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    The document provides a review sheet to help students prepare for their upcoming Grade 7 ELA midterm exam. It outlines five sections to study: (1) spelling words from Units 1-14, (2) 15 grammar topics from their textbook, (3) a listening comprehension test on a short story, (4) a reading comprehension test on an article, and (5) a major writing assignment on a topic to be provided. The writing assignment will involve brainstorming ideas, outlining a draft, and writing and revising a final draft to be completed during the exam. Suggested areas for assessment of the writing assignment, including ideas, organization, language, mechanics, and legibility, are also outlined.

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    The document provides a review sheet to help students prepare for their upcoming Grade 7 ELA midterm exam. It outlines five sections to study: (1) spelling words from Units 1-14, (2) 15 grammar topics from their textbook, (3) a listening comprehension test on a short story, (4) a reading comprehension test on an article, and (5) a major writing assignment on a topic to be provided. The writing assignment will involve brainstorming ideas, outlining a draft, and writing and revising a final draft to be completed during the exam. Suggested areas for assessment of the writing assignment, including ideas, organization, language, mechanics, and legibility, are also outlined.

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    The document provides a review sheet to help students prepare for their upcoming Grade 7 ELA midterm exam. It outlines five sections to study: (1) spelling words from Units 1-14, (2) 15 grammar topics from their textbook, (3) a listening comprehension test on a short story, (4) a reading comprehension test on an article, and (5) a major writing assignment on a topic to be provided. The writing assignment will involve brainstorming ideas, outlining a draft, and writing and revising a final draft to be completed during the exam. Suggested areas for assessment of the writing assignment, including ideas, organization, language, mechanics, and legibility, are also outlined.

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    Grade 7 ELA Midterm

    Review Sheet
    To prepare for your ELA midterm exam, you should do the following:
    I. Study your Spelling words from Units 1-14. You will have a dictation that includes 50
    of these words. Take extra time to study words that you spelled incorrectly on previous
    dictations.
    II. Review the following grammar topics from Communicating Skills:
    1. complete and incomplete sentences: p. 1
    2. singular and plural nouns: p. 8-9
    3. capitalization and punctuation: p. 10
    4. types of sentences: p. 13
    5. verbs: p.17
    6. helping verbs: p. 21
    7. verb tenses: p. 26
    8. using commas in addresses, dates and series: p. 18
    9. using commas in direct address and with interrupters: p. 22
    10. subject and predicate: p. 20, 23, 40
    11. making subjects and verbs agree: p. 30, 33
    12. irregular verbs: p. 31, 38, 46
    13. punctuating dialogue: p. 34-35, 41
    14. point of view: p. 39
    15. root words: p. 42
    16. prefixes: p. 44-45
    17. using apostrophes to show possession: p. 52-53
    III. On the exam there will also be a listening test. A short story will be read to you and
    then you will be asked questions.
    IV. On the exam there will be a reading test. You will individually read a short article and
    then answer questions based on the article. Some of the questions are multiple choice.
    Others are short answer. For the short answer questions, be careful to answer thoroughly,
    accurately, neatly and in complete sentences.
    V. On the exam there will also be a major writing assignment. We will brainstorm with
    the class some ideas related to the topic during a class before the exam. In another class
    you will preplan your story using some ideas from our brainstorming as well as some of
    your own ideas and knowledge. In another class you will write a rough draft of your
    story.
    On the exam date you will write the final draft of your story. You will also take time
    during your exam to carefully revise and edit your story with suggestions from a revising
    and editing checklist.
    A copy of the format for your writing assignment is given on the following page.

    Grade 7 ELA Midterm


    Review Sheet
    TASK:

    Use information from your planner and your personal experiences to


    explain the assigned topic

    FORM:

    Choose one of the following forms for your writing:


    report

    PURPOSE:
    audience.

    newspaper article

    speech

    will be given with your exam. Your writing should reflect the intended

    AUDIENCE: will be given with your exam. Your writing should reflect the intended
    audience.

    Your writing assignment is worth 22 marks. You will be


    assessed on the following:
    Ideas: (4 marks)
    Include ideas from the brainstorming activity and your
    personal knowledge.
    Develop your ideas with supporting details.
    Organization: (4 marks)
    Organize your writing with an effective introduction, body
    and conclusion in paragraph form.

    Language: (4 marks)
    Use language that creates mental images, thoughts and
    feelings for the reader.
    Use a variety of sentence patterns.
    Express your ideas clearly.
    Mechanics: (8 marks)
    Use proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and
    capitalization.
    Legibility: (2 marks)
    Use your best handwriting in your final draft.

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