7th Grade Pre-Assessment

Crack!  Thunder struck and rain poured.  Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather.  He was beginning to lose it.  Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs.  His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max.  We’ll just find something else to do.”  She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich.  Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!”  A flash from the sky lit up the living room.  Boom!  Mom sighed.

What can be inferred about Max based on the text?

• He hates sandwiches.

• He is not a very good kid.

• He's always mean to his mom.

• He is afraid of storms.

Use the text to help you answer the question:

Crack!  Thunder struck and rain poured.  Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather.  He was beginning to lose it.  Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs.  His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max.  We’ll just find something else to do.”  She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich.  Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!”  A flash from the sky lit up the living room.  Boom!  Mom sighed.

Which of the following quotes best describes how Max is feeling.

• "Thunder struck and rain poured"

• "Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather."

• "His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max.  We’ll just find something else to do.""

• "A flash from the sky lit up the living room."

Today was a special day in Ms. Smith’s class.  Some of the children were walking around the room, some of them were standing in small groups, and some of them were at their desks, putting finishing touches on cardboard mailboxes.  After coloring a cool flame on the side of his racecar mailbox, Johnny hopped off his chair, strutted over to Veronica’s desk, and dropped a small white envelope into her princess castle mailbox.  Veronica blushed and played with her hair.  While this was happening, Bartleby was frantically trying to put a small white envelope into everyone’s mailbox.  After giving one to Ms. Smith, Bartleby pulled out a medium-sized red envelope from his pocket.  He blushed and tried to put it in Veronica’s mailbox, but it wouldn’t quite fit.  Bartleby struggled with it for a few seconds and then ran off with the envelope.  Veronica rolled her eyes and popped her gum. 

Which two quotes best support that it's Valentine's Day?

• "Some of the children were walking around the room, some of them were standing in small groups"

• Veronica blushed and played with her hair.

• "After coloring a cool flame on the side of his race car mailbox, Johnny hopped off his chair, strutted over to Veronica’s desk, and dropped a small white envelope into her princess castle mailbox"

• "After giving one to Ms. Smith, Bartleby pulled out a medium-sized red envelope from his pocket."

“Tommy!”  Mom called out as she walked in the front door.  “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries.  There was still no reply.  Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the picture window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there.  “I’m going to kill you, Tommy!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone.

How does Tommy's action in the text best affect him mom?

• Tommy left the house when he wasn't supposed to, so he scared his mom.

• Tommy broke the window, so his mom is yelling for him to come and clean it up.

• Tommy has left the house because he broke the window, and his mom is ticked.

• Tommy doesn't want to help with the groceries, so he ran away and upset his mom.

What is an objective summary?

• a word-for-word retelling of events in a story

• giving a brief overview of the main points in a story without opinions

• Giving your thoughts on how good or bad a story is

• Re-reading a story to find the theme

Which one correctly orders the plot events?

• Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Exposition, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, Rising Action

• Rising Action, Exposition, Climax, Falling Action, Conflict, Resolution

• Resolution, Exposition, Conflict, Falling Action, Rising Action

What's an inference?

• random guess

• reading closely

• evidence from the text

• an educated guess based on evidence

Which is NOT a character trait?

• polite

• tall

• angry

• anxious