7th Grade Reading
1st Semester Review
(Story Elements, Prefix/Suffix/Root, Literary Devices, Figurative Language, Vocabulary, Graphic
Organizers, Fact/Opinion, and Genre
Genres
1) The following is an example of what genre? __________________
A professional mountain climber and rescue expert gets roped into a scheme masterminded by criminal
skyjackers. There are many hazardous stunts in this movie. The stunt man who makes the mid-air transfer
between two planes deserves a gold medal. Stallone himself is dangling over a nightmarish fall.
2) The following is an example of what genre? ___________________
The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician, Ray Charles, from his humble
beginnings in the South where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s
and 1960s.
3) The following is an example of what genre? ____________________
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the
African-American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go
through on a daily basis.
4) The following is an example of what genre? _____________________
Where your worst nightmare lives... Delia and Karina are always competing. From getting the best grades, to
being the most popular, to dating the cutest guys - they always fight for the top spot and horrible things
happen to the people that live there.
5) The following is an example of what genre? ______________________
A detective, either an amateur or a professional, solves a crime or a series of crimes. The detective may be a
private investigator, a policeman, an elderly widow, or a young girl, but he or she generally has nothing
material to gain from solving the crime.
6) Newspapers and Encyclopedias are an example of what genre? ___________________
Literary Devices/Terms
7) ______________________is when an author describes events that happened in the past.
8) _____________________ is the author’s attitude.
9) _____________________is the way the ‘reader’ feels.
10) __________________ is when an author gives hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the
story.
11) A heart meaning ‘love’ is considered a ___________.
12) The three types of tone are: ____________, _______________, and _________________.
13) A _________________ is an image, event, person or object that stands for/represents another idea.
14) The high school senior remembers her first day of kindergarten. This is an example of
_____________________.
15) Nothing could go wrong, on such a beautiful day. The children played baseball, laughed and ran through
the grass. They did not see the dark fog silently rolling into town. This is an example of _____________
Key Literary Terms
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___________________ The person who tells the story
___________________ The dictionary definition of a word
___________________An educated guess
___________________A narrator that uses ‘I, me, myself, we, and our’
___________________A word’s ‘extra meaning or sense’ when used a certain way (slang)
21) ___________________A narrator that describes thoughts of ONLY ONE character
22) ___________________A narrator that has an ‘all knowing’ point of view
Graphic Organizers and Critical Thinking Terms
Graphic Organizers are used to ________________________________________________________.
23) The graphic organizer below, is a ‘timeline.’ What is the graphic organizer called? _________________
First Event
Second Event
Third Event
Fourth Event
24) What graphic organizer would you use to show the hierarchy (arranged in order of rank) of the highest
ranking people in the USA government (President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary of State
Clinton)? _______________________________
25) ____________________ is the graphic organizer that analyzes similarities/differences.
26) Soccer and football are two very popular sports. Both sports feature teams of eleven players. In
addition, each sport requires a high amount of athletic conditioning. On the other hand, the soccer ball
is round, while a football is oval-shaped. Next, soccer has little body contact between players, as
opposed to football, where body contact is extreme. Soccer scores are usually low, in the single digits,
unlike football, which often has high-scoring games.
What organization structure is utilized in the above paragraph? ____________________________
27) All the students in the seventh grade thought Mark was really ‘cool.’ He was nice to everybody. He
worked hard at football practices and always encouraged everyone to do their best.
What term describes how the word ‘cool’ is utilized above? _____________________________
First Lady of the World
The term ‘first lady’ is usually applied to the wife of the President of the United States of America. First ladies
have largely played ceremonial roles in the US government. When Eleanor Roosevelt became first lady, she
changed how people defined the position. Eleanor Roosevelt said she “felt a sense of responsibility as first
lady.” Mrs. Roosevelt’s tireless efforts to help the poor and underprivileged made her, in the words of
President Harry Truman, “First Lady of the World.”
28) Review the following Detail/Sequence graphic organizer for the First Lady of the World. Fill in the
missing information in the 4th box.
‘First Lady’ is applied
To the wife of the
President of the USA
First Ladies usually
played ceremonial
roles
Eleanor Roosevelt
‘felt a sense of
responsibility as
First lady’
Story Elements
29) ____________________ is the moral, message or lesson Learned of a story.
30) ____________________ is the villain of the story.
31) ____________________ is the hero of the story.
32) ____________________ is the turning point or most exciting part of the story.
33) ____________________ is the actual words that the characters speak.
34) ____________________ is the time and place of a story.
35) The six parts of a Plot are: ________________, _________________, __________________,
______________, _________________, and ________________.
36) The four types of CONFLICT are: man vs._____________, man vs.________________, man vs.
______________, and man vs. ________________.
37) A main idea summary should consist of _______________ sentence(s).
38) The most efficient way to identify or write a ‘summary’ of a story, includes:
a. _________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. __________________________________
Prefix/Suffix/Roots/Affixes
(REVIEW ALL of your LATIN/GREEK)
39) What is the meaning of the prefix(es): un, ir, a, dis, non, im, and in? ____________________
40) What is the meaning of the suffix –ist? ____________________
41) What is the meaning of the suffix –ology? ________________________
42) What is the meaning or the prefix pre-? ______________________
43) What is the meaning or the prefix contra -? ______________________
44) What is the meaning or the suffix -phobia-? ______________________
45) What is the meaning or the suffix -able? ______________________
46) What is the meaning or the prefix tri-? ______________________
47) What is the meaning or the root liber? ______________________
48) What is the meaning or the prefix semi-? ______________________
49) What is the meaning or the root carn? ______________________
50) What is the meaning or the root therm? ______________________
51) What is the meaning or the suffix -cracy? ______________________
52) What is the meaning or the root demo? ______________________
Fact or Opinion
53) Fact or Opinion:
Reading Junior High School opened in 2010. __________
54) Fact or Opinion:
Reading Junior High School is the BEST school in the state of Texas. _____________
55) Fact or Opinion:
The Texas state flower is a Bluebonnet. _______________
56) Fact or Opinion:
Texas is the second largest state in the United States of America. _______________
57) Fact or Opinion:
Susie’s dad has an awesome car. _________________
Author’s Purpose:
There are three (3) types of Author’s Purpose, they are: to ___________________, to
_________________, and to _____________________.
58) ____________________ ‘states the facts’ and is Non-Fiction?
59) ____________________, ‘expresses an opinion to convince readers to think/feel/act a certain way?
Many times it is used in advertisements to convince a reader to purchase something?
60) ____________________, is a ‘story’ and is Fiction?
61) ‘News Articles’ are considered what type of Author’s Purpose? ____________________
62) ‘Billboards and Commercials’ are considered what type of Author’s Purpose? _____________________
63) ‘Biographies and Technical Manuals ’ are considered what type of Author’s Purpose? _______________
64) ‘Short Stories, Poetry, and Drama’ are considered what type of Author’s Purpose? _________________
65) There are two types of roots. They are taproots and fibrous roots.
________________________
66) Vote for Mr. Nava for ‘Principal of the Year!’ He is fair, consistent, funny, kind, smart and honest. He
represents the interests of all the students at Reading Junior High School. Vote for Mr. Nava!
________________________
67) Only $25.95! Buy a sewing machine and make your own clothes.
________________________
68) Shrek is a fictional short story about an Ogre who lives in a swamp and unexpectedly finds love.
________________________
69) Sugar Land, Texas is a city of approximately 85,000 citizens. This village is approximately 15 miles
southwest of Houston. Many of the homes are new. _______________
Figurative Language
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I went to the Memorial football game on Friday night, where the crowd was like an ocean of blue
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and gold, roaring with every big play. The Panthers running back was a freight train, running over
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the Central defense like they were tackling dummies. The wind whistled with the winded teams.
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At halftime, the fireworks were giant flowers of fire, blooming in the sky. Although the Panthers
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had a big lead at the half, the Bears were a fireball after the break, tying the game. But, in the fourth
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quarter, the Memorial defense was like a stone wall, shutting down the Central attack.The football pads cried
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with every forceful hit from the opposing team. When the clock ticked to 0:00, the crowd erupted like a
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spewing volcano. A million cheers echoed across the city.
96) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Alliteration
b. Simile
c. Idiom
d. Metaphor
97) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Alliteration
b. Hyperbole
c. Metaphor
d. Simile
98) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Hyperbole and Metaphor
b. Metaphor and Personification
c. Alliteration and Personification
d. Simile and Metaphor
99) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Simile and Idiom
b. Metaphor and Alliteration
c. Personification and Onomatopoeia
d. Hyperbole and Personification
100) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Metaphor
b. Idiom
c. Simile
d. Onomatopoeia
101) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Simile
b. Hyperbole
c. Alliteration
d. Onomatopoeia
102) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Alliteration
b. Hyperbole
c. Personification
d. Metaphor
103) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Alliteration
b. Hyperbole
c. Personification
d. Onomatopoeia
104) Identify the figurative language utilized in the paragraph above?
a. Personification
b. Metaphor
c. Alliteration
d. Hyperbole
70) “I called your house a million time last night,” is an example of what type of figurative language?
_______________________
71) “Peter Piper picked a pepper,” is an example of what type of figurative language?
________________________
72) “The sun peeked from behind the clouds and the trees danced in the breeze,” is an example of what type
of figurative language? ________________________
73) “The clock went TICK/TOCK,” is an example of what type of figurative language?
________________________
74) “Her eyes are like diamonds” is an example of what type of figurative language?
_________________________
75) “I bathe every morning and wear clean clothes to school, but Jimmy is a pig,” is an example of what type
of figurative language? ____________________________
1. Identify the ONLY non-fiction genre that can utilize ‘I’ throughout the book? _______________
A Gift from Saint Nicholas
A New York Christmas Story retold by S.E. Schlosser
Claas Schlaschenschlinger was a wealthy cobbler living on New Street in New
Amsterdam. He was a contented bachelor who could afford eight - eight mind you! pairs of breeches and he had a little side business selling geese. He cut quite a figure in
New Amsterdam society, and was happy being single, until he met the fair Anitje! She
was as pretty as a picture, and Claas fell head over heels for her. He was not her only
suitor, by any means. The local burgomaster was also courting the fair Anitje. But the
burgomaster was a stingy, hard man, and in the end, Anitje gave her heart and hand to
Claas.
At first, Claas and Anitje were very happy and prosperous, raising geese and children.
But the burgomaster was a vengeful sort of fellow, who began a series of
"improvements" to the local neighborhood, charging highly for each one, until all their
money was gone. The arrival of a blacksmith who repaired shoes with hob nails, so that
the shoes lasted a year or more, left Claas, Anitje and their six children as poor as
church mice.
Christmas Eve found the Schlaschenschlinger family down to their last, cold meal of
bread and cheese. Claas was wondering what he had left to sell, in order to feed his
family. Then he remembered a fine pipe that he had found in one of his stockings on a
long ago Christmas morning in Holland. It was a fine pipe, too good for a mere cobbler.
Claas knew even then that such a gift could only be from Saint Nicholas himself.
Claas leapt up and went to dig through an old chest until he found the pipe. As he
unearthed it from under a pile of clothes, a draft of cold air came from the open front
door. Claas scolded his children for playing with the door and went to close it, but found
the doorway filled by the merry, round figure of a stranger.
"Thank you, thank you, I will come in out of the cold," said the man, stomping in the
door and taking a seat by the poor excuse for a fire that blazed in the hearth.
The family gathered around the white bearded old fellow as he tried to warm himself. He
scolded them roundly for not keeping the fire hot, and when Claas admitted that they
had nothing left to burn, the old man broke his fine rosewood cane in two and threw it
on the fire. The cane blazed up merrily, heating the whole room, and singeing the hair
off the cat, which leapt away with a yowl of indignation, making everyone laugh. It was
hard to be sober around this merry old man, who made sly jokes, told riddles, and sang
songs.
After sitting for half an hour with the family, the old man began rubbing his stomach and
gazing wistfully at the cupboard.
"Might there be a bite to eat for an old man on this Christmas Eve?" he asked Anitje.
She blushed in shame and admitted there was nothing left in their cupboard.
"Nothing?" said he, "Then what about that fine goose right there?"
Anitje gasped, for suddenly the smell of a tenderly roasted goose filled the room. She
ran to the cupboard, and there was a huge goose on a platter! She also found pies and
cakes and bread and many other good things to eat and drink. The little boys and girls
shouted in delight, and the whole family feasted merrily, with the little white bearded old
man seated at the head of the table. As they ate, Claas showed the old man the pipe he
meant to sell.
"Why that pipe is a lucky pipe," said the old man, examining it closely. "Smoked by John
Calvin himself, if I am not mistaken. You should keep this pipe all your days and hand it
down to your children."
Finally, the church bells tolled midnight, and the little old man cried: "Midnight! I must be
off!" Claas and Anitje begged him to stay and spend Christmas with them, but, he just
smile merrily at them and strode over to the chimney. "A Merry Christmas to you all, and
a Happy New Year!" he cried. And then he disappeared. Ever afterwards, Anitje and her
daughters claimed they saw him go straight up the chimney, while Claas and the boys
thought he kicked up the ashes and disappeared out the door.
The next morning, when Anitje was sweeping the fireplace, she found a huge bag full of
silver, bearing the words "A Gift from Saint Nicholas". Outside the house, there arose a
clamor of voices. When Claas and Anitje went to investigate, they discovered their
wooden house was now made of brick!
At first, the townsfolk thought they were in league with a wizard, but when Claas told
them the story and showed them the new possessions and riches left to them by the old
man, they made him the town alderman.
The transformed "Dutch House" remained a landmark for many years following the
death of Claas and Anitje, until the British tore it down to make way for improvements in
the neighborhood.
Background Vocabulary
 Burgomaster- he chief magistrate (mayor) of a town in some European
countries.
Arnold von Brauweiler, a German burgomaster, known in German
as Bürgermeister
 Hob Nails- a short heavy-headed nail used to reinforce the soles of boots.
 Hearth- the floor of a fireplace.
1. Read the following sentence from paragraph one
She was as pretty as a picture, and Claas fell head over heals for her.
The author uses figurative language in this sentence most likely toa. suggest Claas fell in love with Anitje because of her beauty
b. demonstrate that Claas fell in love with Anitje because of her caring
personality
c. identify the physical features of Anitje
d. explain how Antije fell in love with Claas
2. Paragraph 2 is mainly abouta. how Claas and Anitje became wealthy
b. the arrival of a blacksmith
c. how Claas and Anitje started out wealthy and then became poor
d. their prosperous and happy life together
3. How does Anitje choosing to marry Claas instead of the burgomaster impact the
story?
a. Claas was miserable because he did not like marriage.
b. They lost their money because of the vengeful burgomaster.
c. They got to meet Saint Nicholas.
d. Claas became extremely rich.
4. What can you infer about owning eight pairs of breeches?
a. It was unusual for that time period.
b. He must have been poor.
c. He was a tailor.
d. Everyone owned eight pairs of breeches.
5. The author wrote this selection most likely to –
a. Describe a certain time period in history.
b. Convince the reader that Saint Nicholas is real.
c. Tell a Christmas story.
d. Educate the reader about burgomasters.
6. What is the point of view?
7. What is the theme?
8. What is the genre?
9. Find an example of flashback.
10. Find an example of foreshadowing.