7th grade study guide

7^th Grade Unit 1 Test

Study Guide

The test will consist of a passage that students will read followed by comprehension questions and about the story and the literary elements. There will be words from the passage with latin roots, prefixes and suffixes to identify. Finally, there will be a grammar portion to the test involving correct punctuation and pronoun-antecedent agreement.

I’ve included page numbers to where these items could be found in the textbook. This is for reference only, and should not be the only pages that students should study. Students should also use their notes from the interactive handbook.

Literary Elements

·        Plot development (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)

(pp. 28,30,35,67)

·        Setting (pp. 28,30,47,123)

·        Sequence in plot (pp. 47, 103)

·        Cause and Effect (pp. 123)

·        Making Inferences (pp. 66)

·        Suspense and Foreshadow (pp. 76.)

·        Flashback

While reading the plot, ask yourself the following questions:

·        What conflict do the characters face?

·        Where does the story take place?

Vocabuary

·        Latin Roots (pp. 44, 94)

·        Prefixes (pp. 74)

·        Suffixes (pp. 131)

Grammar

·        Using correct punctuation (pp.64)

·        Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (pp. 95)

List of Types of Pronouns

Singular Personal Pronouns

I                       Me                   My, Mine

You                  you                  your, yours

He, she, it        him, her, it       his, hers, its

Plural Personal Pronouns

We                   us                    Our, Ours

You                  You                  Your, Yours

They                them                their, theirs

Masculine                   Feminine                     Neuter

He                                She                              It

Him                              Her                              It

His                               Her, Hers                     Its

Himself                        Herself                                    Itself

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

Anybody                      either                           neither             one

Anyone                        everybody                    nobody                        somebody

Anything                      everyone                     no one                         someone

Each                            everything                   nothing                        something

Plural Indefinite Pronoun

Both                             few                              many                           several