What term describes a reading passage that can stand alone?
• Which term means the theme or central idea of a work?
• What is another name for a reading passage?
• A word part that can be added at the beginning of a word to make a new word is called
• Which term refers to a personal belief or judgement that cannot be proven?
• What role does a red herring play in a mystery?
• What verb means to influence something or someone?
• A poem uses uplifting diction and inclusive language. What is the author's purpose?
• A character who keeps a promise demonstrates which trait?
• Which term means combining several pieces of information to make an inference?
• A word part added at the end of a word to make a new word is called
• What is the climax in a narrative?
• What term describes the person that narrates a poem?
• How does an author’s choice of a limited narrator affect the reader’s understanding of events?
• In a narrative where a student must choose between helping a friend and studying for a test, what is the central conflict?
• Which term denotes a division or type of literature?
• Which term means to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented?
• Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
• Which plot element marks the most intense moment of a story?
• Which term means 'the reasons why characters act the way they do'?
• The ending or final outcome of a story is called
• Which term refers to the objects on stage that help establish the setting?
• What term describes a major division of a play?
• Which term is a comparison without using like or as?
• Which term is the reason why something happens?
• What does hyperbole do in writing?
• In a passage about energy conservation, what is the main idea and two supporting details?
• In a story where the protagonist faces a major obstacle, what is the rising action?
• What term describes the feeling or emotion the reader gets when reading a passage?
• Which term refers to instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics?
• What is a turning point in a narrative, and how does it change the plot?
• Which term means 'qualities that characters possess'?
• Which term matches the definition: Where and when the story takes place?
• If a character's secret is revealed late in a story, what narrative effect does it typically have?
• Which term means the role or duties assigned to or expected of a person or group?
• Which term describes the way an author arranges or organizes text (the organizational pattern)?
• Which structure is used to compare two different ideas side by side?
• A literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
• When a passage uses sarcastic humor to criticize wastefulness, what is the author’s likely purpose?
• Which term describes a narrative created from imagination?
• Which term is defined as a direct comparison using the word is to equate two unlike things?
• Which term matches the definition: In the time order in which events happened?
• fiction that involves an event in history. Contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true.
• Which part of a text helps you locate information quickly?
• Which term is defined as 'the theme or central idea of a work'?
• Which sentence contains correct subject-verb agreement: 'The team wins the championship' or 'The team win the championship'?
• Which term means the ending or final outcome of a story?
• A drawing used to explain something, typically with labels and captions?
• A claim is based on a single anecdotal example and is not reliable. What can you infer about its reliability?
• Which term is defined as 'the attitude, or feeling that the author has about the subject'?
• Which term means a shortened version that covers the beginning, middle, and end?
• The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
• a story written to be performed by actors; a play
• What is a simile?
• A practical lesson about right and wrong.
• Identify the correctly punctuated dialogue: Which version is correct: 'Let's go,' she said. or 'Let's go' she said.?
• Which term describes the use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot?
• What is a comparison or two unlike things without using like or as?
• Which statement best defines imagery?
• Which term matches the definition: To shorten (3-5 sentences) and tell the beginning, middle, and end of a passage?
• Which term is defined as the person who is telling the story; the speaker?
• Identify the understatement in the sentence: 'Winning the game was not a big deal.'
• Which term means 'connected'?
• Which is an example of indirect characterization?
• Which term means elaborate exaggeration?
• What is the part of a story that usually comes at the beginning and explains the background and setting?
• In a short paragraph about planning a weekend project, which statement best captures the main idea and a practical detail?
• What term describes a story set in the past that blends factual history with fiction?
• What are the objects on a stage that actors use to help show the setting?
• When a portion of the story goes back in time.
• In a first-person memoir, how does the narrator's point of view influence how events are described?
• A comparison using like or as.
• Which term refers to clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word?
• Which of the following statements about bullet lists is true?
• How does a narrator's point of view influence the reader's interpretation?
• Which term describes the reason for a character's words or actions?
• What term refers to a personal belief or judgement that cannot be proven?
• In a compare-and-contrast passage about city life and rural life, what is the main idea, and one difference the author highlights?
• Which text structure is used to present events in the order they occurred?
• Which term refers to the person who wrote the play/drama?
• In a story, a character's actions contradict their stated beliefs. What can you infer about the character?
• What is the term for the literal dictionary meaning of a word?
• In a mystery, what do clues and red herrings do?
• Which term refers to a person, place, or thing that represents something beyond its literal meaning, such as a heart representing love?
• How can indirect characterization reveal a character's personality?
• Which term describes a collection of word pictures that appeal to the reader; uses devices such as metaphor, simile, etc.?
• Which term refers to a story explaining gods or natural phenomena?
• Which sentence uses capitalization correctly for proper nouns and a title?
• Which term describes the emotional atmosphere created by a text?
• Which word means to give the wrong idea; to deceive; to lead someone in the wrong direction?
• Identify the metaphor in the sentence: 'The classroom was a zoo'.
• Which term describes small text near a picture that provides important information about the picture?
• the use of words that represent sounds
• Which term refers to the central idea or main message of a work?
• The narrator writes with short, blunt sentences during a tense scene. What can you infer about the mood?
• Which term describes the part of a story that occurs after the climax?
• Which statement best describes the resolution of a story?
• Which statement best captures the main idea of a short paragraph about recycling?
• If you are asked to compare two related passages and then answer questions about them together, you are studying what?
• The perspective from which a story is narrated is called
• Which term best describes writing that presents factual information about real people, places, and events?
• A drawing that shows or explains something, usually includes labels and captions.
• What does ambivalent mean?
• Who was the piece of text originally written for?
• In a paragraph about plastic pollution, which statement best states the main idea and a supporting detail?
• Which word means to make known or communicate?
• Which term matches the definition: Used to convince the reader of the writer's point of view?
• Which term is defined as the story of a person's life written by that person?
• What is the name for two passages considered together for questions?
• Which word describes two related reading passages studied together?
• What is the effect of hyperbole in a persuasive passage?
• Which term best fits the definition: the outcome of an experiment or problem?
• What is the reason behind a character's actions or statements?
• If a passage describes a setting with gloomy weather and tense diction, what is the likely mood?
• In a letter, the term for the person to whom it is addressed exemplifies the text's what?
• Which term best describes nonfiction writing that informs or explains a topic?
• Which term describes a comparison showing how two things are alike or different or how one is better than the other?
• Which term refers to the spoken exchanges between characters?
• Which term matches the definition: A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena?
• Two passages that are alike or connected in some way and are used for questions about both is called?
• Which word means to stress upon or to give something importance?
• Choose the sentence with correct comma use in a nonessential clause: 'The teacher, who is kind, helped us.' or 'The teacher who is kind helped us.'?
• What is described as the reason why something happens?
• Which term refers to poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme?
• Which term refers to the reasons why characters act the way they do?
• Which term means to disagree; to say the opposite?
• What word means words that are opposites?
• What term names a statement that can be proved by experts or found in a book?
• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
• A diary-like entry uses a solemn, formal tone when describing a community event. What is the likely tone?
• What term is a large division of a play that can be broken down into scenes?
• What do we call the result of an event or action?
• Which sentence uses a simile?
• Which term describes the sequence of events in the order they happened?
• What is the turning point in the action of a story--the problem is solved?
• What word means words that have the same meaning?
• The perspective from which a story is told is called
• Which figure of speech is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
• Which term describes the characters' personal qualities such as honesty?
• What does the word meticulous mean?
• Which term means the bits and pieces of information that support the main idea?
• Which term describes writing meant to convince the reader?
• Which term provides the short text under an image explaining it?
• All-knowing narrator reveals what every character thinks and feels.
• Which narration reveals thoughts and feelings of all characters as needed?
• Language that means more than its literal meaning and often conveys a feeling about its subject is called
• Which term refers to the parts of a text that stand out, such as diagrams, a table of contents, or an index?
• How would you determine a shared theme across two passages about resilience?
• In a chart, what information does a legend typically provide?
• Which of the following sentences uses nonessential clause punctuation correctly?
• when two words rhyme in the same line of poetry
• Why does an author write a text to persuade, inform, explain, or entertain?
• A writing that tells about real-life, people, places, things, ideas, or events.
• Which word means influencing strongly?
• Which term means to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons?
• Which sentence best states the main idea of a paragraph on recycling and includes a supporting detail?
• Which word means to stress upon or to make something important?
• Which term refers to the pattern of end rhymes in a poem?
• Where should the comma be placed in the sentence 'After the rain stopped we went outside'?
• How do a character's motivations influence story events?
• Which term is poetry without a regular rhythm or rhyme?
• Which term matches the definition: A beginning or coming into being?
• A passage describes a setting with fog, silence, and a looming threat. What is the likely mood?
• Which point of view is used when the narrator uses 'I' or 'we' and reveals internal thoughts?
• In a chart, what is the purpose of the labels and legends?
• The events that make up a story are called
• What term describes the task that includes two related passages and questions about each and then about both together?
• Which term matches the definition: The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life or overall message of the story?
• Which term best describes a narrative about a person's life written by that person?
• Which term is a listing of words with synonyms and antonyms?
• What is the term for a reading passage that can stand alone?
• If a narrative is told from a limited third-person perspective, what is the reader most likely able to know?
• What effect does revealing a secret have on a story?
• Which term means the source or origin of information?
• What is the effect of formal, objective language in a historical article?