Name: ______________________
Class: _________________
Date: _________
ID: A
Grade 7, Collection 2 Test
Analyzing Text: Literature
Directions Read the following drama excerpt and view the photograph. Then answer the questions
that follow.
The play John Henry is a folk tale about a mythical man named John Henry who works as a steel
driver on a railroad tunnel in 1880s West Virginia. In Scene 1, John Henry is proud that he can
hammer more steel spikes each day than anyone else working on the train track.
John Henry
by Barbara Winther
Characters:
BALLAD SINGER
POLLY ANNE
LITTLE BILL
JOHN HENRY
SAM, the salesman
CAPTAIN TOMMY
Two MEN
Two WOMEN
PEOPLE, extras
…
1
SCENE 2
2
BEFORE RISE: CAPTAIN TOMMY, holding paper, with pencil behind ear, enters in front of curtain
and stands center, reading silently as lights go up. SAM enters left.
3
SAM: Are you Captain Tommy?
4
CAPTAIN: I am.
5
SAM: Permit me to introduce myself. I am Sam, superior salesman and owner of Johnson's Steam
Drill Company.
6
CAPTAIN: I'm not buying any newfangled gadgets. (Starts to write on paper)
7
SAM: Wait a bit, Captain. Suppose I tell you I've invented a machine that can drive more holes
than twenty men, without resting.
8
CAPTAIN (Not looking up): I'd say you were crazier than a bedbug and ought to soak your head
in a bucket of water.
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SAM (Crossing arms): I have this machine here, sir, and I am willing to show you how fantastic
it is.
10 CAPTAIN (Slowly looking up): Well; I suppose I could take a look at your invention. (Narrowing
eyes) How do I know it can do what you claim?
11 SAM: By testing it. (Corning closer) Who is your strongest working man?
12 CAPTAIN: John Henry, without a doubt. (Tucks pencil behind ear)
13 SAM: I've heard of him.
14 CAPTAIN: The finest steel-driving man in the country.
15 SAM: Captain, I propose a race between my steam drill and your worker, John Henry.
16 CAPTAIN: How long a race?
17 SAM: Nine hours.
18 CAPTAIN: What? You can't expect a man to drive steel for nine hours.
19 SAM: Of course not. I expect to show you that my machine will still be working long after John
Henry quits.
20 CAPTAIN: Hm-m-m. I don't know. I'll have to ask John. (Musing) Of course, he's never turned his
back on a challenge.
21 SAM (Extending hand): Agreed, then?
22 CAPTAIN: If John wants to do it, it's agreeable with me. (Clasping SAM'S hand) If your steam drill
wins, then I'll buy it. If your steam drill loses—
23 SAM: Yes?
24 CAPTAIN: Then you have to pay me five hundred dollars.
25 SAM (Smiling): Captain, you drive a hard bargain—but I can't possibly lose, so I accept your
terms. (They shake hands.) My steam drill will be ready to go in the morning. (Exits left. CAPTAIN
starts to write.)
26 CAPTAIN: City slickers think their machines have all the answers. (Looking after SAM) Who
knows? Maybe they do. (Blackout. CAPTAIN exits. Spotlight comes up on SINGER, who enters
with guitar and plays and sings as before. PEOPLE sing from offstage.)
27 SINGER: Well, the Captain said to John Henry,
Shall we bring that steam drill around?
Will you race nine hours out on the job,
Driving steel on into the ground?
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28 PEOPLE: Hallelujah.
29 SINGER: Driving steel on into the ground?
30 PEOPLE: Then John Henry said to his captain,
31 SINGER: Well, a man ain't nothing but a man,
But before I let that steam drill beat me down,
32 PEOPLE: I'll die with a hammer in my hand.
33 SINGER: Praise the Lord!
34 PEOPLE: I'll die with a hammer in my hand. (Spotlight goes out. SINGER exits. Curtain opens.
Lights come up.)
*****
35 SCENE 3
36 TIME: Late morning, the next day.
37 SETTING: Same as Scene 1.
38 AT RISE: Stage is empty. JOHN, carrying hammer, BILL and POLLY enter left.
39 JOHN: Little Bill, will you hold the drills for me in the race?
40 BILL: I've been doing that for you ever since you came here, John. I won't desert you now.
41 POLLY: How can I help, John?
42 JOHN: By bringing me water. I imagine I'll be feeling pretty thirsty as I work.
43 POLLY: All right. (Touching JOHN's shoulder) Are you certain you want to enter this race?
(JOHN nods.) Everyone knows you're the greatest steel-driving man that ever lived. You don't
have to prove it. But, John, if a machine breaks down, it can be repaired so it can go on working
forever. (Gently) But you can't go on working forever.
44 JOHN: No, but I can show how a man can strive for what he cares about. Working on this
railroad has been the happiest time of my life. I'm not going to sit back and let a machine take that
work away from me, or from others who feel the same way I do about the railroad.
45 BILL (To POLLY): We have to let him do it, Polly Anne. (Exits right)
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46 POLLY: I know, Little Bill. I'm just frightened for him. Worried and frightened. (Exits right, followed
by BILL. CAPTAIN and PEOPLE enter left, humming to tune of "John Henry," as they take places
to watch the race. Some point and peer off right, nodding and gesturing to each other. Others
may lay blanket on ground, for a picnic. Two WOMEN with open parasols and fancy dresses are
escorted by Two MEN to tree stumps, where they sit. By the time the song is hummed through
once, all have found places on stage.)
47 CAPTAIN (Shouting off): On your mark, get set (Pause), go. (Blast of train whistle and then
sound of steel hitting steel and chugging of steam engine continue until race is over. Crowd
cheers.)
48 1ST MAN: Look at John Henry go with that hammer!
49 2ND MAN: But the steam drill's going just as fast.
50 1ST WOMAN: And this is a nine-hour race.
51 2ND WOMAN: John will wear himself out.
52 1ST WOMAN: I don't see how he can keep up this pace.
53 1ST MAN: You can bet he'll use every ounce of strength he's got.
54 2ND MAN: He can't beat a machine.
55 1ST MAN: Maybe not, but he's got the courage to try.
56 PEOPLE (Cheering; ad lib): Come on, John Henry. You can do it! (Etc.)
57 2ND WOMAN: We're rooting for you.
58 PEOPLE (Chanting): John Henry, John Henry, John Henry… (Chanting fades as lights dim.
Spotlight comes up on SINGER as he re-enters, playing and singing as before.)
59 SINGER: Sunshine was hot and burning,
Wasn't a breeze at all,
Sweat ran down like water down a hill,
That day John Henry let his hammer fall,
Lord! Lord!
That day John Henry let his hammer fall.
60 (Spotlight goes out. SINGER exits. POLLY enters and stands at right with CAPTAIN, so that they
can speak to JOHN, who is just offstage right. PEOPLE begin chanting softly again, as lights go
up gradually.)
61 PEOPLE (Chanting): John Henry, John Henry. (Continuing softly during the following
conversation)
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62 CAPTAIN: John, you've been hammering over eight hours now. You have to stop. The rock's
getting harder and harder.
63 POLLY: Please, John, stop now. You're suffering too much.
64 JOHN (Breathlessly, from offstage): I'm tired. But I won't give up.
65 PEOPLE (Chanting louder). John Henry, John Henry…
66 CAPTAIN (Worriedly): John, you don't look well. It's the ninth hour.
67 POLLY: You've done more than any man could do. Quit now before it's too late.
68 JOHN (Groaning): No! I'll never quit!
69 PEOPLE (Chanting loudly): John Henry, John Henry… (Sound of train whistle is heard. Sounds of
steel striking steel and chugging of steam engine stop, as does the chanting.)
70 CAPTAIN: The race is over. The steam drill drove nine feet into the mountain. John Henry drove
(Pauses) fifteen feet. John Henry wins. (PEOPLE cheer as JOHN, hammer in hand, staggers in,
followed by BILL. CAPTAIN helps them over to tree stumps; POLLY follows, looking worried.
Seeing JOHN'S condition, PEOPLE quiet down, whispering nervously among themselves. JOHN
sinks down on one stump. BILL sits on other, wearily holding head in hands. CAPTAIN pats
JOHN on back.) John, you've won the biggest race of your life. We're all mighty proud of you.
71 SAM: I never thought a man could do it. He beat my steam drill fair and square. (Counting out
money from pocket) Captain, here is the five hundred dollars you won from me.
72 CAPTAIN (Taking it): This is your money, John. (Holds it out to him) You're the one who earned
it. (JOHN smiles faintly and shakes his head, then looks at exhausted BILL, reaching out to pat
his back but not able to reach it. JOHN stands, shakily, reaches out for POLLY, takes a step
and collapses. Men gasp, ladies scream, and children run crying to parents. POLLY kneels
beside him.)
73 POLLY (Tearfully): John, why wouldn't you listen to us? (Touching hammer) You just kept on
hammering (Voice faltering) and hammering and— (BILL rises and helps her to her feet.)
74 BILL (Comforting her): Polly Anne, a man has to do what he feels is right. (She nods and wipes
away tears.)
75 POLLY: Yes, I know. He was doing that.
76 CAPTAIN: John Henry, as long as there are people like you, there will never be a machine to take
the place of a human spirit. (Looks at money and then at others, helplessly) I can't keep this
money. Polly, you take it. (She shakes her head and looks away.) Well, Sam, I guess you'll just
have to take it back. (Hands it to him) None of us would feel right having it. (SAM looks at
money, then at JOHN, and shakes head. He exits with bowed head. Everyone freezes as lights
dim. Spotlight goes up on SINGER, who enters, playing and singing as before.
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77 PEOPLE, including POLLY, BILL and CAPTAIN, join in song.)
78 SINGER: Go and tell the story of John Henry,
Born with a hammer that could sing.
79 PEOPLE: And on hot summer days in the south they say
You can hear his hammer ring.
Lord! Lord!
You can hear his hammer ring.
80 (Loud sound of steel striking steel is heard, then fades out as lights go out and curtain closes.)
81 THE END
Excerpt from “John Henry” by Barbara Winther from Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People (1982)
and Plays of Black Americans, edited by Sylvia E. Kamerman (2003). Text copyright © 1982, 2003.
Reprinted by permission of Plays/Sterling Partners, Inc.
This image from around 1905 shows workers using steam drills to lay down train tracks for the
Rutland Railroad.
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, [reproduction
number, e.g., LC-D4-10865]
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1. The setting of the story can be summarized as
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A
B
C
D
____
C
D
Men are no longer relevant to building the railroads.
Eventually the steam drill will replace even the strongest men.
Railroad workers with hammers are better at their jobs than steam drills.
The new technology of the steam drill will not be widely used after the 1880s.
5. Which dialogue best summarizes John Henry's reasons for challenging the steam drill?
A
B
C
D
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JOHN (Breathlessly, from offstage): I'm tired. But I won't give up.
BILL (Comforting her): Polly Anne, a man has to do what he feels is right. (She
nods and wipes away tears.)
SAM: I never thought a man could do it. He beat my steam drill fair and square.
CAPTAIN: John Henry, as long as there are people like you, there will never be a
machine to take the place of a human spirit.
4. What detail about the drama does the image support?
A
B
C
D
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how the People should show that they want John Henry to stop working
how and what the People should sing and how long they should sing
how the People should move across the stage while chanting
how the People should react when John Henry collapses
3. Which of these lines best summarizes the theme of the play?
A
B
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a construction crew in the present day.
a steel factory in the early 1900s.
a railroad camp in the 1800s.
a railroad tunnel in the 1700s.
2. What do the stage directions in paragraph 61 indicate?
A
B
C
D
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ID: A
paragraphs 20–22
paragraphs 30–32
paragraphs 43–44
paragraphs 62–64
6. What information about steam drilling does the image show that is not revealed in the drama?
A
B
C
D
that steam drilling is bad for the environment
what the railroad workers felt about their jobs
that the story of John Henry is based on a true event
that the steam drills released choking clouds of smoke
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7. What do the drama and the image have in common?
A
B
C
D
The image shows actors playing out a scene from the drama.
The image and drama both portray real events for railroad workers.
The image shows a railroad camp in the same period during which the drama is
set.
The image and the drama both show that men sang as they built railroads during
the 1880s.
Directions Read the poem and answer the following questions.
Sonnet 60
by William Shakespeare
5
Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore
So do our minutes hasten to their end;
Each changing place with that which goes before,
In sequent1 toil all forwards2 do contend.
Nativity, once in the main of light,
Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd,
Crooked eclipses3 'gainst his glory fight,
And Time that gave doth now his gift confound.4
Time doth transfix the flourish5 set on youth
10 And delves the parallels6 in beauty's brow,
Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth,
And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow:
And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand,
Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand.
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1 sequent: consecutive; one following the other.
2 forwards: all things going forward.
3 crooked eclipses: unfair darkness.
4 confound: ruin.
5 flourish: sign of health and beauty.
6 delves the parallels: digs into the wrinkles.
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8. What is the rhyme scheme of the sonnet?
A
B
C
D
abab
aabb
abba
aaab
cdcd
ccdd
cddc
bbcc
efef gg
eeff gg
effe gg
ddee ff
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9. What characteristics of the poem classify it as a Shakespearean sonnet?
A
B
C
D
It is a 14-line poem that rhymes.
It is a 14-line poem that ends in a couplet.
It is a poem written by William Shakespeare.
It is a poem that uses personification to describe nature.
____ 10. Which type of figurative language is used to compare minutes to waves in lines 1–2?
A
B
C
D
metaphor
personification
simile
symbol
____ 11. The theme of the sonnet is summarized in
A
B
C
D
lines 1–2.
lines 13–14.
the first stanza.
the second stanza.
____ 12. In line 12, the poem reads, "And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow."
The poet is using a scythe, a knife used to cut down wheat and other plants, to symbolize
A
B
C
D
nature.
harvest.
fear.
death.
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Analyzing Text: Informational Text
Directions Read the following memoir. Then answer the questions that follow.
In In the Shadow of Man, researcher Jane Goodall describes her experiences observing
chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania.
from In the Shadow of Man
by Jane Goodall
1
2
3
Sometimes at the beginning of a storm a chimpanzee would shelter under an overhanging
trunk or tangle of vegetation, but then, when the rain began to drip through, he usually emerged
and just sat in the open, hunched and looking miserable. Small infants appeared to fare the best
in a heavy storm. Quite often I saw old Flo, who of all the females was least afraid of me at that
time, sitting hunched over two-year-old Fifi. At the end of a deluge Fifi would crawl from her
mother's embrace looking completely dry. Flo's son Figan, about four years older than Fifi, often
swung wildly through the tree on such occasions, dangling from one hand and kicking his legs,
leaping from branch to branch, jumping up and down above Flo, until she was showered with
debris and she hunched even lower to avoid the twigs that lashed her face. It was a good way
of keeping his blood warm—rather like the wild rain display with which older males frequently
greeted the start of heavy rain.
As the weeks went by I found that I could usually get closer to a group of chimpanzees
when it was cold and wet than when the weather was dry. It was as though they were too fed
up with the conditions to bother about me. One day I was moving silently through the dripping
forest. Overhead the rain pattered onto the leaves and all around it dripped from leaf to leaf to
the ground. The smell of rotten wood and wet vegetation was pungent; under my hands the tree
trunks were cold and slippery and alive. I could feel the water trickling through my hair and
running warmly into my neck. I was looking for a group of chimps I had heard before the rain
began.
Unexpectedly, only a few yards ahead of me, I saw a black shape hunched up on the
ground with its back to me. I hunched down onto the ground myself: the chimp hadn't seen me.
For a few minutes there was silence save for the pattering of the rain, and then I heard a slight
rustle and a soft hoo to my right. Slowly I turned my head, but saw nothing in the thick
undergrowth. When I looked back, the black shape that had been in front of me had vanished.
Then came a sound from above. I looked up and there saw a large male directly overhead: it was
Goliath. He stared down at me with his lips tensed and very slightly shook a branch. I looked
away, for a prolonged stare can be interpreted as a threat. I heard another rustle to my left, and
when I looked I could just make out the black shape of a chimp behind a tangle of vines. Ahead I
saw two eyes staring toward me and a large black hand gripping a hanging liana. Another soft
hoo, this time from behind. I was surrounded.
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All at once Goliath uttered a long drawn-out wraaaa, and I was showered with rain and
twigs as he threatened me, shaking the branches. The call was taken up by the other dimly seen
chimps. It is one of the most savage sounds of the African forests, second only to the trumpeting
scream of an enraged elephant. All my instincts bade me flee, but I forced myself to stay, trying
to appear uninterested and busy eating some roots from the ground. The end of the branch
above hit my head. With a stamping and slapping of the ground a black shape charged through
the undergrowth ahead, veering away from me at the last minute and running at a tangent into
the forest. I think I expected to be torn to pieces. I do not know how long I crouched there before
I realized that everything was still and silent again, save for the drip-drip of the raindrops.
Cautiously I looked around. The black hand and the glaring eyes were no longer there; the
branch where Goliath had been was deserted; all the chimpanzees had gone. Admittedly, my
knees shook when I got up, but there was the sense of exhilaration that comes when danger
has threatened and left one unharmed—and the chimpanzees were surely less afraid of me.
Excerpt from In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall. Text copyright © 1971 by Jane Goodall and Hugan
van Lawick. Text revisions copyright © 1988 by Jane Goodall. Reprinted by permission of Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company and Maven Productions Inc.
____ 13. You can tell that this is a memoir because you learn
A
B
C
D
Goliath's view of Goodall.
information from Goodall's friends.
facts about the environment.
Goodall's thoughts and feelings.
____ 14. The purpose of the heading in italics above the selection is
A
B
C
D
to tell what the first part of the selection is about.
to give background about the topic and purpose of the selection.
to indicate the most interesting part of the selection.
to give readers a reason for reading the selection.
____ 15. Which sentence would best summarize paragraph 1?
A
B
C
D
Female chimps protect their young in rainstorms.
Many male chimps scream and play during rainstorms.
Some chimps hide under trees from rain but it does not protect them.
Chimps have several ways of coping during a rainstorm.
____ 16. Which of the following is the BEST reason for including the book information at the end of the
selection?
A
B
C
D
to show who published the book and when
to prove that the book is a memoir and not fiction
to give the name of the book that the excerpt came from
to explain to readers to how find the book in a library, online, or in a store
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____ 17. Which of the following is the BEST summary of paragraphs 3 and 4?
A
B
C
D
Goodall was trapped by a group of male chimps during a rainstorm. The chimp
Goliath threatened her physically and the other males screamed at her savagely.
She expected them to kill her, but her nonthreatening crouching saved her life.
Goodall threatened a male chimp with a prolonged stare, which was a major
mistake. He attacked her and almost killed her. She saved her own life by
crouching down to the ground so that he could not see her in the vegetation.
A male chimp named Goliath was angry and miserable in the rain. He attacked
Goodall even though he knew her. She was shaking when it was all over. I could
never have been that brave.
Never threaten a chimp, especially a male. During a rainstorm, Goodall stared too
long at a chimp named Goliath, which he interpreted as a threat. He and his
friends surrounded Goodall and scared her to death, but she wasn't hurt.
____ 18. In paragraph 1, the technical term vegetation most likely refers to
A
B
C
D
vegetables.
leafy plants.
fallen trees.
wet grass.
____ 19. Which paragraph summarizes Jane's reason for observing chimps in wet weather?
A
B
C
D
paragraph 1
paragraph 2
paragraph 3
paragraph 4
____ 20. The technical term display in the last sentence in paragraph 1 refers to the chimp's
A
B
C
D
wet condition.
sounds of fear.
show of anger.
physical display of enjoyment.
____ 21. From paragraph 4, you can make the inference that Goodall continued crouching because she was
A
B
C
D
lazy.
scared.
curious.
exhausted.
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____ 22. How is this selection organized?
A
B
C
D
by main idea and supporting details
by compare and contrast
in chronological order
by cause and effect
____ 23. Which phrase in paragraph 4 contains a technical term?
A
B
C
D
"trumpeting scream"
"the call was taken up"
"sense of exhilaration"
"drip-drip of raindrops"
____ 24. Which of the following is the BEST objective summary of the selection?
A
B
C
D
Goodall describes her experiences in observing chimp behavior in the rain in
simple language and that brings the entire story to life in an exciting manner. She
was successful in getting the chimps to trust her because of her nonthreatening
behavior, and therefore is the best primate researcher working in Africa today.
Chimps have silly and strange reactions to rain in the jungles of Africa. According
to Goodall, a researcher, females tend to protect the young, while males tend to
perform a rain display to keep warm. Sometimes the males turn aggressive. I think
it's because they are scared of the rain and don't understand it.
People should admire Jane Goodall for her bravery and devotion to her research
in Africa of chimpanzees. As she said, "I think I expected to be torn to pieces" by
angry chimps that she was trying to observe in the rain. Everyone should be
grateful for her work.
Goodall, an animal researcher, describes her encounters with chimps in Tanzania
and what she learned by observing their behavior. She chose to observe their
behavior in rain. When she was faced with a dangerous situation, she used her
knowledge of chimp behavior to protect herself and gained their trust.
Written Response
Directions Write two or three sentences to answer each question about the passages.
25. Write an objective summary of paragraphs 43–70 in Scene 3 of John Henry.
26. Summarize Jane Goodall's purpose in writing. Did she fulfill her purpose?
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Vocabulary
Directions Use your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to answer the following questions.
____ 27. Which word uses the prefix pro-, which means before, in the same way pro- is used in prolonged in
paragraph 3 of In the Shadow of Man?
A
B
C
D
proof
pronoun
progress
profession
____ 28. Which suffix can be added to the verb observe to form a noun that means "the process of
observing"?
A
B
C
D
-ion
-atory
-ry
-ation
____ 29. Which suffix can be added to the verb impress to form a noun that means "an effect produced on
the mind"?
A
B
C
D
-ion
-ure
-ery
-ation
Directions: Use context clues, your knowledge of synonyms, and a dictionary or
thesaurus to answer the following questions.
____ 30. John Henry says "I will not quit," during the eighth hour of the contest.
Which of these words is the best synonym to replace quit in the sentence?
A
B
C
D
disappoint
resign
rest
stop
____ 31. Which word is a synonym for the word Nativity in line 5 of Sonnet 60?
A
B
C
D
birth
childhood
ignorance
nationality
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____ 32. Jane Goodall uses the word exhilaration in this sentence excerpt from In the Shadow of Man: "there
was the sense of exhilaration that comes when danger has threatened and left one unharmed."
Which of these words is the best synonym to replace exhilaration in the sentence?
A
B
C
D
disappointment
calm
excitement
fear
Revising and Editing
Directions Read the personal narrative by a student and answer the questions that follow.
(1) People waited outside Gordon's Books. (2) Many—appearing just as heaps of winter
clothing—clutched foam cups of steaming coffee or hot chocolate to keep their hands warm. (3) I
was bundled against the cold, too, but I clutched something much more important: a hardback copy
of the novel the salamander house. (4) I had read the book at least a hundred times; finally, I stood
only a few yards away from its author and my hero, professor ans Devon. (5) Mr. Devon had
come to my neiborhood bookstore for a signing of his most recent book.
(6) I stood far back in a line that snaked out the store's door and down the sidewalk. (7) I
shivered with excitement while others in line shivered with the cold. (8) I wondered how I could tell
Mr. Devon what his writing meant to me. (9) In the distance, I could see the store's large display
windows already fogged with the breath of the crowd inside.
(10) Hugging my book closer, I silently hoped for the line to move faster.
(11) Then, the line began to advance, slowly but surely. (12) I stepped up past the sickeningly
sweet smell of Donut Explosion! and fielders' flowers—its storefront an explosion of color. (13)
Soon, only five people stood between me and the door of the bookstore.
(14) Again, I began to think about what I would say to Mr. Devon. (15) I dearly loved his novels;
likewise, I adored his short stories, especialy "greener grass." (16) Before I knew it, I was inside,
and Mr. Devon sat in front of me. (17) When it was my turn, I inched forward and held out my book,
its title nearly invisable from the many hours its cover had spent in my hands.
(18) "A fan of my first novel. (19) What is your name?" Mr. Devon asked, gently taking the book
from my hands.
(20) "Muriel," I answered. (21) "Actually, I'm a fan of all your work. (22) Your novels and stories
mean a lot to me."
(23) "That is so nice to hear." (24) He smiled and wrote, "To Muriel: Thanks for being an
enthuseastic reader."
(25) I took the book from his hands and held it again to my chest. (26) I had finally met my hero.
(27) Looking back, I realize that this meeting with Mr. Devon, though short, was an important moment
in my life.
____ 33. Which word or words should be capitalized in sentence 3?
A
B
C
D
hardback copy
novel
salamander house
the salamander house
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____ 34. Which of the following is an adverb clause?
A
B
C
D
clutched foam cups of steaming coffee
but I clutched something more important
finally, I stood only a few yards away
while others in line shivered with the cold
____ 35. Which word should be capitalized in sentence 4?
A
B
C hero
D rofessor
____ 36. Which word in sentence 5 is misspelled?
A
B
C
D
neiborhood
bookstore
signing
recent
____ 37. In sentence 8, the subordinating adverb how modifies which word in the sentence?
A
B
C
D
I
wondered
tell
writing
____ 38. Which words should be capitalized in sentence 12?
A
B
C
D
stepped, past
sickeningly sweet smell
fielder's flowers
explosion, color
____ 39. What is the correct spelling of the underlined word in sentence 15?
A
B
C
D
expecially
especially
espeshally
expeshuly
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ID: A
____ 40. Which word or words should be capitalized in sentence 15?
A
B
C
D
dearly loved
novels
short stories
greener grass
____ 41. What question does the adverb clause in sentence 16 answer?
A
B
C
D
what
where
when
how
____ 42. What is the correct spelling of the underlined word in sentence 17?
A
B
C
D
invizible
invizable
inviseable
invisible
____ 43. Which word in this sentence is the subordinating adverb?
Since I met Mr. Devon, I have even been inspired to write a short story of my own.
A
B
C
D
since
even
short
own
____ 44. What is the correct spelling of the underlined word in sentence 24?
A
B
C
D
inthuseastic
inthusiastic
enthusiastic
enthoosiastic
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ID: A
Grade 7, Collection 2 Test
Answer Section
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ANS: C
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 2
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PTS: 1
NAT: RL 5
ANS: D
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 2
ANS: B
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 7
ANS: C
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 2
ANS: D
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 7
ANS: C
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 7
ANS: A
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 4
ANS: B
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 5
ANS: C
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 4
ANS: B
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 5
ANS: D
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 4
ANS: D
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 5
ANS: B
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 5
ANS: D
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 2
ANS: C
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 5
ANS: A
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 2
ANS: B
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 4
ANS: B
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 2
ANS: D
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 4
ANS: B
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 4
ANS: C
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 5
ANS: B
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 4
ANS: D
PTS: 1
NAT: RI 2
ANS:
Sample response: John Henry prepares for the race and tells Polly Anne that he is fighting for the
dignity and jobs of his fellow workers. In spite of great suffering, John Henry wins the race by drilling
15 feet into the mountain. He beats the steam drill but dies from exhaustion after refusing the prize
money.
PTS: 1
NAT: RL 2
26. ANS:
Sample response: Jane Goodall's purpose was to interest the reader in how chimpanzees behave.
I believe she achieved her purpose because she described the chimps as interesting individuals.
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L2
L 1a
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L 2b
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L2
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