Beach Park
7th Grade Building Vocabulary
Block 6 Mastery Test
Name
Question #1:
Which word names this group?
South America, North America, Europe, Asia,
Antarctica, Africa, Australia
A. continents
B. equator
C. anarchy
D. community
Question #2:
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
The _______ is located halfway between the North
and South Poles.
A. Prime Meridian
B. line of longitude
C. equator
D. ecosystem
Question #3:
What term best fits this group of words?
Prince Charles is the successor to the English throne.
A. enculturation
B. divine right
C. judicial
D. community
Question #4:
What term best fits this group of words?
The Korean students invited their American friends to
their celebration.
A. dialect
B. enculturation
C. acculturation
D. archeology
Question #5:
What term best fits this group of words?
The professor studied the stone tools found in the
cave.
A. enculturation
B. economics
C. archaeology
D. sociology
Question #6:
Choose the term that best fits this description.
very fast
A. presto
B. tempo
C. lento
D. vivo
Question #7:
Choose the term that best fits this description.
a famous Italian artist born in 1452
A. Beethoven
B. Monet
C. da Vinci
D. Mozart
Question #8:
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
The primary colors are _______.
A. brown, yellow, red
B. yellow, red, blue
C. gray, white, black
D. green, red, blue
Question #9:
Choose the term that best fits this description.
the list of books or articles used by an author when
writing a book
A. bibliography
B. biography
C. autobiography
D. essay
Beach Park
7th Grade Building Vocabulary
Block 6 Mastery Test
Name
Question #10:
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence.
The prefix pre means _______.
A. against
B. comes after
C. comes before
D. not
Question #11:
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
A polygon that has four sides is called a _______.
A. figure
B. square
C. quadrilateral
D. triangle
Question #12:
Choose the term that best fits this description.
the metric temperature scale
A. angle
B. Celsius
C. scale
D. degrees
Question #13:
Choose the term that best fits this description.
lines that extend in the same direction and are the
same distance apart
A. array
B. value
C. parallel
D. straight
Question #14:
Choose the term that best fits this description.
a group of different organisms that exist together in
one area
A. cell
B. community
C. element
D. group
Question #15:
Choose the term that best fits this description.
a device that allows a computer to connect to the
Internet
A. mouse
B. disk
C. modem
D. memory
Question #16:
Use context clues in the sentence to determine the best
meaning for this term.
raison d'etre
Max's desire to provide for his family was his raison
d'etre.
A. reason to build a house
B. reason for existing
C. raisin for the oatmeal
Question #17
Use context clues in the sentence to determine the best
meaning for this term.
ad rem
The counselor spoke ad rem to her client.
A. directly to the point
B. completely off the subject
C. totally invalid
Question #18:
Use context clues in the sentence to determine the best
meaning for this term.
en suite
Our class attended the graduation ceremony en suite.
A. at the local YMCA
B. in a set, in company
C. wearing a striped, party outfit
Beach Park
7th Grade Building Vocabulary
Block 6 Mastery Test
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Question #19:
Use context clues in the sentence to determine the best
meaning for this term.
homme d'esprit
Because he was a tremendous homme d'esprit, one
would never know that my father had suffered great
hardships.
A. an airplane pilot who takes risks
B. a wealthy individual
C. a person of great spirit
Question #20:
Use context clues in the sentence to determine the best
meaning for this term.
inter alia
While visiting New England, Nathan will, inter alia,
enroll in school for the fall.
A. among other things
B. nevertheless
C. already known as fact
Question #21:
Select the antonym for this word.
fragment
A. incomplete
B. whole
C. remnant
D. piece
Question #22:
Select the synonym for this word.
melancholy
A. joyful
B. laughing
C. happy
D. sadness
Question #23:
What word is not acting as the verb of the sentence?
The lotion made Valerie's skin soft.
A. soft
B. made
Question #24:
Is this statement true or false?
A preposition is always found at the beginning of the
sentence.
A. false
B. true
Question #25:
Is this statement true or false?
A conjunction never connects two parts of a sentence.
A. false
B. true
Beach Park
7th Grade Building Vocabulary
Block 6 Mastery Test
Answer Key
1. A -continents
2. C -equator
3. B -divine right
4. C -acculturation
5. C -archaeology
6. A -presto
7. C -da Vinci
8. B -yellow, red, blue
9. A -bibliography
10. C -comes before
11. C -quadrilateral
12. B -Celsius
13. C -parallel
14. B -community
15. C modem
16. B -reason for existing
17. A -directly to the point
18. B -in a set, in company
19. C -a person of great spirit
20. A -among other things
21. B -whole
22. D -sadness
23. A -soft
24. A -false
25. A -false