7th Grade: English Language Arts! Trivia Quiz

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1. Copy the following sentence with 100% correct grammar (any mistake will make it wrong): i did my homework ate dinner and went to bed early.

You need a comma between each item of a list of activities (verb). The exception is the last comma-- two rules conflict and it becomes an optional comma (Oxford comma).

Explanation

You need a comma between each item of a list of activities (verb). The exception is the last comma-- two rules conflict and it becomes an optional comma (Oxford comma).

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7th Grade: English Language Arts! Trivia Quiz - Quiz

English can be divided into different forms, and it is important to ensure that you understand the different levels to be considered a person with a good understanding... see moreof the English language. The quiz below is designed to help you identify how good your English language skills are. Take it up and get to find out which areas you can work out on. see less

2. A symbol is an object in a text that has a deeper meaning.

True

False

Think "hair" in OUTSIDERS which represents "identity", or "fire" in FAHRENHEIT 451 which represents "the power to do both good and evil, destruction or warmth/utility".

Explanation

Think "hair" in OUTSIDERS which represents "identity", or "fire" in FAHRENHEIT 451 which represents "the power to do both good and evil, destruction or warmth/utility".

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3. Copy the following sentence with 100% correct grammar (any mistake will mark it wrong): the small furry adorable dog barked at our feet

Need commas between each item in an adjective list.

Explanation

Need commas between each item in an adjective list.

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4. "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky" is an example of personification.

True

False

Personification is "giving human characteristics to inanimate objects". So-- stars dancing.

Explanation

Personification is "giving human characteristics to inanimate objects". So-- stars dancing.

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5. Copy the following with 100% correct grammar: before I went to bed i read my favorite book

Complex sentence-- you need a comma after "bed" to separate your dependent clause.

Explanation

Complex sentence-- you need a comma after "bed" to separate your dependent clause.

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6. Copy the following with 100% grammar: i wanted to go to the party but my mom said i was too sick

Compound sentence: sentence + comma + FANBOYS + sentence

Explanation

Compound sentence: sentence + comma + FANBOYS + sentence

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7. The rising action of the story comes between the climax and the conclusion.

True

False

The rising action of a story comes between the conflict and the climax-- it "rises" from the problem to the final action scene.

Explanation

The rising action of a story comes between the conflict and the climax-- it "rises" from the problem to the final action scene.

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8. Copy the following with 100% grammar: my best friend sarah is going to meet us there

A name, repeated after the person has been introduce (like "my best friend"), needs commas around the name. Repeating information.

Explanation

A name, repeated after the person has been introduce (like "my best friend"), needs commas around the name. Repeating information.

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9. The conflict of The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton was...

...when Johnny kills Bob.

...when Dally dies.

...when Johnny dies.

...when Ponyboy talks about his dead parents.

The "official" conflict of the story is where the problem begins and the story starts building toward a climax. In THE OUTSIDERS, the story starts building toward Johnny & Dally's deaths when Johnny kills Bob.

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10. The remaining sentences "It ended up being a great party" and "I completely understand your dilemma" are what kind of sentence?

Simple

Compound

Complex

Compound-Complex

There's no FANBOYS, so it can't be compound. There are no movable dependent clauses (no subordinating conjunctions), so it can't be complex. Because it is neither compound nor complex, it can't be compound-complex.

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11. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

She was a rock, solid and constant as always.

The rock hit the water with a quiet bloop.

This is the easiest question in the world.

Bob bounced beautifully by the beach.

Onomatopoeia is "sound words".

Explanation

Onomatopoeia is "sound words".

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12. The climax of City of the Beasts would be...

...the scene where the guy gets wrapped up in an anaconda.

...the scene where they climb the sheer wall of the waterfall.

...the scene where they stop Omayra Torres from vaccinating the natives and chaos breaks out.

...the scene where Nadia gives Alex the diamonds and says he'll know what to do with them.

The climax of the story is the moment the whole story builds up to. Generally speaking, after the climax, there aren't more "oh my gosh" scenes-- it all starts settling after that.

Explanation

The climax of the story is the moment the whole story builds up to. Generally speaking, after the climax, there aren't more "oh my gosh" scenes-- it all starts settling after that.

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13. A comma splice is:

Dividing a sentence in half with a comma.

Using a comma instead of a dash.

Two sentences joined with a comma.

Failing to use a comma when you should.

It's not grammatically correct-- sentences have to be joined with comma/FANBOYS, semi-colons, or periods, etc.

Explanation

It's not grammatically correct-- sentences have to be joined with comma/FANBOYS, semi-colons, or periods, etc.

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14. The theme of a story is...

...the best part of the story.

...what the story is about.

...the layout of the cover, pages, etc.

...the lesson of the story.

Chances are good, if you marked "what the story is about" you didn't read to the bottom of the list. It happens. What the story is about is called "plot", but the theme is particularly the lessons you are intended to get out of that plot.

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15. "I was as hungry as a bear" is an example of a metaphor.

True

False

As a comparison, it's a simile-- its got that "as" in there. It's also hyperbole-- extreme exaggeration.

Explanation

As a comparison, it's a simile-- its got that "as" in there. It's also hyperbole-- extreme exaggeration.

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16. A primary source differs from a secondary source because...

...the primary source is your main source of your paper. The secondary source just supports it.

...a secondary source was actually present for the event. A primary source researched the event.

...a primary source is the first you used. A secondary source comes after.

...a primary source was present for the event. A secondary source researched the event.

Primary = there for it. Secondary = researched primary documents and drew conclusions.

Explanation

Primary = there for it. Secondary = researched primary documents and drew conclusions.

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17. Which of the following are compound sentences? (Check ALL that apply)

If I wasn't so tired, I'd come to your party.

I completely understand your dilemma.

I would go too, but my dad's birthday is the same day.

Several people couldn't come to the party, so she moved it to Tuesday.

It ended up being a great party.

We didn't even mind when it started to rain.

Compound sentence= sentence + comma + FANBOYS + sentence

Explanation

Compound sentence= sentence + comma + FANBOYS + sentence

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18. Connect some of the most common Greek and Latin roots to their definition.

two

again

after

before

one who/that which

capable of

-ful

-less

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19. A five-paragraph essay (at least as WE wrote them this year) REQUIRES (check all that apply):

A thesis

5 sentences per paragraph

Claims

Evidence

Explanations to the evidence

A question for the "catch"

Five sentences per paragraph is probably too short to get in a claim, three pieces of evidence and three full explanations. If you recall, I tried to move you away from questions as catches, not because they are "wrong" but rather because it tends to be the easy way out.

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20. Which of the following sentences (same sentences as before) are COMPLEX sentences? (check all that apply)

If I wasn't so tired, I'd come to your party.

I completely understand your dilemma.

I would go, but my dad's birthday is the same day.

Several people couldn't come to the party, so she moved it to Tuesday.

It ended up being a great party.

We didn't even mind when it started to rain.

A complex sentence has a dependent clause-- one of those clauses that starts with a subordinating conjunction and can be moved all over the sentence. In this case "If I wasn't so tired" could be moved to the end, and "when it started to rain" could be moved to the beginning of that sentence.

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