THE POSTTEST

WHERE DID WE GO WRONG?

CONTEXT CLUES
3. Carr lifts off with breathtaking
agility. The BALL floats through
the net. Haskins groans. Carr grins
back.

The best meaning for agility is

a. alertness
b. gracefulness

c. clumsiness
d. weakness

Strategies:

Take apart the word what do

you recognize?
(#1 Velveteen)

Plug in the answers options!

Use your prior knowledge and
the surrounding words!

INDIRECT/DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
8. Read the following lines from the script.
(L6)
INT. BEDROOM SOMEWHERE IN ENID,
OKLAHOMA DAY DON HASKINS, a tall
Oklahoma boy, 18, dresses in a bad rental
tuxedo for the prom, admiring
The lines above provide which of the
following?
a. alliteration

b. direct characterization
c. indirect characterization
d. personification

Direct Characterization includes

personality traits and physical traits.
Indirect Characterization is when
the traits are inferred through what
a character say or does.

CONFLICT
10. What is the external conflict of
this ENTIRE EXCERPT? (RL3)
a. Carr is disappointed about not
playing college basketball
b. Haskins ranks basketball over Mary,
causing tension in the relationship.

c. A & M does not play black players.

d. Haskins is going to turn down A & M.

Strategies:
Decide what the question is
asking:
External
The WHOLE passage

INFERENCE/ DETAILS
15. Reread the stage directions at the
beginning of SECTION 3, which of the
following best reveals a long passing of time
to the viewing audience?
a. EXT. ENID FEED AND GRAIN
LOADING AREA - NEXT DAY
b. Mary is in the stands, cradling a newborn.

c. INT. OKLAHOMA A & M

d. Don lies writhing, clasping his arm.

Strategies:
Decide what the question is
asking:
Section 3
Long
Viewing audience

REFERENCE SOURCES
19. Which source would give
general information on Don
Haskins, the former coach at Texas
Western?
a. newspaper
b. encyclopedia
c. atlas
d. almanac

Strategies:

Remember the purpose of

each source.
Encyclopedias give reliable,
general information
Use process of elimination.

GETTING READY FOR THE EXAM

ADD THIS TO YOUR REVIEW!
Commas in a series:

Research Information:

Youll see a comma with a

conjunction, BUT be careful!

Newspaper Editorial

Example: I love to swim, play

baseball, and sleep during the
summer.
I love to swim during the summer,
and I love to play baseball.

An opinion piece.
Example: Governor Synder
should step down due to the
Flint Water Crisis.

ENGLISH 7 FINAL
EX AM REVIEW

Grammar review- Making better sentences.

(1) Abraham Lincoln was known for his wit. (2)He was a unique story teller. (3)
Lincoln, a good listener, learned from other people. (4) He was a good father to
his three sons, Robert, Willie, and Tad. (5)The Lincoln boys had a pet turkey.
Their Turkeys name was Jack. (6) Lincoln gave his famous speech, the
Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania. (7) His greatest achievement was the Emancipation Proclamation.
(8) It made slavery illegal.
1. How can sentences 1 and 2 be combined to create a correctly written
appositive phrase?
a. Abraham Lincoln was known for his wit, and he was a unique story teller.
b. Abraham Lincoln, known for his wit, was a unique story teller.
c. Abraham Lincoln, a unique story teller was known for his wit.
b. Abraham Lincoln, known for his wit, was a unique story teller.

Grammar review- Making better sentences.

(1) Abraham Lincoln was known for his wit. (2)He was a unique story teller. (3)
Lincoln, a good listener, learned from other people. (4) He was a good father to his
three sons, Robert, Willie, and Tad. (5)The Lincoln boys had a pet turkey.Their
Turkeys name was Jack. (6) Lincoln gave his famous speech, the Gettysburg Address,
at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (7) His greatest
achievement was the Emancipation Proclamation. (8) It made slavery illegal.

2. How can sentences 7 and 8 combine to create a correctly written compound

sentence?
a. His greatest achievement, the Emancipation Proclamation, made slavery
illegal.
b. Since it made slavery illegal, his greatest achievement was the Emancipation
Proclamation.
c. His greatest achievement was the Emancipation Proclamation, and it made
slavery illegal.
c. His greatest achievement was the Emancipation Proclamation, and it made
slavery illegal.

Grammar review- Making better sentences.

(1) Abraham Lincoln was known for his wit. (2)He was a unique story teller.
(3) Lincoln, a good listener, learned from other people. (4) He was a good
father to his three sons, Robert, Willie, and Tad. (5)The Lincoln boys had a
pet turkey. Their Turkeys name was Jack. (6) Lincoln gave his famous speech,
the Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania. (7) His greatest achievement was the Emancipation
Proclamation. (8) It made slavery illegal.
3. How can sentence 6 be changed to create a correctly written complex sentence?
a. Lincoln gave his famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, and it was at the dedication of the
cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
b. While at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Lincoln gave his
famous speech, the Gettysburg Address.

c. It already is a complex sentence in the paragraph.

b. While at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Lincoln gave his famous
speech, the Gettysburg Address.

4. A newspaper editorial is an unreliable

source for research because

a. The author gives his/her personal

opinion on a topic.
B. Is often persuasive
c. Is not objective
d. All of the above

d. all of the above

5. Stage directions include all of the

following aspects except

a. Written in italics.
B. Reveal actions, settn and emotions of
characters.
C. Provide info to actors, director, camera
crew, etc.
D. Contain character dialogue.

d. contain character dialogue.

6. An almanac
a. contains maps.
b. contains statistical information on weather
and astronomy.
c. Contains general knowledge
d. None of the above
b. contains statistical information on
weather and astronomy.

7. Which of the following words is

not a signal word?
a. That
b. Which
c. And
d. Whoever
and

8. There is stress among the

students due to final exams.
a) Prepositional Phrase
b) Verb Phrase
c) Appositive Phrase
Prepositional Phrase

9. I will study after school

tonight.
a) Prepositional Phrase
b) Verb Phrase
c) Appositive Phrase
Prepositional Phrase

10. Your teachers, college

educated professionals,
want you to succeed!
a) Prepositional Phrase
b) Verb Phrase
c) Appositive Phrase
Appositive Phrase

11. Watch out for tricky

multiple-choice questions!
a) Prepositional Phrase
b) Verb Phrase
c) Appositive Phrase
Prepositional Phrase

12. Classes are preparing for exams

by completing review guides.
a) Prepositional Phrase
b) Verb Phrase
c) Appositive Phrase
Verb Phrase

13. Angelo clapped his hands, and he

danced at the Elmo concert.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause

c) Compound Sentence
d) Complex Sentence

Independent Clause

14. CYRUS WATCHED MOVIES ALL DAY

UNTIL HE FELT BETTER.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause

c) Compound Sentence
d) Complex Sentence

e) Simple Sentence
Complex Sentence

15. Cyrus watched wild kratts, diego,

and movies when he was sick.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause

c) Compound Sentence
d) Complex Sentence

e) Simple Sentence
Dependent Clause

16. After the bell rings today, I am

going to walk home.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause
c) Compound Sentence
d) Complex Sentence
e) Simple Sentence
Complex Sentence

17. IF IT RAINS TOMORROW, WE WILL NOT

BE ABLE TO GO SWIMMING.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause
c) Compound Sentence
d) Complex Sentence
e) Simple Sentence
Dependent Clause

18. I will work hard on my summer

homework because I want to impress
my teacher.
a) Independent Clause

b) Dependent Clause
c) Compound Sentence

d) Complex Sentence
e) Simple Sentence

Dependent Clause

19. Students love going to the dances,

so they can get dressed up!
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause
c) Compound Sentence
d) Complex Sentence
e) Simple Sentence
Independent Clause

20. I am going grocery shopping today,

which is always boring, to buy milk,
eggs, and sugar.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause
c) Compound Sentence
d) Complex Sentence
e) Simple Sentence
Complex sentence

21. My parents will never accept

failing grades on my report card.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause

c) Appositive Phrase
d) Prepositional Phrase
e) Verb Phrase
Verb Phrase

22. In eighth grade I want to take

dance, art, and swimming classes.
a) Independent Clause
b) Dependent Clause
c) Compound Sentence
d) Complex Sentence
e) Simple Sentence

Simple Sentence

23. My family plans to travel to italy

over the summer. (No choices)

Prepositional Phrase

24. Mrs. Adams must watch pretty little

liars , a show on ABC family, so she can
tell thea she watched it!
a) Dependent Clause
b) Appositive Phrase

c) Prepositional Phrase
Appositive Phrase

25. Which sentence is a complex

sentence?
A. Even though I like roller coasters, they always
scare me and give me butterflies.
B. I like roller coasters, but they scare me and give
me butterflies.
C. I like the roller coasters scaring me and giving
me butterflies.
A. Even though I like roller coasters, they always
scare me and give me butterflies.

26. Which sentence is a

compound sentence?
A. Even though the line was extremely long, the Gate Keeper,
a new ride, was my favorite!
B. The Gate Keeper, a new ride, was my favorite, but the line
was extremely long!
C. The Gate Keeper, a new ride, had an extremely long line
and was my favorite.
B.The Gate Keeper, a new ride, was my favorite, but the line
was extremely long!

CONTEXT CLUES

27. Unlike his sister Catie, who

had a very calm and mellow
disposition, john jumped on
sofas and ran through the house
like an animal.
Disposition means
a.Allergy
b.Dislike
c.Mood
d.Unconcern

c. mood

28. Due to the scarcity of food in her

territory, the mother lioness had to roam
far from safe ground to find a meal for her
child.
Scarcity means
a.Abundance
b.Weakness
c.Lack
d.Fear

c. lack

29. In the sentence, People say dreams are thoughts

we have in our subconscious minds.
The root word sci is most likely to mean
a. know
b. cut
c. see
d. stand
a. know

30. In the sentence, My laptop is very portable

because I can take it on vacation with me.
The root word port is most likely to mean
a. learn
b. see
c. carry
d. people
c. carry

31. In the sentence, If we do not exterminate the

termites in the floor, they will destroy the foundation
of the house.
The root word term is most likely to mean
a. approve
b. see
c. sit
d. end

d. end

32. Identify the tone.

We have come together this afternoon to
mourn the deaths of sixteen minersour
friends and neighborswho were trapped by
fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived
bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind
grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid
them a final farewell.

A. Forgiving
b. Sorrowful
c. Angry

b. sorrowful

33. IDENTIFY THE TONE.

Each year in the middle of February, when slush is underfoot and
the sky is a depressing gray, I begin dreaming of warm beaches,
tropical fruits and sunsets. If only I could save enough for a
winter vacation! Maybe next year Ill win the lottery. Meanwhile,
Ill read travel brochures and sigh.

a. unsure
b. joyous

c. longing

c. longing

34. Identify the tone.

Botulism, a type of rare, severe food poisoning, has
been reported recently in new jersey. It is believed that
the victim, who is in critical condition at a local
hospital, was stricken after eating from a jar of
incorrectly preserved homegrown green beans from
last summers garden. It has been ten years
since the last instance of botulism poisoning was
reported in the state.
A. Humorous
b. Serious
c. Ironic

b. serious