Review for Seventh Grade Language Arts Spring Exam
Breakdown of the exam:
5 questions: Verbals and
Appositives
7 questions: Phrases, Clauses, and
Sentences
1 question: in-text citations
5 questions: The Hunger Games
7 questions: Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone
8 questions: Tunes for Bears to
Dance to
4 questions: mythology
4 questions: poetry
4 questions: conflict
5 questions: Greek and Latin roots
50 questions total (1.5 points
each) + writing portion (25 points)
Texts to consider-Be familiar with what happens in each, main characters, themes, symbolism, conflict, etc.
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“How the World Began”—plot, main characters, conflict, purpose/lesson
“Orpheus and Eurydice” —plot, main characters, conflict, purpose/lesson
“Prometheus” —plot, main characters, conflict, purpose/lesson
“Pandora’s Box” —plot, main characters, conflict, purpose/lesson
“Echo and Narcissus” —plot, main characters, conflict, purpose/lesson
“Theseus” —plot, main characters, conflict, purpose/lesson
“Icarus and Daedalus” —plot, main characters, conflict, purpose/lesson
“Twelve Labors of Hercules” —plot, main characters, conflict, purpose/lesson
The Hunger Games—plot, main characters, symbolism chart, theme, annotations
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—plot, main characters, annotations, theme, symbolism, allusions,
annotation checks
Tunes for Bears to Dance to—comprehension questions, cause/effect map, discussion notes
Literary terms and concepts—be able to define and identify in an example
 Figurative language:
 Characterization:
o Direct:
o Indirect:
 Personification:
 Irony:
 Tone:
 Theme:
 Symbolism:
 Foreshadowing:
 Flashback:
 Allusion:
 Mood:
 Simile:
 Imagery:
o Visual:
o Auditory:
o Olfactory:
o Tactile:
o Gustatory:
 Conflict:
o Character vs. character:
o Character vs. nature:
o Character vs. society:
o Character vs. self:
Poetry Vocabulary/Poetic Devices
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Stanza:
Quatrain:
Rhyme scheme:
End rhyme:
Internal rhyme:
Refrain:
Alliteration:
Assonance:
Consonance:
Idiom:
Onomatopoeia:
Repetition:
Mythology
 Be able to explain the background of mythology
o What are the purposes of myths?
o How did the world originally begin?
Allegory
 What is an allegory?
 What are allegories meant to teach?
 Character representations in Tunes for Bears to Dance to:
o Mr. Hairston
o Henry
o Mr. Levine
o George Graham
o Doris
Greek and Latin Roots
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Ecto
Derm
Hemo
Hydro/hydra/hydr
Morph
Path
Phobia
Theo
Habeas corpus
E pluribus unum
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
 Verbals and functions
o Gerunds
o Infinitives
o Participles
 Appositives
 Types of phrases
o Prepsotional phrases
o Verb phrases
o Gerund phrases
o Infinitive phrases
o Participial phrases
o Appositive phrases
 Types of clauses
o Dependent
o Independent
 Prepositions
 Subordinating Conjunctions
 Types of Sentences
o Simple
o Compound
o Complex
 Correct way to cite in-text citations
Grammar Practice
Identify the gerund/gerund phrase and tell what role it is playing in the following
sentence.
I love sleeping late during the summer.
Identify the participle/participial phrase and tell what role it is playing in the
following sentence.
It seems there is always a crying baby on my flight.
Identify the infinitive/infinitive phrase and tell what role it is playing in the
following sentence.
My brother held a mouse up to my face, but I refused to look.
Identify the appositive phrase and draw an arrow to the noun it’s describing.
Stormie, Ms. Callahan’s dog, hates the rain and loves to cuddle.
Correctly punctuate the appositive phrase in the following sentence.
A good student Tom always turns in his work on time.
In the sentences below, circle the subordinating conjunction, underline the
dependent clause, and box the independent clause.
In order to do well on our finals, we have to complete the reviews.
My parents let me have a big slumber party since I did so well on my exams.
For the sentences below, determine which sentence is simple, compound, and
complex.
Sarah and Jane ate dinner, but they did not eat dessert.
Though I felt sick before school, I still went so that I didn’t have any
makeup work.
Mom took me shopping for clothes to wear on vacation last Saturday.