Language Arts Terms
7th Grade Standards Vocabulary Test
A. Antecedent / I. Predicate / Q. Simile / Y. Tone / AH. Infinitives (verb form)B. Pronoun / J. Thesis Statement / R. Audience / Z. Analogy / AI. Participles
C. Noun / K. Theme / S. Purpose / AB. Subjective Writing / AJ. Hyphens
D. Verb / L. Idiom / T. 1st Person / AC. Objective Writing / AK. Dashes
E. Adjective / M. Appositive / U. 3rd Person Limited / AD. Response to Literature / AL. Brackets
F. Adverb / N. Hyperbole / V. 3rd Person Omniscient / AE. Main Idea / AM. Semicolons
G. Preposition / O. Metaphor / W. Foreshadowing / AF. Active Voice (verbs) / AN. Comma
H. Subject / P.
Personification / X. Transition / AG. Passive Voice (verbs) / AO. Climax
1.___Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence
For example: Mrs. Brown is in her chair.
2.___This tells whom or what the sentence is about
For example: Maui is a beautiful place to visit.
3.___A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as , than, or resembles
For example: Kelly chatters like a monkey.
4.___A comparison of two words that helps to show a relationship
For Example: Ear : Hear as Mouth : Speak
5.___ The word or words that a pronoun stands for
For Example: Kai is such a beautiful girl, she makes me smile.
6.___An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another
For Example: Ann is a walking encyclopedia.
7.___Writing that does not include any opinions or personal reflections-only facts
8.___The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
9.___A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
For Example: Travis is tall.
10.___The part of the sentence that says something about the subject of the sentence
For Example: Mauiis a beautiful place to visit.
11.___A genre of writing where you have to prove a thesis statement with events, quotes and commentary from a piece of literature
For Example: Theme Essay or Character Analysis fall under this category of writing
12.___A word that expresses an action or a state of being
For Example: Kelly read the story.
13.___Writing that includes personal opinions and/or personal reflections
14.___The person or people that a story, speech, or essay is written for
15.___The narration (point of view) is not done by a character in the story, but the story is told through the thoughts and feelings of one character only
16.___A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective or adverb
For Example: She quickly ran to the store.
17.___The reason a piece of writing or a speech was written
For Example: to entertain, to persuade, to inform
18.___The most important idea expressed in a paragraph or in an entire essay (expository or non-fiction)
19.___Words or phrases that help the flow of writing and help to connect thoughts, sentences, and paragraphs
20.___A noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe For example: My teacher, Mrs. Brown, loves Maui.
21.___The attitude that a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character-you can hear this trait in the writing due to the author’s word choice
22.___The truth about life revealed in a work of literature or author’s intended message or the moral of the story
23.___A word or words that name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea
For example: Kathy is a wonderful mother.
24.___The narration (point of view) is not done by a character in the story, but this narrator is all-knowing and can tell you the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters
25.___A figure of speech in which a nonhuman or nonliving thing is talked about as if it were human or alive
For example: I hit my shin against the stubborn desk.
26.___This word is used in place of one or more nouns
For example: Kelly is our teacher and she loves to read to us.
27.___A great exaggeration
For example: I have told you a million times to do your homework.
28.___Something you are going to prove
For example: The theme in a theme essay
29.___An expression you can’t take literally
For example: I fell in love with Mr. Brown.
30.___The narration (point of view) is done by one of the characters who is telling the story using the personal pronouns I, me, etc.
31.____ The story’s most emotional or suspenseful moment.
32.____ The verb in this voice expresses an action done by its subject.
For example: Mrs. Brown instructed us.
33.____ The verb in this voice expresses an action done to its subject.
For example: We were instructed by Mrs. Brown.
34.____ This piece of punctuation is used to separate two independent clauses.
For example: I like pizza (missing punctuation) pepperoni is my favorite.
35.___ The piece of punctuation that is used to: separate items in a list, compound sentences with conjunctions, nonessential phrases and clauses, interrupters, days and dates and introductory elements.
For example: Sitting around the campfire (missing punctuation) we sang songs and told jokes.
36.___A verb form usually preceded by to, that is used as a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
For example: to sing, to talk, to love, to sit, to learn, to know, to go
37.___This piece of punctuation is used to indicate an abrupt pause in thought or speech.
38.___ This piece of punctuation is used to enclose an explanation added to quoted or parenthetical material.
For example- Elena said in her acceptance speech, “I am honored by this [the award].
39. __ This piece of punctuation is used to: divide a word at the end of a line, divide compound numbers from twenty-four to ninety-nine, divide prefixes ex-, self-, all- and great- and to divide words with the suffixes –elect and –free.
40.___ A verb form that can be used as an adjective.
For example: We skated on the frozen pond.