English 7 Mid-Year Benchmark
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Part I: Literary Terms
Directions: Match the term with the correct meaning.
1) The main character or character we want to win.
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2) The main character in a story who triumphs over some hardship.
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3) The people, animals, or intelligent machines in a story.
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4) The problems that occur in the story and plot.
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5) The conversation between one or more characters in a story.
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6) The teller of a story  They can be a character in the story or someone outside of the story.
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7) What happens in the story; the events that take place in a story.
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8) A story, novel, or play that is not true.
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9) The time, place, and general environment in which the events of a story occur. (A story may have several).
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10) The character that gets in the way of the protagonist; the "bad" guy.
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11) An interruption in the action of the story to show an episode that happened at an earlier time.
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12) The method an author uses to maintain the reader's interest.
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13) The peak of all the action in the story; the turning point of events.
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14) The main idea or message of a story.
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15) The atmosphere or feeling within a story. Setting, character's action, details, and objects all contribute to this.
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16) A hint given to the reader of what is to come in the story. (It's sometimes hinted through music or weather.)
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17) A person, place, or object that has meaning in itself, but suggests other meanings as well. ( Example: a flag is a piece of decorated fabric, but it represents the value of a country)
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18) A long work of fiction.
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19) How the main conflict of the story ends and is solved.
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20) A character that fits a standardized mental picture of what members of a certain group are like. (Example: girls are weaker than boys).
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21) The non-literal or implied meaning of a word or phrase.
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22) A word that means the same or nearly the same as another word.
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23) The actual meaning as intended by the author.
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24) A novel or story whose theme is the moral or psychological growth of the main character.
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25) The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that lead to his downfall.
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26) An author’s attitude over the subject matter.
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27) A person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast
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28) Who is telling the story:  1st person- the story is told by one of the  characters in his/her ownwords.  2nd person limited- the narrator is telling from a single person perspective.  3rd person omniscient- the narrator sees  into the minds of all characters and includes  most character ideas/feelings in the narration  of the story.
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29) concrete words or details that appeals to the sense's of sight, sounds, touch, taste, and feelings.
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30) A contrast between what is true or real and what really is true or real.
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31) The strict dictionary definition of a word
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32) A contradiction in terms.
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33) minor characters in a work of fiction who do not undergo substantial change or growth in course of a story. Also referred to as "two dimensional characters" or "flat characters"; they play a supporting role to the main character, who as rule should be round, or complex.
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34) A preface to the story, setting up the story, giving background information and other miscellaneous information.
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35) Attributing human qualities to an animal. (Personification)
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36) A piece of writing at the end of literary work or drama, usually use to bring closure to the work.
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37) The emotion of tone of a word.
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38) Where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which the characters in the story are not aware.
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39) A word that had the opposite meaning of another word.
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40) A major character in a work of fiction who encounter conflict and is changed by it. Characters who tend to be more fully developed and described.
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Part II: Writing Skills
Answer the following questions about the writing process.
41) In which step of the writing process do you share your work?
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42) In which step of the writing process do you brainstorm and create graphic organizers?
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43) In which step of the writing process do you reread your draft WITHOUT correcting errors?
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44) In which step of the writing process do you look for errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation?
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45) In which step of the writing process do you look for errors in content?
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46) In which step of the writing process do you put your thoughts into paragraph form?
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47) What states the main idea of a paragraph?
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48) What states the central idea of an essay?
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49) What further explains the topic sentence?
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50) What ends a paragraph and/or connects one paragraph to the next?
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51) Which sentences in a paragraph provide facts, details, and/or examples?
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52) Which is typically the first sentence in a paragraph?
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53) What is usually the last sentence in an introductory paragraph?
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54) Which of the following are considered good ways to start an introductory paragraph?
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55) What is the proper sequence of paragraphs in a 5 Paragraph Essay?
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56) The sentences in the following paragraph are out of order. Read the paragraph and decide which sentence should be the topic sentence.
Schools in America have longer summer vacations than schools in other countries. Students from other countries have short summer vacations and perform better on standardized tests.  Some people say that there might be a connection between test performance and time spent in school. Students in America should spend more time in school.
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57) Which of the following choices does NOT support the topic sentence:
Ellie Wilson should be elected mayor.
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58)  Which of the following choices does NOT support the topic sentence:
Members of the Yuang family are extremely creative.
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59) The following sentences are not in the correct order. Which sentence would best serve as the topic sentence of the paragraph?
Many people vacation in Naples, Florida because it has mild winters. Popular hotels in Naples are often sold out from January through March. People enjoy spending time in the pools. Naples, Florida is a popular place for winter vacations.
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60) Choose the BEST concluding sentence for the following paragraph:
For the past five years, Eileen has been a true friend. She helps me through troubled times by listening and offering advice. Eileen never betrays my trust. She keeps our conversations to herself. She has a great sense of humor and is always willing to try new things.
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Part III: Grammar
Correctly identify the capitalized parts of speech in the following sentences.
61) My best FRIEND wants to be a veterinarian.
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62) Have YOU ever read this Korean folk tale?
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63) The SPICY Mexican food is flavored with chili peppers.
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64) Does this FOOTPATH lead to Balancing Rock?
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65) The CROWD cheered when Grandma received a gold medal in the Senior Olympics.
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66) Jerome Tiger is my favorite AMERICAN INDIAN painter.
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67) The colonists’ desire for FREEDOM led to war with Great Britian.
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68) After visiting the recycling plant, EVERYONE in our class is eager to begin a school recycling program.
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69) The national bird of GUATEMALA is the colorful quetzal.
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70) WHAT is the most effective search engine on the Internet?
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71) Giant pandas live in the bamboo forests OF China.
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72) The beautiful waters of Tahiti attract swimmers AND surfers from around the world.
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73) Our teacher READ aloud several poems by Countee Cullen.
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74) Do you ever wonder where insects go DURING the winter?
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75) OH! You’ve cleaned the entire house!
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76) My favorite book IS Inspirations: Stories About Women Artists.
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77) Fascinated by the traditional Indian artwork, we CAREFULLY examined the yarn paintings, beadwork, and ceremonial bowls.
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78) My little sister wants to be EITHER an astronaut OR a ballerina when she grows up.
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79) You SHOULD EAT at least five servings of fruit and vegetables every day.
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80) Prem WILL teach us to play a form of volleyball that is popular in Thailand.
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81) Sometimes when reading, words are defined within the sentence where they are found. This is referred to as:
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82) Context Clues that define a word are often found after:
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Read the passage below to answer the questions that follow:

The Five Spanish Missions of Old San Antonio
(adapted from http://www.lsjunction.com/facts/missions.htm)

A chain of five missions established along the San Antonio River in the 18th century became the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America. Built primarily, or mostly to expand Spanish New World influence northward from Mexico, the missions also served to introduce native inhabitants, people, into Spanish society.

Four of the missions (San Jose, San Juan, Concepcion, and Espada) were originally founded and started in East Texas. As the East Texas missions succumbed, or gave way to drought, malaria, and French incursions, however, they were relocated, or transferred to San Antonio. The missions flourished, or grew during the middle of the 18th century, but later declined due to inadequate or too little military support, disease, and increased hostilities, or conflicts with Apaches and Comanches.

83 . In the passage, the word inhabitants means:
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84. In the passage, the word succumbed means:
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85. In the passage, the word relocated means:
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86. In the passage, the word flourished means:
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87. In the passage, the word inadequate means:
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88.  In the passage, the word hostility means:
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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

San Jose (1720)

Soon after the building of the Alamo, a second mission was founded in 1720 about five miles downstream. Named San Jose, this new mission was established by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus, who had previously left a failed mission in East Texas. A model among the Texas missions, San Jose gained a reputation as a major social and cultural center. Among the San Antonio missions, it also provided the strongest garrison against raids from Indians.

89. In the passage, the word model means:
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90. In the passage, the word garrison means:
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Part V: Reading Comprehension
Read the passage, "Mission to Mars" then answer the questions that follow.


91. Where is the shuttle carrying Roy and Ciara?
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92. What is the climax of the action in this story?
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93. Roy and Ciara work well as a team. ---- What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
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94. How do people on Earth feel about the mission to Mars?
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95. What is the theme of this story?
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96. Read the following sentences: "That was a TEXTBOOK TAKEOFF," the officer said.  "Congratulations!" "Thanks," said Roy.  "We'll keep you posted as we move along." ----- What does the phrase "TEXTBOOK TAKEOFF" mean above?
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97. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Roy dashes forward __________________ he sees something silver move through the air on Mars.
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