DIVISION SDO Laguna GRADE LEVEL 7

Focus Skill GETTING Inclusive Date February, 2022

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Directions: Read the passages carefully. Choose the letter of your answer.
1. Native people in early North America liked to play games. Their favorite games were played
with a stick and a ball, like a lacrosse. In lacrosse, the rule is that you can't touch the ball with
your hands. You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.
A: Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like a lacrosse.
B: Native people in early North America liked to play games.
C: You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.
D: In lacrosse, the rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands.

2. Not all plants grow in the same way. Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are
called annuals. Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials. Other
plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials.

A: Other plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials.
B: Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials.
C: Not all plants grow in the same way.
D: Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are called annuals.
3. Teeth can tell you what kinds of food a mammal eats. Plant eaters (herbivores) like deer
have large, flat molars for grinding plants. Animals that eat both plants and meat (omnivores)
have strong canines and molars for tearing and grinding foods. Animals that are meat eaters
(carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and tearing.
A: Animals that are meat eaters (carnivores) have canine teeth for cutting and tearing.
B: Plant eaters (herbivores) like deer have large, flat molars for grinding plants.
C: Omnivores have strong canines and molars for tearing and grinding foods.
D: Teeth can tell you what kinds of food a mammal eats.
4. Animals have defences against being eaten, and so do plants. Plants like milkweed have
strong chemicals that can make animals sick. Poison Ivy has oils in its leaves that will give
animals an itchy
rash. Blackberries have sharp thorns all over the plant.
A: Animals have defenses against being eaten, and so do plants.
B: Blackberries have sharp thorns all over the plant. C: Poison ivy has oils in its leaves that will
give animals an itchy rash.
D: Plants like hemlock have strong chemicals that can make animals sick.
5. Yellowjackets, a kind of wasp, are a normal part of summer. Their numbers increase all
summer, making them a nuisance by late summer. Colonies can reach several thousand
individuals. Picnic areas are especially attractive to them, and Yellowjackets will visit these
areas regularly.
A: Their numbers increase all summer, making them
a nuisance by late summer.
B: Yellowjackets, a kind of wasp, are a normal part of summer.
C: Colonies can reach several thousand individuals.
D: Picnic areas are especially attractive to them, and
Yellowjackets will visit these areas regularly.
6. Insect antennae, also called "feelers", do much more than just feel. They help the insect feel
objects, monitor motion, and detect smells. They let the insect hear, sense moisture, and feel
the heat. They can also interpret a variety of chemical cues.
A: They help the insect feel objects, monitor motion, and detect smells.
B: They can also interpret a variety of chemical cues.
C: Insect antennae, also called “feelers”, do much more than just feel.
D: They let the insect hear, sense moisture, and feel the heat.
 7. Alex scored 8 points for his baseball team. He struck out 5 players. He hit 2 home runs and
drove in 6 more runs. Alex was declared the Most Valuable Player of the game.
A: He hit 2 home runs and drove in 6 more runs. B: Alex was declared the Most Valuable Player
of the game.
C: Alex scored 8 points for his baseball team. D: He struck out 5 players.

SDO LAGUNA_PROJECT REACH READING MATERIAL SY 2021-2022

DIVISION SDO Laguna GRADE LEVEL 7

Focus Skill GETTING Inclusive Date February, 2022

THE MAIN
IDEA
Project REACH Reference: https://www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/main_idea/quiz151
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8. Dogs are often called man's best friends, but they also help humans in many ways. Some
dogs hunt or retrieve. Some dogs guide the blind. Others guard animals and property.
A: Others guard animals and property
B: Some dogs guide the blind.
C: Some dogs hunt or retrieve.
D: Dogs are often called man's best friends, but they also help humans in many ways.

9. Before the Europeans came, women in North America had more power and freedom than
women in Europe or Asia. Women-owned their own houses. They could get divorced if they
wanted to. They didn't lose their children if they did get divorced.
A: Women-owned their own houses.
B: They didn't lose their children if they did get divorced.
C: They could get divorced if they wanted to. D: Before the Europeans came, women in North
America had more power and freedom than women in Europe or Asia.

10. People in early North America ate only wild foods that they could hunt or gather. Inuit
people ate a lot of fish and seal meat, and gathered seaweed. Pueblo people ate cactus fruit
and pine nuts and hunted rabbits and birds. Cree people ate fish with wild rice that they
gathered in the wetlands around the Great Lakes.
A: Cree people ate fish with wild rice that they gathered in the wetlands around the Great
Lakes. B: People in early North America ate only wild foods that they could hunt or gather.
C: Inuit people ate a lot of fish and seal meat, and gathered seaweed.
D: Pueblo people ate cactus fruit and pine nuts, and hunted rabbits and birds.
11. Thomas Alva Edison is remembered because of the huge number of things he invented that
are still used today. He invented the light bulb. The storage battery was invented by him.
Motion pictures (movies) were another of his inventions. The storage battery was invented by
him. b Thomas Alva Edison is remembered because of the huge number of things he invented
which are still used today. c Motion pictures (movies) were another of his inventions. d He
invented the light bulb.
A: The storage battery was invented by him. B: Thomas Alva Edison is remembered because of
the huge number of things he invented that are still used today.
C: Motion pictures (movies) were another of his inventions.
D: He invented the light bulb.
 12. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of America's most important civil rights leaders. He inspired
many with his famous, "I have a dream" speech. He believed in using non-violent methods to
achieve his dream of racial integration. He was assassinated at age 39.

A: He was assassinated at age 39.

B: He believed in using non-violent methods to achieve his dream of racial integration.
C: He inspired many with his famous, "I have a dream" speech.
D: Martin Luther King Jr. was one of America's most important civil rights leaders.
13. For young children, losing privileges for short amounts of time can be very effective. One
way for this to happen is by using what is called "Time-Out." Time-Out means time away from
all those fun things in a child's life. It is a way of disciplining your child without raising your
hand or your voice. Basically, Time-Out involves having your child sit in one place for a certain
amount of time. You can easily see that most kids wouldn't like Time-Out because they would
rather be doing fun things (Burke & Herron, 1996, p. 40).
A. Time-Out is not an effective way of disciplining children.
B. Time-Out is an effective way of disciplining children
C. Spanking is the least effective way of disciplining children.
D. Time-Out means sitting in one place for a certain amount of time

SDO LAGUNA_PROJECT REACH READING MATERIAL SY 2021-2022

DIVISION SDO Laguna GRADE LEVEL 7

Focus Skill GETTING Inclusive Date February, 2022

THE MAIN
IDEA
Project REACH Reference: https://www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/main_idea/quiz151
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14. Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and
behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they
will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from
experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make
our lives easier.
A. Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
B. We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
C. You should give up if you are the Robots that will look and behave much like real humans. D.
Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

15. The earth's surface is constantly changing. All over the world every day there are
earthquakes, floods, and volcanoes that quickly change our world. Some changes are too
small to see. Others cause tremendous damage and cost millions of dollars to clean up.
 A. It is expensive to clean up the damage. B. Sometimes we can't see the changes. C. The
Earth's surface is always changing. D. Some changes are too small to see.
16. Proper etiquette indicates that a thank you note should be sent immediately after the
interview. Acknowledge the interviewer's time and the information you gained about the
company during the interview and express your interest in working with the company. Even if
you have concluded that the job or corporation is not a good match for you or your skills, send
the thank you. Your graciousness will be remembered (Casperson, 1999, p. 126).
A. Applicants who send thank you notes after interviews always get the job.
B. Proper etiquette is more important than job skills when getting a job.
C. Only send a thank you note if you think you are going to get the job.
D. Always send a thank you note after a job interview
17. People act the way they are dressed. Those wearing beach clothes often put their feet on
the desk, slouch in their chair, and look lazy. Those who look professional and businesslike
work better and are better received by their colleagues (Casperson, 1999, p. 33).
A. People who wear beach clothes to work are lazy. B. Dressing nice will help you get a better
job. C. People act the way they are dressed. D. Men should always wear ties to work.

18. Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this
game, you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board.
Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.
A. Scrabble is challenging and fun.
B. Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary. C. It takes skill to play a good game.
D. Scrabble can take hours to play.

19. Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn't be spending hours staring blankly
at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons
she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV.

A. Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria. B. Some cartoons are bad for Maria
C. Books are good.
D. All cartoons are bad.

20. Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger
and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes
had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter
Marigold.

A. King Midas loved gold.

B. King Midas sold lots of gold
C. King Midas had a heart of gold.
D. King Midas hated gold.

SDO LAGUNA_PROJECT REACH READING MATERIAL SY 2021-2022