Mrs. Carter’s 7^th Grade Exam Review

7^th Grade Literature

· Parts of the plot line

· Symbolism

· Main Idea verses theme

· Theme (TSB)

· Figurative language (personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole)

· Imagery (“All Summer in a Day”)

· Flat/round/static/dynamic characters

· Inference skills

· onomatopoeia

· Point-of-view

· Setting (“All Summer in a Day,” “mk,” and TSB)

· Foreshadowing

· Flashback (TSB)

· Antagonist/protagonist

· Know the names of the authors and their literary work

· Conflict (man v. man, man v. self, and man v. nature, internal, and external)

· Fiction verses nonfiction (Remember “mk” is nonfiction written in narrative form.)

· Author’s point of view—it is as easy as pie.

· How does an author create suspense in a literary work?

· What does a flashback do for the reader? (TSB)

· How does setting influence storytelling? (mk and TSB)

· How does point-of-view influence storytelling? (mk and TSB)

· Why is your protagonist a dynamic character?

· Review: “mk,” “All Summer in a Day,” “Suzy and Leah,” and Touching Spirit Bear.

· You should be able to apply all literary elements to the selected pieces of literary work.

· You will be given short passages. You will need to choose the response that describes the passage.

Basic Example:

I sat in the room, shuttering at the thought of having to listen to her boring literature lesson again. The drone of her voice would surely put me into a comatose state. Boredom wrapped its hand around me, strangling the last bit of motivation I could muster. Tick tock. Only thirty-eight minutes left.

A. Third person

B. Second person

C. First person

D. I cannot determine the point-of-view.

A. Metaphor A. Onomatopoeia

B. Personification B. Alliteration

C. Hyperbole C. Simile

D. Simile D. Flashback

A. The student likes the teacher, but he doesn’t like English.

B. The student is just having a bad day and usually likes English class.

C. The student feels like the teacher is going to wrap her hands around his neck and strangle him.

D. The student does not like the way the teacher teaches.

**I have highlighted the answers for you.

Your challenge is two-fold. First, I am assessing your ability to read a passage and tell what literary element is used. Secondly, questions are asked to assess your reading skills. The passages are from assigned readings and other sources. Don’t forget to review the plot line of the assigned readings. As always, students who prepare will score the best.

Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.