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7 th Gr. Quarter 3 Midterm Review. These are test questions!!! . Review Game. PAY ATTENTION!!! Write them down if you need to. This PPT is on my website. Directions : Everyone needs a scratch paper. Write the number to the question and your answer.
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7th Gr. Quarter 3Midterm Review These are test questions!!!
Review Game • PAY ATTENTION!!! Write them down if you need to. This PPT is on my website. • Directions: • Everyone needs a scratch paper. • Write the number to the question and your answer. • When we get through all the questions, you’ll pass your paper to your table partner and they’ll correct your paper.
Parallel Structure Are these sentences parallel? Write “yes” or “no” for each sentence! 1.Eating and sleeping were his main occupations. 2.In the evenings we would swim in the lake and dancing afterwards.
Parallel Structure Are these sentences parallel? Write “yes” or “no” for each sentence! 3.He put the model together neatly, accurately, and with a great deal of skill. 4.Mary likes to paint, sew, and play the piano.
Multiple Choice/Short Answer 5. Write the letter of best thesis statement: • A.Gradesare stupid and so is homework. • B.Gradesare important because they assess student process and they identify the areas where students need extra help. • C.Gradesshould be eliminated because they cause anxiety, put unnecessary pressure on students and teachers, and don’t accurately assess student knowledge.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 6.Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? A. To raise a good dog, patience is useful. B. Moving slowly, Bowie stalked the rabbits. C. After eating the catfood, Bowie belched. D. all of the above OR E. none of the above
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 7. Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? A. After washing my car, I waxed it. B. After talking with our veterinarian, I felt better about the prognosis. C. She called her boyfriend because she missed him. D. all of the above E. none of the above
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 8.Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? A. Piled up next to the washer, I began doing the laundry. B.I began doing the laundry piled up next to the washer.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 9. Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? A. While John was talking on the phone, the doorbell rang. B. While talking on the phone, the doorbell rang.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 10. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier? A. He was staring at the girl wearing dark glasses by the vending machine. B. He was staring at the girl by the vending machine wearing dark glasses.
Literature Devices What are these an example of? 11. Moon dances around my fear. 12. “All the world's a stage.” 13. Siyad shivered in a short-sleeved shirt. 14. The drinking well was as as dry as a bone. 15. Cars dance across the icy road. 16. Jabir is as quick as a fox.
Literature Devices What are these an example of? 17. Latifa laughs lavishly at the crazy cat. 18. Ms. Larson is a beast if you mess up her books. 19. The volcano belched smoke and ash. 20. The words were music to her ears.
Drawing Conclusions (Riddles!) WHAT AM I?! Drawing Conclusions… 21. I can be found where anything cannot; dead men eat me all the time, but if a living man eats me, he'll die. 22. Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin. Light enough to caress the sky. Hard enough to crack rocks.
Drawing Conclusions (Riddles!) WHAT AM I?! Drawing Conclusions… 23. I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. 24.I cover what's real, hide what is true, but sometimes bring out the courage in you.
Answers! • Pass your paper to your table partner. • Table partner – correct it HONESTLY. • Spelling doesn’t have to be correct – as long as the word they wrote SOUNDS like the correct answer.
Parallel Structure Are these sentences parallel? Write “yes” or “no” for each sentence! 1.YES! Eating and sleeping were his main occupations. 2.NO!In the evenings we would swim in the lake and dancing afterwards.
Parallel Structure Are these sentences parallel? Write “yes” or “no” for each sentence! 3.NO! He put the model together neatly, accurately, and with a great deal of skill. 4.YES! Mary likes to paint, sew, and play the piano.
Multiple Choice/Short Answer 5. Write the letter of best thesis statement: • A.Gradesare stupid and so is homework. • B.Gradesare important because they assess student process and they identify the areas where students need extra help. • C.Gradesshould be eliminated because they cause anxiety, put unnecessary pressure on students and teachers, and don’t accurately assess student knowledge.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 6.Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? A. To raise a good dog, patience is useful. B. Moving slowly, Bowie stalked the rabbits. C. After eating the catfood, Bowie belched. D. all of the above OR E. none of the above
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 7. Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? A. After washing my car, I waxed it. B. After talking with our veterinarian, I felt better about the prognosis. C. She called her boyfriend because she missed him. D. all of the above E. none of the above
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 8.Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? A. Piled up next to the washer, I began doing the laundry. B.I began doing the laundry piled up next to the washer.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 9. Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? A. While John was talking on the phone, the doorbell rang. B. While talking on the phone, the doorbell rang.
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers 10. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier? A. He was staring at the girl wearing dark glasses by the vending machine. B. He was staring at the girl by the vending machine wearing dark glasses.
Literature Devices 11. Personification: Moon dances around my fear. 12. Metaphor: “All the world's a stage.” 13. Alliteration: Siyad shivered in a short-sleeved shirt. 14. Simile: The drinking well was as as dry as a bone. 15. Pesonification: Cars dance across the icy road. 16. Simile: Jabir is as quick as a fox.
Literature Devices What are these an example of? 17. Alliteration: Latifa laughs lavishly at the crazy cat. 18. Metaphor: Ms. Larson is a beast if you mess up her books. 19. Personification: The volcano belched smoke and ash. 20. Metaphor: The words were music to her ears.
Drawing Conclusions (Riddles!) WHAT AM I?! Drawing Conclusions… 21. NOTHING! I can be found where anything cannot; dead men eat me all the time, but if a living man eats me, he'll die. 22. WATER! Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin. Light enough to caress the sky. Hard enough to crack rocks.
Drawing Conclusions (Riddles!) WHAT AM I?! Drawing Conclusions… 23. SAND! I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. 24. MAKEUP! I cover what's real, hide what is true, but sometimes bring out the courage in you.