Parks 7th Grade ELA Quiz

denotation

• the literal meaning of a word

• impiles a negative meaning of a word

• a way of taking notes

• the feeling of a word

RAFT

rhythm

• the lyrics in a piece of music

• the pace and beat of a poem using stressed and unstressed syllables

• the pattern of lines that rhyme in a poem

• the reaction of a reader to a piece of literature

Metaphors, similes, personification, idioms, and hyperbole are all examples of:

• theme

• sensory details

• figurative language

• motif

Select the misplaced or dangling modifier.

Though they are incredibly massive, astronomers cannot actually see black holes; instead, they look for radiation from fast-moving gas around the black hole.

• Though they are incredibly massive,

• astronomers

• from fast-moving gas

• around the black hole

Author's Purpose: PIE

a traditional story that typically aims to explain a natural or social phenomenon

• folktale

• myth

• folklore

• narrative

Pamela always buys her family generous gifts.

• direct object

• indirect object

A traditional narrative, usually anonymous, handed down orally, that teaches a lesson

• folklore

• myth

• folktale

• personal narrative

Which type of sentence is this?

Because most wild orchids naturally affix themselves to trees and branches, planting an orchid in soil will likely kill it.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex