Semester Exam Review Grade 7 Part 2

1. What is meant by the first line of this story? It was, in fact, a house that would create ghosts.

Which word below could replace the underlined word endeavoring in the passage?

What does the root -dent in the word edentate tell the reader from the previous passage?

Use context clues: Danielle was hurt by malicious comments made about her on Facebook. Malicious means:

Use context clues to define the word "eccentric".

She is eccentric. No one I know behaves that way.

I had been working on my essay incessantly for two hours. Mr. Meanie had only written the assignment on the chalkboard today, and I was a long way from being finished. “Oh, no!” I cried as I hit the wrong key on my typewriter. I was out of whiteout and I sure did not want to start over from the beginning!

What does the word incessantly mean?

Escaping, the Fly said mockingly, “You who have wished to revenge, even with death, the prick of a tiny insect, see what you have done to yourself to add insult to injury?” Use the context clues and explain what mockingly mean?

The main idea of a text is....

One the most popular musical instruments is the piano. In the traditional musical instrument classification system of string, woodwind, percussion and brass, the piano falls into two categories. It is considered a string instrument because the sound comes from the strings inside the piano. It is also considered a percussion instrument, since the player strikes the keyboard, which signals an internal hammer to strike the strings.

What is the author's main point?

20. Chronology is the study of _______.