Midterm Exam Review  

Name____________________________ Period____  Date of Exam________

Parts of Speech

Noun-names person, place, thing, idea (boy, school, book, freedom)

Pronoun-takes place of noun (he, she, it, you)

Verb-action or state of being (dance, is)

Adjective-describes noun or pronoun (large, handsome)

Adverb-tells how, when, where, how much, how often (quickly, there, too)

Conjunction-joins words, phrases, or sentences (and, or, but, nor)

Preposition-words that show direction or relationship between words (in, on, over, under, to)

Interjection-word that shows strong feeling (Yikes)

Subjects-who or what

Predicate-what happens to subject

          S       P

The girls are swimming in the lake.

Kinds of Sentences

Declarative-statement (It is time to leave.)

Imperative-command or request (Look at him.)

Interrogative-question

Exclamatory-sentence with strong feeling

Steps of Writing Process

Prewriting-first ideas; brainstorming

Drafting-first rough copy of paragraphs

Editing-correcting spelling, punctuation, capitalization

Revising-changing words and sentences

Publishing-final copy

Hooks FADQQ

Fact-surpising statement

Anecedote-story

Description-looks, smells, sounds

Question-has a question mark

Quote-someone speaks with quotation marks

Figures of Speech

Alliteration-repeating the first letter of words in a line of poetry

Personification-making an object seem like a person

Simile-comparison using as or like

Metaphor- comparison NOT using as or like

Onamatopoeia-words that sound their meaning

Six Traits of Writing

Ideas-the main ideas with good details and examples

Organization-putting ideas in paragraphs with a beginning, middle, and end

Word Choice-using “grown up” words

Sentence Fluency-using complete sentences with different lengths and beginnings

Conventions-capitals, spelling, punctuation

Label the underlined words as noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition.

1.     We ate candy, cake, and pies eagerly.

2.     In the gym we played basketball skillfully.

3.     Gosh! He is the tallest man I’ve ever seen.

Underline the subject once and the predicate twice.

4.     The police impeded the speeders.

5.     Teachers and students attended the ceremony.

6.     The grass is too long.

7.     Many children have come to the party.

Label these sentences as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory. Punctuate correctly.

8.  ___________   What a beautiful dress __

9.  ___________    How are you doing __

10. ___________   Bring me that book __

11.  ___________  The holidays are joyful memories __

Label these hooks as fact, anecdote, description, question, or quote.

12.   ___________  That summer we visited a small cottage by the river.

13.   ___________  Where did you catch that fifty pound fish?

14.   ___________   Scrooge made the trenchant remark, “Let the poor die and decrease the population.”

15.   ___________   Juicy spiced ham, sugary yams, and golden cornbread graced the Christmas table.

16.   ____________  One thousand people were fed Thanksgiving dinner by the charitable family.

Label these figures of speech as simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia.

17.   _____________  The millions of people looked like ants from the airplane window.

18.   ____________   The rainbow smiled on the land.

19.   ____________   Slinky slithering snakes slid through the grass.

20.   _____________  The umbrellas were mushrooms moving along the sidewalk.

21.   _____________  The tinkle, tinkle of the silver ornaments rang through the hall.

Label these sentences as S if a complete sentence, F if only a part of a sentence or fragment, and RO if two sentences written together as a run-on.

22.   ________  In the bottom of the box was a tiny puppy.

23.   ________  Barking at the top of his lungs.

24.   ________  We fed him then we bathed and combed him.

25.   ________  The smoothest shiniest fur I had ever seen.

Fill in the blanks using these six traits of writing: ideas, organization, word choice, voice, sentence fluency, conventions.

26.   Using the word possessions instead of stuff is ______________.

27.   Making sure you have an introduction, body with 3 paragraphs, and conclusion is _______________.

28.   Avoiding fragments or run-ons and changing the way you begin each complete thought is ______________________.

29.   If you proofread carefully for mistakes, you will have good ________________________.

30.   If your paragraphs are well developed with examples and short anecdotes, your _____________ be strong.

31.   Putting your personality into your writing is _________________.

Fill in the blanks with these steps of the writing process:  prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.

32.   Typing a paper is the ____________ stage.

33.   Writing the rough or sloppy copy is _______________.

34.   Brainstorming or coming up with ideas or notes is __________________.

35.   Correcting spelling or capitals or punctuation is _________________.

36.   Changing words or sentences is ___________________.

Correct the mistakes.

37. mr blake exclaimed   i won the lottery

38. Ted s  dad is forty two years old he works for nabisco

39. We ordered pizza soda and dessert.

40. To Whom It May Concern

41. The dog is asleep and the cat is eating.

42. Please call the following girls Sue Mary and Beth.

43. In  chicago illinois we stayed inside because it was so cold.

44. The turkey is almost cooked now we can set the table.

Combine these sentences:

1.     We live in a house.  It is brick. It is red.  It is huge.

2.     Mr. Smith loves swimming.  He goes to the pool daily.  He goes at five o’clock.

3.     Pick up your clothes.  I would also like you to vacuum your floor.

Read the paragraph below. 

1.     Fill in the blank with the best topic sentence. 

2.     Cross out the one that doesn’t talk about the topic. 

3.     Write another good sentence in the second blank to develop the topic more.

     _________________________________________________________________.  Making sure you have a quiet place with no distractions is a good start.  Next, supplies such as paper, pencils, and a computer will be needed.  Brainstorm about your topic and make a graphic organizer first.  Writing a rough copy should follow.  ______________________________________________________________________.   Don’t spill food or drinks on your paper.  Finally, a neat copy should be hand written or typed.  Hopefully, the final product will be A+!

GRADE 7 LETTER TO EDITOR OR SUPERINTENDENT