English Language Arts 7 (Grade 7) Midterm — Quick Check, Units 4–6
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English Language Arts 7 (Grade 7) Midterm — Quick Check, Units 4–6
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Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
Covers: Grammar: Phrases, Clauses & Sentence Types · Writing & Research · Poetry & Figurative Language
Part 1: Multiple Choice
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Read the sentence: "The cat hid under the old porch." Which words form a prepositional phrase?
- A. hid under
- B. under the old porch
- C. cat hid under
- D. The cat hid
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Read the sentence: "Please close the window before you leave." What kind of sentence is this?
- A. Imperative
- B. Interrogative
- C. Exclamatory
- D. Declarative
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Read the sentence: "Although it rained, we went hiking, and we had a great time." What type of sentence is this?
- A. Compound
- B. Simple
- C. Complex
- D. Compound-complex
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Which sentence best fits the formal style of a research essay?
- A. The evidence suggests that the policy reduced waste.
- B. This policy is totally awesome.
- C. The policy was great, no joke.
- D. Honestly, the policy kinda worked.
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Which of these is the best way to judge whether a website is credible?
- A. Check whether it has bright colors and pictures
- B. Check whether it appears first in search results
- C. Check who wrote it, their expertise, and when it was published
- D. Check whether it agrees with your opinion
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Which is the best-focused research question?
- A. Are animals interesting?
- B. How does plastic pollution affect sea turtles?
- C. What is the ocean?
- D. Do you like sea turtles?
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In poetry, meter is
- A. the poem's main message
- B. the repeated sounds at the ends of lines
- C. the number of stanzas in a poem
- D. the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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A refrain in a poem is
- A. a line that does not rhyme
- B. a line or phrase repeated at intervals
- C. the first line of the poem
- D. the title of the poem
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Which phrase is an oxymoron?
- A. Deafening silence
- B. Rushing river
- C. Gentle breeze
- D. Bright sunshine
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Read the passage: "Oh, wonderful. Another Monday morning with a flat tire. Just what I needed." What is the speaker's tone?
- A. Peaceful
- B. Joyful
- C. Sarcastic
- D. Grateful
Answer Key — English Language Arts 7 (Grade 7) Midterm — Quick Check, Units 4–6
- B — under the old porch It begins with the preposition "under" and ends with its object.
- A — Imperative Imperative sentences give commands or requests.
- D — Compound-complex It has two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
- A — The evidence suggests that the policy reduced waste. Formal style avoids slang and casual language.
- C — Check who wrote it, their expertise, and when it was published Author, expertise, and date help show reliability.
- B — How does plastic pollution affect sea turtles? A good research question is specific and answerable with research.
- D — the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables Meter creates a poem's rhythm.
- B — a line or phrase repeated at intervals Refrains often repeat at the end of stanzas.
- A — Deafening silence An oxymoron joins two words that seem to contradict each other.
- C — Sarcastic The speaker says the opposite of what is meant, which is verbal irony.