Seventh Grade OL
Unit Review
“A Christmas Carol”
1. Which word best describes Scrooge at the beginning of the play?
A.shy
B.happy
C.poor
D.mean
2. In the sequence of events, what happens before Scrooge sees his childhood?
A.Scrooge sees Fezziwig.
B.Marley’s ghost visits Scrooge.
C.Cratchit and Tiny Tim go to church.
D.Scrooge gives money to the poor.
3. What theme does the Spirit of Christmas Past reveal?
A.You cannot change the past.
B.The past makes you what you are.
C.Everyone makes mistakes.
D.It is best to forget the past.
4. At the end of the play, Scrooge buys the Cratchits
A.a prize turkey
B.crutches for Tiny Tim
C.a new home
D.a basket of fruit
5. The theme in this play concerns
A.courage
B.children
C.money
D.England
6. In the sequence of events, which event happens before Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past?
A.The Gentleman Visitor accepts money from Scrooge.
B.Scrooge breaks off his engagement to his Sweetheart.
C.Fred invites Scrooge to Christmas dinner.
D.Scrooge buys a prize turkey for the Cratchit family.
7. Which of the following details helps build the theme of this drama?
A.Scrooge’s stinginess in the present
B.the servants’ unpleasant attitudes
C.Scrooge’s sweetheart from the past
D.Tiny Tim’s illness
8. From the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come, Scrooge learns that
A.he has even more money than he thought
B.people all over town respect him greatly
C.Bob Cratchit’s son, Tiny Tim, is gravely ill
D.his future will be grim if he does not change
9. How much time has passed from the start of the play to the end of the play?
A.one night
B.a week
C.a year
D.five years
10. The theme of this play is the importance of
A.celebrating holidays with your loved ones
B.looking to friends from the past for important lessons
C.sharing one’s wealth with society’s sick and needy
D.putting the family’s needs ahead of personal goals
Vocabulary
Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word.
11. What does accost mean?
A.suffer a loss
B.approach aggressively
C.stop suddenly
D.exercise vigorously
12. An anonymous person is not
A.named
B.happy
C.important
D.alive
13. What is currency ?
A.metal
B.water
C.news
D.money
14. What does infuriated mean?
A.hungry
B.angry
C.lonely
D.careful
15. A brusque speech is
A.impolite
B.abrupt
C.notable
D.persuasive
16. What does incoherent mean?
A.lost
B.confused
C.distant
D.foolish
Revising and Editing
Directions Read the response to literature and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Consider a time when you faced a difficult situation. (2) Did you go
through it on your own, or did someone help you? (3) In Virginia
Hamilton’s “the People Could Fly,” Sarah, Toby, and other unnamed
characters experience the hardships of slavery. (4) Through the characters’
actions, the author reveals the importance of working together during hard
times.
(5) Early in the story, the narrator explains that Sarah works in the field
with her baby tied to her back. (6) Crying loudly, the Driver cracks his
whip across the baby. (7) Sarah and the baby fall to the ground. (8) Toby
goes over to help Sarah up. (9) Sarah and Toby decide that it is almost
time for Sarah to fly away. (10) The Driver cracks his whip around
Sarah’s legs, and she falls to the ground a second time. (11) The narrator
says, “Toby was there where there was no one to help her and the babe.”
(12) Toby helps Sarah a second time. (13) This time Toby says the magic
words so Sarah can fly away. (14) Sarah would not have been able to
escape without Toby’s help.
(15) Later in the story, Toby helps other slaves escape from the field.
(16) The narrator says that when slaves fell from the extreme heat, “Toby
was there.” (17) Whispering the magic words to the slaves, they fly away
to freedom. (18) At the end of the story, Toby, with a large group of
slaves, fly away. (19) The narrator says, “And the old man, old Toby, flew
behind them, takin’ care of them.” (20) The freedom of the slaves depend
on Toby’s willingness to help.
(21) The characters’ actions in hamilton’s “The People Could Fly”
reveal the importance of working together during hard times. (22) The
characters’ support for each other and their ability to work together allow
them to escape the bonds of slavery. (23) The author’s message of
working together is an important message for anyone in an especially
difficult situation. (24) It is important to have a group of people that
support you when times are challenging.
17. Which tone does the writer use to achieve his or her purpose?
A.seriousC.nervous
B.bitterD.modest
18. Which sentence identifies the title and author of the story?
A.sentence 1C.sentence 3
B.sentence 2D.sentence 4
19. To correct the capitalization error in sentence 3, change “the People Could Fly” to
A.“the People could Fly”
B.“The People Could Fly”
C.“the people Could Fly”
D.“the People Could fly”
20. Which sentence contains the writer’s thesis statement?
A.sentence 2C.sentence 6
B.sentence 4D.sentence 8
21. Which element does the writer use in sentence 11 to support the key idea of people working together during hard times?
A.conclusionC.tone
B.quotationD.metaphor
22. Which sentence provides plot details that help you understand the interpretation of the story?
A.sentence 1C.sentence 14
B.sentence 6D.sentence 21
23. To correct subject-verb agreement around the prepositional phrase in sentence 18, change “fly away” to
A.flies away
B.flying away
C.flied away
D.fly away (no change needed)
24. To correct subject-verb agreement around the prepositional phrase in sentence 20, change “The freedom of the slaves depend” to
A.The freedom of the slave depend
B.The freedom of the slaves depending
C.The freedom of the slaves depends
D.The freedoms of the slave depends
25. To correct the capitalization error in sentence 21,
A.lowercase The in “The People Could Fly”
B.capitalize hamilton’s
C.lowercase Could in “The People Could Fly”
D.capitalize characters’
26. Which tone did the writer select because it is appropriate for the purpose of arguing a viewpoint?
A.gentleC.amused
B.formalD.silly
Writing
27-36 What are the three main parts of an essay? What elements are present in each part?
I. ______
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B.
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II. ______
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B.
III. ______
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B.
C.
POETRY
Match the poem with its pattern
37. Parts of Speech:
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38. Haiku
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39. Lantern
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40. Tanka
Pattern
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41. Limerick:
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