7th Grade English Exam Review
Exam Information
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Exam Time: Friday, December 17, 8:00-10:00
Exam Location: TBD
Scheduled Tutorial: Thursday, December 16, 10:15
Exam Format
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Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Essay – Completed in class on 12/10.
Your exam is worth 15% of your overall average and is a total of 300 points.
Exam Topics
I. PROOFREADING and GRAMMAR –
points
- Resources: GUM book, notes
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Proofreading: Following is a list of items covered in warm-ups and other
lessons.
o Commas
 items in a series, compound sentences, direct address,
adjectives in a series, introductory material
 GUM – 288-289
o Apostrophes
 possessives, contractions
 GUM – 310, 313
o Capitalization
 names, titles, addresses, dates, salutations, closings, proper nouns
and adjectives
 GUM – 272
o Fragments and Run-ons
 GUM – 357
o Effective Sentences
o Commonly confused words
 affect/effect, your/you’re, there/their/they’re, then/than
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Grammar: Be able to define, identify, and use the terms from
Chapters 11 and 12.
Chapter 11
o Nouns
 compound nouns
 common and proper nouns
 concrete and abstract nouns
 collective nouns
o Pronouns
 antecedents
 personal pronouns
 reflexive/intensive pronouns
 demonstrative pronouns
 interrogative pronouns
 relative pronouns
 indefinite pronouns
o Adjectives
 articles
 demonstrative adjectives
 proper adjectives
Chapter 12
o Verbs
 helping verbs and main verbs
 action verbs and linking verbs
 transitive and intransitive verbs
o Adverbs
o Prepositions
 prepositional phrases
o Conjunctions
 coordinating conjunctions
 correlative conjunctions
o Interjections
II. VOCABULARY –
points
- Resources: Vocabulary Workshop
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Units 4-6 only
 Review unit: pages 72-73, 75, 76, 78
III. LITERATURE –
points
- Resources: handouts, notes, Witness, Stargirl/The Outsiders
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Literary Elements
o Figurative language
 simile
 metaphor
 personification
 hyperbole
 imagery
o Character
 direct and indirect characterization
 static and dynamic characters
 round and flat characters
 protagonist
 antagonist
o Plot
 exposition
 rising action
 climax
 falling action
 resolution
 foreshadowing
 suspense
o Setting
o Conflict
o Point of View
o Theme
Poetry – Figurative language, TP-FASTT
Witness - Plot, characters, and major themes of the novel, as well as other literary
elements
Stargirl / The Outsiders - Plot, characters, and major themes of the novel, as well as
other literary elements
NOTE: This section will contain a NEW poem and NEW story which you will
read and apply the literary elements
IV. WRITING –
points (Essay in class 12/10)
- Resources: Handouts, notes
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Writing an Essay: You will be asked to write a five-paragraph essay on a
topic related to the novel Stargirl or The Outsiders. Review the following in
order to prepare for this section.
o The writing process—pre-writing, drafting, revising/editing
o Using the six traits of writing—ideas, organization, voice, word choice,
sentence fluency, conventions
o Writing Skills - Clear thesis statement, effective support, elaboration of
supporting ideas, transitions to connect ideas, effective opening and
closing
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Writing Awareness: You should know elements of persuasive essays and
paragraphs and be able to answer questions about writing
Preparing for Your English Exam
1. Organize your binder and laptop; locate all class notes and materials.
2. Look over your tests and quizzes.
3. Determine “weak” areas and ask for help on any material that is
confusing to you.
4. Attend tutorials and ask questions in class.
5. Keep in mind that you will not be able to ask questions during the test, so
be sure to pay attention on review days to discussions about test format
and directions.
I. PROOFREADING AND GRAMMAR:
 Complete listed review pages.
Sample questions:
1. Choose the correctly written sentence.
a. Today for recess.
b. We are going to the rollins garden for recess.
c. I am going to hang out with my friends and play four-square.
2. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence.
Lydia Kamakaeha was born a Hawaiian princess.
a. proper noun
c. proper adjective
b. common noun
d. abstract noun
II. VOCABULARY:
 Complete listed review pages.
 Create and/or review notecards, focusing on definitions; visit www.vocabtest.com.
Sample questions:
1. Choose the word that most nearly means the same as the bold word.
The stagnant pond
a. sweet
c. careless
b. dynamic
d. motionless
2. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Even though he did not steal the car, he acted as the thief’s
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a. catalyst
c. accomplice
b. bondage
d. taunt
III. LITERATURE:
 Review your reading guide questions and annotations!
 Reread major parts of each book.
 Study the notes in your literary elements packet! You should know all of those terms well.
 Think about the major themes and ideas of each book.
 Consider major characters and how they developed throughout the course of each novel.
 Review major quotes from each novel.
Sample questions:
1. What is the high emotional point in the story?
a. plot
c. climax
b. conflict
d. resolution
2. What is the general setting of Witness?
a. Vermont, 1924
c. Georgia, 1865
b. Pennsylvania, 1922
d. Mississippi, 1955
IV. WRITING:
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Review handouts, your persuasive essay packet, and writing notebook
Anticipate possible topics and responses.