Grade 7 ELA Flashcards
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Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Answer: Walking down the street, the trees swayed.
The trees cannot be walking, so 'Walking down the street' has no logical subject to modify.
An author's point of view in a nonfiction text refers to:
Answer: The author's attitude or perspective on the topic
Point of view reflects how the author thinks and feels about the subject.
Which is the best definition of a 'claim' in an argument?
Answer: A statement that asserts a position to be proven
A claim is the arguable position the writer sets out to support.
What type of figurative language is used in 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
Answer: Personification
Giving the wind the human ability to whisper is personification.
Which transition word signals a contrast between ideas?
Answer: However
'However' introduces a contrasting idea.
When two texts present different accounts of the same event, comparing them helps a reader:
Answer: Understand how perspective shapes information
Comparing accounts reveals how different viewpoints affect the presentation of facts.
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
Answer: Each of the players is ready.
'Each' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'is.'