Grade 7 Module 4 Competency Quiz

What is the main purpose of persuasive text?

• to describe

• to convince

• to explain

• to tell a story

What type of text is the following passage?

The boy was astonished by what he saw inside. Never could he have imagined that, there in the

middle of the desert, there existed a tent like this one. The ground was covered with the most beautiful

carpets he ever walked upon, and from the top of the structure hung lamps of hand-wrought gold, each with a

lighted candle.

• descriptive

• instructive

• persuasive

• expository

What type of text is this?

DON’T MISS THE BOAT!

Hurry before they’ve all gone: Buy 1 ticket, get another free!

• expository

• descriptive

• persuasive

• narrative

Pay less for your car insurance and win a brand new car! Why pay more each year for your car

insurance when you could actually cut costs with Skillswise Direct car insurance.

Call us now on 0990 296 296 for a free no obligations quote over the phone.

Why is this car insurance giving away a brand new car?

• To help customers to replace cars more than 6 years old.

• To persuade you to take out car insurance with this company.

• To help customers afford a new car once they have reduced their car insurance.

• To persuade customers to have environmentally-friendly cars.

What descriptive comparison does the piece of text make to Uma as she struggled for breath?

Uma knelt there, in the shallows, water pouring from her mouth and hair. She rose, gasping for

breath, struggling, flailing her arms and choking like a big, wounded water bird.

• Uma was like someone flailing her arms.

• Uma was like a big, wounded water bird.

• Uma was like the water which was pouring from her.

• Uma was like something rising from the waters.

What is sequencing?

• Forming a line

• Addition

• Being able to identify events in order

• Inquiry skills

You write the story of your life that includes important dates and what happened on those dates. Which

organizational pattern is represented here?

• Generalization

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

• Desription

What is the correct sequence of the following?

1.The fourth-grade class walked quietly to a safe area away from the building.

2. The teacher reminded the last student to shut the classroom door.

3. The loud clanging of the fire alarm startled everyone in the room.

• 3, 2, 1.

• 1, 2, 3

• 2, 1, 3

• 3, 1, 2

What is the correct sequence of the following?

1. Maggie had to get a cast on her arm.

2. Maggie’s mom called the doctor to get an appointment.

3. Maggie fell off her bike.

• 3, 2, 1.

• 1, 2, 3

• 2, 1, 3

• 3, 1, 2

How do you identify the sequence of text?

• Looking for descriptive words.

• Looking for the audience on the text.

• Looking for the most important words.

• Looking for the sequencing words or transitions