Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
ID: A
ELA 7- Final Exam
Multiple Choice
Choose the best answer. Show Process of Elimination.
The real final is just like a state test. Reading passages and answering questions. SO on this test I put some
examples and some review.
Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
The Song of Wandering Aengus
By William Butler Yeats
I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
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1
Where does the speaker go in the poem?
A
B
The Sun
A hazel wood
C
D
1
The Moon
The bottom of a stream
Name: ________________________
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2
What is the theme of the poem?
F
G
____
3
4
Longing or Desire
Contentment or Peace
H
J
Charity or Thanks
Resentment or Hate
The speaker is not feeling well at the beginning of the poem. What evidence from the poem supports this
claim?
A
B
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ID: A
“I dropped the berry in a stream”
“A fire was in my head”
C
D
“I went out to the hazel wood”
“I went to blow the fire a-flame”
What is the effect of the words “flickering out” and “glimmering”?
F
G
They create a powerful image in the
reader’s mind
They hint at what is going to happen at
the very end of the poem
H
J
2
They slow down the meter of the poem
with long syllables
They show how upset and troubled the
speaker is
Name: ________________________
ID: A
Read the passage answer the questions that follow.
Different Forms of Water
When you’re thirsty, few things feel better than drinking a tall glass of water poured over ice. But
as you’re drinking, do you realize you are experiencing two very different forms of water, and that each
form can be used for totally different jobs?
If you suddenly catch a cold, your parent may give you a cup of steaming hot tea to drink. That
steam is a third form of water and has its own properties.
Water is the most common compound on Earth, covering about 70 percent of the planet’s surface.
Most of that water is in liquid form, sloshing around in the oceans and other bodies of water. Because it’s
so common, and because it’s easy to use for so many different purposes, liquid water is part of our
everyday lives. We use water to nourish everything from ourselves to our pets to our yards. Like all liquids,
water travels faster and increases in pressure as more of it is pressed through a tighter space. We can see
this principle after we brush our teeth, using water flowing from the tap to push the toothpaste down the
drain. By increasing the pressure, we use water to clean glasses in a dishwasher and cars in a carwash.
Water is great at cooling things down. To cool off our bodies, we go swimming at the pool on a hot
summer day. To cool off our cars and factories, we force water through pipes to keep engines from
overheating.
Water can also be a great way to travel. People have used sails, paddles and oars to propel boats
through water for thousands of years. In modern times, one gallon of diesel fuel can pull one ton of cargo
59 miles by truck down a highway, 202 miles by train down a railroad track, and 514 miles in a boat
through water.
Another traditional use for water is generating power. When water drops quickly in elevation, as
over a waterfall, special gears called turbines can be placed inside the stream. Turbines can be used either
directly to spin machines like sewing looms, or indirectly to capture that momentum as electricity. America
has used this property of falling water to build giant electricity plants, including the ones at Hoover Dam
and Niagara Falls.
When water freezes into ice, it becomes hard. Unlike most other frozen liquids, ice is actually less
dense than water in its liquid form, which is why ice cubes float. These two properties explain the
Antarctic ice pier, which has been constructed at America’s McMurdo research station every summer since
1973. Workers pump seawater into a contained area and let it freeze. The pier becomes so sturdy it can
support semi-trucks, which transport tons of food and equipment from supply ships to the station.
Ice also cools things down. The National Seal Sanctuary in Britain uses a machine to produce ice
for the sea lions, because they fight less when they’re cool. Zoos around the world buy ice machines to
chill areas for polar bears and penguins. Humans like ice so much that large restaurants and hotels often
spend more than $10,000 on a single ice machine.
As the temperature rises, ice melts into water, which boils into steam. Perhaps the most common
use of steam is electricity; about 90 percent of all electricity generated in the U.S. comes from steam
turbines. Heat to boil the water is generated by many fuels, including coal, natural gas and nuclear fuel.
For thousands of years farmers have used steam to sterilize their fields and kill weeds and bacteria.
You can see steam at work in many buildings and homes, where it is forced through pipes and radiators for
heat. You can also see steam at work if your parents cook vegetables in a steamer.
Because we are constantly surrounded by water, ice and steam, it’s easy not to pay attention to
them. But all three are really just the same chemical compound that makes life on Earth possible.
FROM READWORKS.ORG
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5
What does the passage describe?
3
Name: ________________________
A
B
____
6
7
The passage describe how to cook
vegetables using a steamer
The passage describes different forms
and uses of water
C
D
The passage describes the effects of
brushing your teeth
The passage describes kinds of weeds
that grow in fields
What type of text is this?
F
G
____
ID: A
Informational
Persuasive
H
Entertaining
An ice pier at America’s McMurdo
research station
The Nation Seal Sanctuary in Britain
What is this passage mainly about?
A
The uses of water, ice, and steam
C
B
How water can be used to generate
electricity
D
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
Matching
Match the terms of figurative language.
A
B
C
D
Repeating an initial sound
E
A comparison of two things using like or F
as
A comparison of two things
G
A picture that a text puts in your mind
____
8
Simile
____
9
Irony
____
10
Imagery
____
11
Alliteration
____
12
Hyperbole
____
13
Personification
____
14
Metaphor
5
The opposite of what was expected
Giving objects person like traits
An over exaggeration
Name: ________________________
ID: A
Short Answer
Complete the answer in 1 paragraph.
Read the passage answer the questions that follow.
Different Forms of Water
When you’re thirsty, few things feel better than drinking a tall glass of water poured over ice. But
as you’re drinking, do you realize you are experiencing two very different forms of water, and that each
form can be used for totally different jobs?
If you suddenly catch a cold, your parent may give you a cup of steaming hot tea to drink. That
steam is a third form of water and has its own properties.
Water is the most common compound on Earth, covering about 70 percent of the planet’s surface.
Most of that water is in liquid form, sloshing around in the oceans and other bodies of water. Because it’s
so common, and because it’s easy to use for so many different purposes, liquid water is part of our
everyday lives. We use water to nourish everything from ourselves to our pets to our yards. Like all liquids,
water travels faster and increases in pressure as more of it is pressed through a tighter space. We can see
this principle after we brush our teeth, using water flowing from the tap to push the toothpaste down the
drain. By increasing the pressure, we use water to clean glasses in a dishwasher and cars in a carwash.
Water is great at cooling things down. To cool off our bodies, we go swimming at the pool on a hot
summer day. To cool off our cars and factories, we force water through pipes to keep engines from
overheating.
Water can also be a great way to travel. People have used sails, paddles and oars to propel boats
through water for thousands of years. In modern times, one gallon of diesel fuel can pull one ton of cargo
59 miles by truck down a highway, 202 miles by train down a railroad track, and 514 miles in a boat
through water.
Another traditional use for water is generating power. When water drops quickly in elevation, as
over a waterfall, special gears called turbines can be placed inside the stream. Turbines can be used either
directly to spin machines like sewing looms, or indirectly to capture that momentum as electricity. America
has used this property of falling water to build giant electricity plants, including the ones at Hoover Dam
and Niagara Falls.
When water freezes into ice, it becomes hard. Unlike most other frozen liquids, ice is actually less
dense than water in its liquid form, which is why ice cubes float. These two properties explain the
Antarctic ice pier, which has been constructed at America’s McMurdo research station every summer since
1973. Workers pump seawater into a contained area and let it freeze. The pier becomes so sturdy it can
support semi-trucks, which transport tons of food and equipment from supply ships to the station.
Ice also cools things down. The National Seal Sanctuary in Britain uses a machine to produce ice
for the sea lions, because they fight less when they’re cool. Zoos around the world buy ice machines to
chill areas for polar bears and penguins. Humans like ice so much that large restaurants and hotels often
spend more than $10,000 on a single ice machine.
As the temperature rises, ice melts into water, which boils into steam. Perhaps the most common
use of steam is electricity; about 90 percent of all electricity generated in the U.S. comes from steam
turbines. Heat to boil the water is generated by many fuels, including coal, natural gas and nuclear fuel.
For thousands of years farmers have used steam to sterilize their fields and kill weeds and bacteria.
You can see steam at work in many buildings and homes, where it is forced through pipes and radiators for
heat. You can also see steam at work if your parents cook vegetables in a steamer.
Because we are constantly surrounded by water, ice and steam, it’s easy not to pay attention to
them. But all three are really just the same chemical compound that makes life on Earth possible.
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
FROM READWORKS.ORG
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Using information in the passage, explain how water makes life on Earth possible.
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
The Song of Wandering Aengus
By William Butler Yeats
I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
5
10
15
20
FROM READWORKS.ORG
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What is the mood of the poem? How do you know?
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ID: A
ELA 7- Final Exam
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1
ANS: B
PTS: 1
3
ANS: B
PTS: 1
2
4
5
6
7
ANS: F
ANS: F
ANS: B
ANS: F
ANS: A
PTS: 1
PTS: 1
PTS: 1
PTS: 1
PTS: 1
MATCHING
8
ANS: B
PTS: 1
10
ANS: D
PTS: 1
9
11
12
13
14
ANS: E
ANS: A
ANS: G
ANS: F
ANS: C
PTS: 1
PTS: 1
PTS: 1
PTS: 1
PTS: 1
SHORT ANSWER
15
16
ANS:
Suggested answer: Answers may vary, as long as they are supported by the passage. Students may cite the
passage’s statement that we “use water to nourish everything from ourselves to our pets to our yards.”
Students may also point out specific uses that water serves in its various forms, such as sterilizing farm
fields and enabling transportation.
PTS: 1
ANS:
Answers will vary.
Make sure there is evidence to support
Clear Understanding of the Mood
And text based evidence to support the mood
Sample: Mood is wistful
PTS: 1
1