Unit 1 Part 2 Quiz Review

What is central idea?

• the main idea

• the story

• the message

• the author's point of view

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does it mean to make an inference?

• To make an inference is to memorize facts without understanding.
• To make an inference is to reach a conclusion based on available information and reasoning.
• Making an inference means guessing without any evidence.
• To make an inference is to repeat information verbatim.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What is the definition of the suffix -ment?

• the result of an action

• causing an action

• capable or worthy of

• the quality of

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CCSS.L.7.4B

The base word achieve means “to accomplish.” Use this information and your knowledge of the suffix -ment to select the correct definition of achievement.

• the result of accomplishing a task

• the reason for accomplishing a task

• the process of accomplishing a task

• the beginning of accomplishing a task

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CCSS.L.7.4B

In which sentence is a coordinating conjunction underlined?

• When they are working at the computer with an elder, teens need to be very patient.

• The senior was having trouble with her computer, so she asked her teenage neighbor for help.

• The grandfather gained much respect for his granddaughter after he observed her skill at the computer.

• One senior signed up for a TECH class because she wanted to

  communicate better with family members.

Answer explanation

Coordinating conjunctions: FANBOYS = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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CCSS.W.7.3C

In which sentence is a subordinating conjunction underlined?

• Many seniors had been given digital cameras, and they tried to use those devices.

• Seniors were taking great pictures but could not figure out how to send them to their families.

• One older man’s grandchildren would not answer messages unless the messages were sent electronically.

• The man needed to learn how to text and email or he would have lost touch with his grown daughters.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.3C

Which group of words is an independent clause?

• their mother had sent them to Grandmother’s home

• because she could not care for them herself

• after living in San Francisco for ten years

• a place she had never seen before

Answer explanation

Independent clauses have a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. They don't leave you hanging.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

Which group of words is a dependent clause?

• Maya did not recognize her mother

• when she first saw her at the train station

• the mother was thrilled to see her daughter

• she did not know how to respond

Answer explanation

Dependent clauses have a subject and verb but they do not have a complete thought. They also typically have a subordinating conjunction.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up…. (lines 3–5)

What do the tacks, splinters, and torn-up boards most likely symbolize in the poem?

• problems that the son has caused his mother

• obstacles that threatened to hold the mother back

• weaknesses that are common in wooden staircases

• challenges that the mother’s lack of courage has caused her

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

In which sentence does the underlined word have the same denotation as urge but with a negative connotation? Choose TWO.

• I won't cooperate if he continues to nag me in a whiny voice.

• Miguel felt sorry, so he decided to plead for Mari's forgiveness.

• To goad me into making a bad decision, he started calling me names.

• To prevent Mai from buying the toy, Ha hid her purse.

• Speaking passionately, the lawyer began to exhort the jury to acquit her client.

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4