English Language Arts 7 (Grade 7) Midterm — Semester 2, Form A

Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Read the sentence: "Jada likes pizza, but her brother prefers tacos." What type of sentence is this?
   1. A. Compound-complex
   2. B. Compound
   3. C. Complex
   4. D. Simple
2. Read the sentence: "Because the bus was late, we missed the first bell." What type of sentence is this?
   1. A. Complex
   2. B. Simple
   3. C. Compound
   4. D. Compound-complex
3. Read the sentence: "Please close the window before you leave." What kind of sentence is this?
   1. A. Imperative
   2. B. Interrogative
   3. C. Exclamatory
   4. D. Declarative
4. An independent clause
   1. A. can stand alone as a complete sentence
   2. B. does not contain a verb
   3. C. must be joined to another clause
   4. D. always begins with a word like because or when
5. Which sentence correctly uses a comma between coordinate adjectives?
   1. A. It was a long hot, afternoon.
   2. B. It was a, long hot afternoon.
   3. C. It was a long, hot afternoon.
   4. D. It was, a long hot afternoon.
6. Which is the best revision of this wordy sentence? "Due to the fact that it was raining outside, the game was postponed until a later time."
   1. A. Because it was raining, the game was postponed.
   2. B. Due to the fact of rain outside, the game was postponed until later.
   3. C. It was raining outside, and due to that fact the game was postponed until a later time.
   4. D. The game, due to the fact that it rained, was postponed later.
7. Which of these is the best way to judge whether a website is credible?
   1. A. Check whether it has bright colors and pictures
   2. B. Check whether it appears first in search results
   3. C. Check who wrote it, their expertise, and when it was published
   4. D. Check whether it agrees with your opinion
8. What is the main purpose of a citation?
   1. A. To give credit to a source and help readers find it
   2. B. To replace the conclusion
   3. C. To make an essay longer
   4. D. To show the writer's opinion
9. Which transition best shows contrast?
   1. A. Similarly,
   2. B. Nevertheless,
   3. C. Furthermore,
   4. D. For instance,
10. What is plagiarism?
    1. A. Using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit
    2. B. Asking a librarian for help finding sources
    3. C. Summarizing a source and citing it
    4. D. Quoting a source with quotation marks and a citation
11. In literature, a symbol is
    1. A. a direct statement of the theme
    2. B. an object or image that stands for a larger idea
    3. C. a pause in the middle of a line
    4. D. a word that sounds like what it means
12. In poetry, meter is
    1. A. the poem's main message
    2. B. the repeated sounds at the ends of lines
    3. C. the number of stanzas in a poem
    4. D. the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
13. How many lines does a traditional sonnet have?
    1. A. Twelve
    2. B. Ten
    3. C. Sixteen
    4. D. Fourteen
14. Read the sentence: "Her backpack was so heavy she felt like Atlas holding up the sky." The reference to Atlas is an example of
    1. A. alliteration
    2. B. allusion
    3. C. oxymoron
    4. D. onomatopoeia
15. A refrain in a poem is
    1. A. a line that does not rhyme
    2. B. a line or phrase repeated at intervals
    3. C. the first line of the poem
    4. D. the title of the poem

Part 2: Written Response

16. Write a paragraph describing a memorable day. Include at least one simple, one compound, one complex, and one compound-complex sentence. Label each sentence type.