Language Arts Terms
7th Grade Standards Vocabulary Test
A. Antecedent
I. Predicate
Q. Simile
Y. Tone
B. Pronoun
C. Noun
J. Thesis Statement
K. Theme
R. Audience
S. Purpose
D. Verb
L. Idiom
T. 1st Person
E. Adjective
M. Appositive
F. Adverb
N. Hyperbole
G. Preposition
O. Metaphor
U. 3rd Person
Limited
V. 3rd Person
Omniscient
W. Foreshadowing
Z. Analogy
AB. Subjective
Writing
AC. Objective
Writing
AD. Response to
Literature
AE. Main Idea
H. Subject
P.
Personification
X. Transition
AF. Active Voice
(verbs)
AG. Passive Voice
(verbs)
AH. Infinitives
(verb form)
AI. Participles
AJ. Hyphens
AK. Dashes
AL. Brackets
AM. Semicolons
AN. Comma
AO. Climax
1.___Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence
For example: Mrs. Brown is in her chair.
2.___This tells whom or what the sentence is about
For example: Maui is a beautiful place to visit.
3.___A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as , than, or resembles
For example: Kelly chatters like a monkey.
4.___A comparison of two words that helps to show a relationship
For Example: Ear : Hear as Mouth : Speak
5.___ The word or words that a pronoun stands for
For Example: Kai is such a beautiful girl, she makes me smile.
6.___An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be
another
For Example: Ann is a walking encyclopedia.
7.___Writing that does not include any opinions or personal reflections-only facts
8.___The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
9.___A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
For Example: Travis is tall.
10.___The part of the sentence that says something about the subject of the sentence
For Example: Maui is a beautiful place to visit.
11.___A genre of writing where you have to prove a thesis statement with events, quotes and
commentary from a piece of literature
For Example: Theme Essay or Character Analysis fall under this category of writing
12.___A word that expresses an action or a state of being
For Example: Kelly read the story.
13.___Writing that includes personal opinions and/or personal reflections
14.___The person or people that a story, speech, or essay is written for
15.___The narration (point of view) is not done by a character in the story, but the story is told
through the thoughts and feelings of one character only
16.___A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective or adverb
For Example: She quickly ran to the store.
17.___The reason a piece of writing or a speech was written
For Example: to entertain, to persuade, to inform
18.___The most important idea expressed in a paragraph or in an entire essay (expository or nonfiction)
19.___Words or phrases that help the flow of writing and help to connect thoughts, sentences, and
paragraphs
20.___A noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe For
example: My teacher, Mrs. Brown, loves Maui.
21.___The attitude that a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character-you can hear
this trait in the writing due to the author’s word choice
22.___The truth about life revealed in a work of literature or author’s intended message or the
moral of the story
23.___A word or words that name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea
For example: Kathy is a wonderful mother.
24.___The narration (point of view) is not done by a character in the story, but this narrator is allknowing and can tell you the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters
25.___A figure of speech in which a nonhuman or nonliving thing is talked about as if it were
human or alive
For example: I hit my shin against the stubborn desk.
26.___This word is used in place of one or more nouns
For example: Kelly is our teacher and she loves to read to us.
27.___A great exaggeration
For example: I have told you a million times to do your homework.
28.___Something you are going to prove
For example: The theme in a theme essay
29.___An expression you can’t take literally
For example: I fell in love with Mr. Brown.
30.___The narration (point of view) is done by one of the characters who is telling the story using
the personal pronouns I, me, etc.
31.____ The story’s most emotional or suspenseful moment.
32.____ The verb in this voice expresses an action done by its subject.
For example: Mrs. Brown instructed us.
33.____ The verb in this voice expresses an action done to its subject.
For example: We were instructed by Mrs. Brown.
34.____ This piece of punctuation is used to separate two independent clauses.
For example: I like pizza (missing punctuation) pepperoni is my favorite.
35.___ The piece of punctuation that is used to: separate items in a list, compound sentences with
conjunctions, nonessential phrases and clauses, interrupters, days and dates and introductory
elements.
For example: Sitting around the campfire (missing punctuation) we sang songs and told jokes.
36.___A verb form usually preceded by to, that is used as a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
For example: to sing, to talk, to love, to sit, to learn, to know, to go
37.___This piece of punctuation is used to indicate an abrupt pause in thought or speech.
38.___ This piece of punctuation is used to enclose an explanation added to quoted or
parenthetical material.
For example- Elena said in her acceptance speech, “I am honored by this [the award].
39. __ This piece of punctuation is used to: divide a word at the end of a line, divide compound
numbers from twenty-four to ninety-nine, divide prefixes ex-, self-, all- and great- and to divide
words with the suffixes –elect and –free.
40.___ A verb form that can be used as an adjective.
For example: We skated on the frozen pond.