ELAR 7th Grade Review

Which one of these statements is an opinion?

• Frogs are amphibians.

• Washing your hands keeps germs from spreading.

• Cats are cuter than dogs.

• George Washington was the first president of the United States.

Context Clues - The class decided to exhibit the science project during Parents Night. Exhibit in the sentence means to_____________.

• trade

• eat

• catch

• show

Context Clues- Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers. Obsolete in the sentence means.

• popular

• fancy

• outdated

• expensive

Our first story in class Rogue Wave was written to

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

In our unit book The Governess was a ______________.

• Poem

• Drama

• Story

Where is a Thesis stated in a 5-paragraph essay?

• Introduction

• in the first body paragraph

• the third body paragraph

• in the conclusion

What is the purpose of body paragraphs?

• to provide fun information

• to give support for the thesis

• to offer an introduction

• to provide a conclusion

True or False In a conclusion a writer restates the thesis in a new way.

• True

• False

An argumentative essay is written to

• convince the audience that his opinion is correct.

• inform the audience on the topic.

• provide evidence.

• all of the above.

True or False An inference is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning in other words inference is an educated guess.

• True

• False