ENGLISH 7 ENGLISH 7

EASY EASY

In the early 1600s, a dangerous trip across the Removing seeds from cotton plants was a slow job
Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The Europeans, until Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. What is a
who would someday be known as the Pilgrims, must cotton gin?
have been a very determined and brave group of
settlers. A daunting task is one that would _______ a. a drink b. a book
someone. c. a machine d. a cloth

a. tickle Answer:
b. amuse c. a machine
c. lose or misplace
d. frighten or intimidate

Answer: Competency:
d. frighten or intimidate EN7VC-Ib-8: Use structural analysis to determine the
meaning of unfamiliar words or expressions from the
material viewed
Competency:
EN7VC-Ib-8: Use structural analysis to determine the
meaning of unfamiliar words or expressions from the
material viewed

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AVERAGE AVERAGE

What is the term used to refer to the reflection of the What is the figurative language used in the statement:
poet’s attitude toward the subject of a poem? “It is dreams that have destroyed us”?

Answer: Answer:
tone personification

Competency: Competency:
EN7LT-If-2.2.3: Determine the tone, mood, technique, EN7LT-Ie-2.2.2: Explain the literary devices used.
and purpose of the author.
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DIFFICULT DIFFICULT

What is the term used to refer to the implied meaning What is the figurative language used in the statement:
of a word or group of words used by a certain group of “Ignorance is wisdom”?
people?

Answer: Answer: Paradox

Connotative / Connotative meaning

Competency: Competency:
EN7V-IIa-10.1: Discriminate between literal and EN7LT-Ie-2.2.2: Explain the literary devices used.
figurative language.

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CLINCHER

What is the figurative language used in the statement:

“Sifted through the grass were daisies, Open-
mouthed, wondering, they gazed at the sun”?

Answer:
personification

Competency:
EN7LT-Ie-2.2.2: Explain the literary devices used.