Blueprint TCAP
Skills Review & Practice
Reading and Language Arts
Grade
7
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Jamie was planning a birthday party for her best friend, Carmen. She figured it would
be fun to have the party at the community pool. Jamie had already mailed out the
invitations and purchased the decorations. A large group was invited.
2
However, when the day of the party arrived, one bad thing happened after another.
First, Jamie realized that she forgot to place the pizza order. The decorations was
nowhere to be found. To top it off, when she was finally ready to meet up with
Carmen and head to the pool, the sky grew dark and the clouds burst open, drenching
Jamie with rain. The situation did not looks good.
3
Jamie rang Carmen’s doorbell, upset that she would disappoint her best friend. “I am so
sorry, Carmen,” she said when her friend opened the door. “We can’t has a pool party
in this weather. The decorations are missing, and I forgot to order the pizza. I thinks
I’ve ruined your birthday!”
4
“What do you mean?” says Carmen. “I think you’ve been so busy planning, you’ve
forgotten what day it is. My birthday and the pool party is not until tomorrow!”
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1.
A. Jamie
B. Carmen
2.
3.
Which word in line 5 is incorrect?
A. realized
C. forgot
B. was
D. place
Read this sentence from the passage.
“I thinks I’ve ruined your birthday!”
To make the verb agree with the subject, you should change
“thinks” to
A. is thinking
B. think
4.
C. Jamie and Carmen
D. a birthday party
Ask
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Read this sentence from the passage.
Jamie was planning a birthday party for her best
friend, Carmen.
What is the subject of this sentence?
1.
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C. has thinking
D. thinking
Which sentence shows the correct subject-verb agreement?
A. “My birthday and the pool party is not until tomorrow!”
B. The decorations was nowhere to be found.
C. The situation did not looks good.
D. A large group was invited.
In Your Own Words
5.
Read this sentence from the passage.
“We can’t has a pool party in this weather.”
What is the subject of this sentence? How should the verb be
corrected to match the subject?
5.
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On Your Own!
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The Greek myth “The Flight of Icarus” is about an inventor and his son. King
Minos have imprisoned Daedalus and his son, Icarus, on the island of Crete. Daedalus
cleverly fashion two pairs of wings from feathers and wax. The two men plan to use
the wings to fly to the mainland of Greece.
As Icarus straps on his wings, Daedalus warn him to be careful. “Do not fly too close
to the sun, because it will melt the wax.”
“I won’t,” promises his son.
Icarus takes off, soaring into the sky. He soon discovers how wonderful it is to
fly. Exhilarated, he flies higher and higher. The sun’s rays begin to melt the wax.
Suddenly, Icarus realizes what is happening. He frantically flaps his wings. But it is too
late. The wax in his wings has melted away, and he is only flapping his bare arms.
Daedalus watches in horror as his son falls to his death. The deep waters into which
he fell still bears his name. It is called the Icarian Sea.
1.
Read this sentence from the passage.
The two men plan to use the wings
to fly to the mainland of Greece.
What is the subject of this sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the mainland
the two men
the wings
Greece
2.
Which sentence has a verb that does
not agree with the subject?
A. The Greek myth “The Flight of
Icarus” is about an inventor and
his son.
B. “I won’t,” promises his son.
C. King Minos have imprisoned
Daedalus and his son, Icarus, on the
island of Crete.
D. Icarus takes off, soaring into the sky.
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3.
Read this sentence from the passage.
5.
Daedalus cleverly fashion two pairs
of wings from feathers and wax.
This shows incorrect subject-verb
agreement because
To make the verb agree with the
subject, you should change “bears” to
A. both the subject and the verb
are singular
B. both the subject and the verb
are plural
C. the subject is plural and the verb
is singular
D. the subject is singular and the verb
is plural
A.
B.
C.
D.
Read this sentence from the passage.
The sun’s rays begin to melt the wax.
Which pair of words identifies the
subject and verb of this sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
sun, begin
rays, begin
sun, melt
wax, melt
Write It Out
7.
The deep waters into which he fell
still bears his name.
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4.
Read this sentence from the passage.
bear
is beared
is bearing
has beared
Which sentence shows the correct
subject-verb agreement?
A. As Icarus straps on his wings,
Daedalus warn him to be careful.
B. As Icarus straps on his wings,
Daedalus warns him to be careful.
C. As Icarus strap on his wings,
Daedalus warns him to be careful.
D. As Icarus strap on his wings,
Daedalus warn him to be careful.
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How would you summarize this myth? Write about the characters and events using
correct subject-verb agreement.
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