NY Released Test - Grade 7 ELA (2024)(New York Standards)

Sticks and rudder pedals were used in both cockpits of the airplane.

People learned how to fly airplanes by observing the actions of the pilot.

Metal tailskids would create friction to slow the airplanes as they landed.

Pilots maneuvered their airplanes by using vertical sticks and rudder pedals.

her preference for planes made in France

her desire to share her knowledge with others

her desire to travel throughout the United States

her dissatisfaction with performing as a barnstormer

by referring to the altitude to which Coleman flew

by describing Coleman’s popularity with crowds

by indicating the types of planes Coleman flew

by demonstrating Coleman’s skills as a pilot

by referring to the thousands of people watching the first female African-American aviator

by indicating that Coleman was prohibited from flying the plane without another pilot

by illustrating how the first female African-American pilot flew in loops while tilting the plane

by describing how Coleman wanted to fly a type of plane with which she was unfamiliar

anxious, due to the dangerous jump of the stuntman

tense, because of the height to which the airplane flew

delighted, due to the reaction of the crowd to the stuntman

enthusiastic, because people were excited for the opportunity to fly

She knows there are more aircraft manufacturers in France.

She is denied the opportunity to train as a pilot in the United States.

She believes flying is more popular in France than in the United States.

She knows she will be able to learn by observing her instructors in France.

Coleman first takes flying lessons in a twenty-seven-foot biplane.

Coleman claims flying in France is as popular as driving cars in America.

Coleman is described by newspapers as a careful but skilled pilot.

Coleman is the first African-American woman to perform a solo flight.

by emphasizing the narrator’s preference for being outside

by illustrating how the narrator feels about school

by showing how the narrator is different than Little Man

by highlighting the narrator’s desire to help Papa

“Always meticulously neat, six-year-old Little Man never allowed dirt or tears or stains to mar anything he owned.” (paragraph 1)

“If I hadn’t known the cause of it, I could have forgotten very easily that he was, at twelve, bigger than I . . .” (paragraph 5)

“An ancient oak tree on the slope, visible even now, was the official dividing mark between Logan land and the beginning of a dense forest.” (paragraph 10)

“. . . for the past three years there had not been enough money from the cotton to pay both and live on too.” (paragraph 11)

by indicating their feelings about school

through descriptions of their personalities

by indicating her disagreements with them

through descriptions of their appearances

The narrator describes the traits of each brother as they walk to school.

The narrator and her brothers understand the importance of the land to their family.

The narrator realizes why her oldest brother is feeling unhappy.

The narrator and her brothers respect their father’s decision to work in other states.

He prefers working on the railroad to growing cotton.

He was not surprised when the price of cotton changed.

He is determined to keep the land his father purchased.

He was not able to talk to his other children about the land.

It is best to lead by example.

Make sure to tell the truth when you speak

Try to have all of the information before making a choice.

Go with your first instinct when making a statement.

She struggles at her school.

She becomes frustrated easily.

She wants to have more choices.

She thinks carefully before acting.

to agree to something less

to separate materials

to become quiet

to find a place to stay