Department of Education

English Program

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Seventh Grade Pre/Post Test

I. Instructions: Listen to the following reading selections carefully, paying special attention to details. The reading selections will be read two times. After the reading, answer the questions presented below.

Reading Selection A. 1. Which country gave the Statue to the United States?

a. Spainb. Francec. Englandd. Sweden

2. What is the selection MAINLY about?a. The building of the Statue of Liberty.b. The difficulty in bringing the Statue to New York.c. The meaning the Statue has for American people.d. The commemoration of friendship between two countries.

3. Which of the following events happened FIRST?a. The Statue was made a National Monument. b. The Statue was reconstructed in New York.c. The Statue was given to United States as a gift.d. Frederick Auguste Bartholdi designed the Statue.

4. Why was the Statue given as a gift to the United States?a. to show that the United States was a place of freedom b. to celebrate the presidential election of Calvin Coolidge c. to show that the war between the two countries had endedd. to commemorate the friendship between the two countries

5. Why did the author PROBABLY write this selection?a. to entertain.b. to persuade.c. to evaluate.d. to inform.

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Reading Selection B.

6. According to the reading selection, how much larger than Earth is the sun?a. Over 10 times largerb. Over 10,000 milesc. Over 100 times largerd. Over 1,000 times larger

7. How many stars are in our universe?a. millions of millionsb. billions of billionsc. hundreds of billionsd. hundreds of hundreds

8. How far away is the sun from Earth?a. 93 billion miles b. 93 trillion miles c. 93 million miles d. 93 hundred miles

9. According to the passage, the sun is _____________.a. a kind of planetb. a kind of galaxyc. a medium-size stard. a constellation of stars

10. Which of the following statements best summarizes the MAIN IDEA of the selection?

a. The sun is very far from the Earth.b. The sun is the largest object in our sky.c. The Earth and the sun are very similar.d. The Earth rotates around the sun.

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B. Instructions: Please, listen carefully to the following question and answer it orally.

1. Give your opinion: Read the questions in the box. Reflect on each one. Answer orally.

SHORT-ANSWER ORAL OR NON-VERBAL PRODUCTION RUBRIC

RESPONSES CAN BE NON-VERBAL OR VERBAL IN ENGLISH. SPANISH RESPONSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED WHEN ASSIGNING A SCORE TO A SHORT-ANSWER ORAL OR NON-VERBAL PRODUCTION ITEM MEASURING.

SCORE

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CRITERIA

Full Oral or Non-verbal Production – A thorough oral or non-verbal production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response is correct and complete and provides evidence related to the question/task. Details in the response are clear accurate.

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Partial Oral or Non-verbal Productions – Partial oral or non-verbal production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response provides some information that is accurate. However, the response is not complete and may not provide clear evidence related to the questions/task.

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No Oral or Non-verbal Production – The student’s response demonstrates no oral or non-verbal production no understanding of the concept being assessed. The response is inaccurate or unrelated to the question/task.

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a) If you were to build a monument, who would you dedicate it to?b) Why is this person important in your life? Provide at least two

reasons to support your answer.

II. Reading Content standard 3

A. Instructions: Read the following passage carefully. After the reading, answer the questions given below.

Gone Forever (By Barbara Reeves)

(1) A snow leopard roars in the high mountains of Asia. A black rhinoceros gallops across the

plains of Africa. A grizzly bear hunts for fish in a North American river. A mother blue whale and

her calf glide through the deep waters of the ocean.

(2) All of these animals share the Earth with us. They fascinate us with their beauty, their grace,

and their speed. We love observing their behavior, and learning more about their habits. But just

loving them is not enough. All of these animals are endangered. Many of them have died, and

without special care, they may someday disappear from the Earth. Why is it important to care for

animals like these? One reason is to protect the balance of life on Earth. Another reason is the

beauty of the animals themselves. Each species of animal is special. Once it is gone, it is gone

forever.

(3) Africa was once filled with an abundance of wild animals. But that is changing fast. One of

these animals, the black rhinoceros, lives on the plains of Africa. It has very good eyesight and a

very bad temper! Even though the black rhino is powerful, and can be dangerous, its strength

can’t always help it to escape hunters. Some people think that the rhino’s horn has magical

powers, and many hunters kill rhinos for their valuable horns. This has caused the black rhino to

be placed on the endangered species list.

(4) The elephant seems to represent all that is strong and wild in Africa. It once had no natural

enemies, but is now endangered-killed for its ivory tusks. The fastest land animal, the cheetah,

also lives in Africa. It, too, is becoming extinct as people take over more and more of the land

that is part of the cheetah’s natural habitat. Imagine Africa without the powerful rhino, the gentle,

intelligent elephant, or the lightning quick cheetah. Once they are gone, they are gone forever.

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Questions:

1. In paragraph 1, What is the meaning of the word glide?a. hop continuously b. move smoothlyc. swim quicklyd. jump slowly

2. Which word best defines the word endangered in paragraph 2?a. majesticb. not usualc. at riskd. wild

3. What does the underlined word in the sentence mean?

“Some people think that the rhino’s horn has magical powers”a. supernaturalb. wisdomc. residued. feeling

4. What does the underlined word in the sentence mean?

“Each species of animals is special.”a. sizeb. colorc. variety d. seasoning

5. What is probably the MAJOR REASON why there are endangered species? a. Each animal depends on another survive.b. We need to recycle paper and plastics.c. Many people hunt and kill them.d. Each animal species is special.

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6. What will PROBABLY happen to some animal species if people do not begin to take care of the Earth?

a. They will become extinct. b. Their numbers will increase.c. They will move to other habitats.d. There will be no significant change.

7. Why did the author PROBABLY write this selection? a. to persuade b. to entertain c. to inform d. to describe

8. How does the author PROBABLY feel about the fate of endangered animals? a. satisfiedb. worriedc. joyfuld. indifferent

9. What can be INFERRED regarding the problem of endangered species?a. It affects only Asia.b. It affects mostly Africa.c. It can affect the whole world.d. It affects mostly North America.

10. Which of the following can be considered a FACT?a. The fastest land animal, cheetah, lives in Africa.b. It is important for us to take care of endangered animals.c. The black rhinoceros is the most frightening animal in Africa.d. If we don’t protect endangered animals now, we will regret it in the future.

11. What is the MAIN IDEA of the selection? a. Humans are careless with animals.b. Animals fascinate us in many ways.c. Endangered species need to be protected.

d. The world is made up of many living things.

12. Which of the following sentences SUPPORTS the main idea?a. There are endangered species wherever people are careless about the land. b. The elephant seems to represent all that is strong and wild in Africa.c. Africa was once filled with an abundance of wild animals.d. The black rhinoceros lives on the plains of Africa.

13. What does the author PROBABLY mean when he says that…

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“once they are gone, they’re gone forever”?a. Endangered animals will adapt their lifestyles.b. Endangered animals will move to other habitats.c. Endangered animals will disappear from Earth.d. Endangered animals will adjust to new changes on Earth.

14. What style of FIGURATIVE language is used in the sentence?

a. personificationb. metaphorc. hyperboled. simile

15. What style of FIGURATIVE language is used in the sentence?

a. simileb. hyperbolec. metaphord. personification

III. Writing

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The math problems danced in front of my confused eyes.

The flowers were like small umbrellas for the ladybugs.

A. Instructions: Read the paragraphs, and choose the sentence that best completes each one.

1. Marcos is very athletic for a twelve year old. He can run faster than most boys older than him. He throws and catches a basketball with ease. He is an accomplished tennis player and golfer. __________________________________________________ .

a. Marcos can even roller skate backwards on one foot. b. Marcos can even read second grade level books.c. Marcos can even play the guitar and the violin.d. Marcos can even dance any kind of music.

2. _________________________________. I cannot walk by an ice cream store without stopping in for a chocolate cone. My refrigerator is full of M&Ms, Snickers, and lots of Hershey Kisses. No chocolate bar is safe if I put my hands on it. The Nabisco Company should make me its poster boy! ______________________________________________________________.

a. I feel very unhappy, if I can’t drink milk.b. Yes, I confess, I am a chocolate lover!c. I like to put strawberries on my ice cream.d. No, I do not like syrup on chocolate ice cream.

3. What is the BEST way to combine the two sentences in the box?

a. He throws and catches a basketball with ease, but he is an accomplished tennis player and golfer.

b. He throws and catches a basketball with ease, and he is an accomplished tennis player and golfer.

c. He throws and catches a basketball with ease, so he is an accomplished tennis player and golfer.d. He throws and catches a basketball with ease, for is he an accomplished tennis player and golfer..

B. Instructions:

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He throws and catches a basketball with ease. He is an accomplished tennis player and golfer.

For the situation presented below, write a short persuasive paragraph of at least six or seven sentences. Use appropriate word choice to create the image you want.

30. Pandas eat bamboo. The bamboo forests shrink every day due to humans using the land for their purposes. As a result, the panda is endangered.

oWhat should be done to help endangered pandas?oWhat can you do to convince other people to help you

protect the pandas?

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SHORT-ANSWER FOR WRITTEN PRODUCTION RUBRIC

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RESPONSES SHOULD WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. SPANISH RESPONSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED WHEN ASSIGNING A SCORE TO A SHORT-ANSWER WRITTEN PRODUCTION ITEM MEASURING.

SCORE

2

CRITERIA

Full Written Production – A thorough written production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response is correct and complete and provides evidence related to the question/task. Details in the response are clear accurate.

1

Partial Written Productions – Partial written production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response provides some information that is accurate. However, the response is not complete and may not provide clear evidence related to the questions/task.

0No Written Production – The student’s response demonstrates no written production or no understanding of the concept being assessed. The response is inaccurate or unrelated to the question/task.

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