Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 3 - Mid Unit 3 Assessment

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9 Questions
Part I
Directions: Read “The Sculptor” by Nikki Grimes in One Last Word. Then answer the following questions.
1.

Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.

“No accident of birth or race or place determines the / scope of hope or dreams I have a right / to.”

What idea does the phrase birth or race or place communicate? (RL.7.4)

RL.7.4
2.

Reread the following lines from “The Sculptor,” and answer the question that follows.

“I inventory my head and heart to weigh and measure what talents I might use to make my own tomorrow.”

What does inventory mean as it is used in this sentence? (L.7.4a)

L.7.4.a
3.

How does the title of the poem help convey the meaning of the poem? (RL.7.4)

RL.7.4
4.

How does the line Grimes borrows from “Calling Dreams” relate to the ideas in the poem? (RL.7.4)

RL.7.4
5.

Reread the following lines and answer the question below:

“My father says hard work is the clay dreams are molded from. Yes. Molded.”

How does the structure of the poem contribute to its meaning? (RL.7.4, RL.7.5)

RL.7.4
RL.7.5
6.

What does the speaker mean that “dreams do not come”? (RL.7.4)

RL.7.4
7.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A
What is a theme of the poem? (RL.7.2)

RL.7.2
8.

Part B
How does the author develop the theme of the poem? (RL.7.2)

RL.7.2
9.

Part II
Directions: Reread “Calling Dreams” by Georgia Douglas Johnson in One Last Word. Then write a paragraph to answer the following question.

How does “The Sculptor” expand upon the themes in “Calling Dreams?” How does the line that Grimes chose for the Golden Shovel help demonstrate this connection? (RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.5)


RL.7.2
RL.7.4
RL.7.5
Source: Open Up Resouces (Download for free at openupresources.org.)