PSSA Grade 7 ELA - Item and Scoring Sampler (2018)
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Grade 7
English Language Arts
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- Q1Which description from the passage BEST emphasizes the idea that Earth has been nearly forgotten?"On the tenth floor of the Library was a tiny room about ten meters square.""At first, new generations born in the far-flung colonies made pilgrimages to visit the cradle of civilization, . . .""The shelves of discs and cubes that had once fit the viewing kiosks downstairs no longer worked either.""But over a hundred millennia, the flow of tourists slowed to a trickle, then a drip, and finally, stopped."120sA-C.2.1.3
- Q2Read the sentences from the passage. Which word BEST replaces the word "binds" without changing the meaning of the sentence?sealsstrengthensfusesconnects60sA-V.4.1.2
- Q3Read the sentence from the passage. Which phrase from the sentence MOST helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "minuscule"?"caused by a change in temperature""were so fragile""even the smallest bit of damage""the data on them"60sA-V.4.1.1
- Q4Which comparison of CN-344315 to a human is MOST emphasized in the passage?The robot experiences feelings like a human.The robot expresses original ideas like a human.The robot is reliable like a human.The robot grows old like a human.60sA-K.1.1.1
- Q5What is the main way that the setting affects the passage?Because the events take place in the future, a character makes unpredictable decisions.Because the events take place in the future, a character is unfamiliar with present-day items.Because the events take place in an old building, the characters think they will encounter danger.Because the events take place in an old building, the characters assume that they are alone.60sA-K.1.1.3
- Q6Which theme is developed mainly by the character of the robot?Change is the only thing that is constant in life.Discovering the past can be an adventure.Knowledge becomes more meaningful when it is used.Believing in a cause can change the minds of others.60sA-K.1.1.2
- Q7Read the paragraph. Which revision of sentence 2 MOST improves the style of the paragraph?However, many people complained about the ink that dried too slowly and left spots on paper and the pens not writing smoothly and requiring too much time to fill.However, many people complained because the ink dried too slowly and left ink spots on paper. The pens did not write smoothly, and then they required too much time to fill.However, many people complained that fountain pens required too much time to fill with ink. They complained that the pens did not write smoothly and that the ink that dried too slowly left ink spots on paper.However, many people complained that fountain pens required too much time to fill with ink, did not write smoothly, and left ink spots on paper because the ink dried too slowly.60sD.2.1.2
- Q8Read the paragraph. Which underlined words should be changed to correct the inappropriate shift in verb tense?can learnare burnedwill always bemay have slept60sD.1.1.6
- Q9Read the paragraph. Which revision would correct the mistake in punctuation?Remove the comma after "Rushing" in sentence 3.Add a comma after "clocks" in sentence 4.Remove the comma after "phones" in sentence 2.Add a comma after "places" in sentence 1.60sD.1.2.4
- Q10Read the paragraph. Which sentence should be revised to correct the inappropriate shift in pronoun person?sentence 3sentence 4sentence 1sentence 260sD.1.1.4
