2024: NY Grade 7 - ELA
By Sara Cowley
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Last updated 4 months ago
33 Questions
Note from the author:
From the New York State Education Department. New York State Testing Program Grade 7 English Language Arts Test. Internet. Available from https://www.nysedregents.org/ei/ela/2024/2024-released-items-ela-g7.pdf on State Education Department Website; accessed 7, June, 2024.
From the New York State Education Department. New York State Testing Program Grade 7 English Language Arts Test. Internet. Available from https://www.nysedregents.org/ei/ela/2024/2024-released-items-ela-g7.pdf on State Education Department Website; accessed 7, June, 2024.
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Question 1
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Which statement best expresses a central idea of paragraph 2?
Which statement best expresses a central idea of paragraph 2?
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Question 2
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What do the details in paragraph 7 most reveal about Bessie Coleman?
What do the details in paragraph 7 most reveal about Bessie Coleman?
7R3
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Question 3
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What is the main way paragraph 3 connects with paragraph 8?
What is the main way paragraph 3 connects with paragraph 8?
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Question 4
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How do paragraphs 8 and 9 develop a central idea in the article?
How do paragraphs 8 and 9 develop a central idea in the article?
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Question 5
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The tone of paragraph 9 can best be described as:
The tone of paragraph 9 can best be described as:
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Question 6
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Which statement best describes why Coleman goes to flight school in France?
Which statement best describes why Coleman goes to flight school in France?
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Question 7
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Which sentence would be most important to include in a summary of the article?
Which sentence would be most important to include in a summary of the article?
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Question 8
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Read this phrase from paragraph 8:
"...and as for shoes, they imprisoned freedom-loving feet accustomed to the feel of warm earth."
How does the use of personification in this phrase mainly add to the reader’s understanding of the narrator?
Read this phrase from paragraph 8:
"...and as for shoes, they imprisoned freedom-loving feet accustomed to the feel of warm earth."
How does the use of personification in this phrase mainly add to the reader’s understanding of the narrator?
7R4
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Question 9
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Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?
Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?
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Question 10
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How does the narrator mainly develop each brother’s viewpoint?
How does the narrator mainly develop each brother’s viewpoint?
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Question 11
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Siblings may be very different but still completely understand each other. How do the details in the story best support this idea?
Siblings may be very different but still completely understand each other. How do the details in the story best support this idea?
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Question 12
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What do the details in the story reveal about Papa?
What do the details in the story reveal about Papa?
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Question 13
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What is a central idea of 'Excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry'? Use two details from the story to support your response.
What is a central idea of 'Excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry'? Use two details from the story to support your response.
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Question 14
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In paragraphs 5 through 7 of 'Excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,' how does the author’s word choice affect the tone of the story? Use two details from the story to support your response.
In paragraphs 5 through 7 of 'Excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,' how does the author’s word choice affect the tone of the story? Use two details from the story to support your response.
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Question 15
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Read these sentences from paragraph 6:
"You decide too quickly. Such snap judgments make you unworthy. You are dismissed."
Which important idea does the author develop in these sentences?
Read these sentences from paragraph 6:
"You decide too quickly. Such snap judgments make you unworthy. You are dismissed."
Which important idea does the author develop in these sentences?
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Question 16
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What does paragraph 8 reveal about Persephone?
What does paragraph 8 reveal about Persephone?
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Question 17
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What is the best definition of "settle" as it is used in paragraph 8?
What is the best definition of "settle" as it is used in paragraph 8?
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Question 18
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Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?
Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?
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Question 19
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Which sentence from the story best describes Persephone’s perspective about the RPS exam?
Which sentence from the story best describes Persephone’s perspective about the RPS exam?
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Question 20
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What does the word “equality” mean as it is used in paragraph 12?
What does the word “equality” mean as it is used in paragraph 12?
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Question 21
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How does Persephone change from the beginning to the end of the story?
How does Persephone change from the beginning to the end of the story?
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Question 22
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According to paragraph 3, the calls of prairie dogs are “distinctive” because they
According to paragraph 3, the calls of prairie dogs are “distinctive” because they
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Question 23
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Which claim by the author is most strongly supported with evidence?
Which claim by the author is most strongly supported with evidence?
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Question 24
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Read this sentence from paragraph 9: 'At first Slobodchikoff couldn’t believe it.' Which statement provides the best support for this claim?
Read this sentence from paragraph 9: 'At first Slobodchikoff couldn’t believe it.' Which statement provides the best support for this claim?
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Question 25
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How does paragraph 5 relate to paragraph 10?
How does paragraph 5 relate to paragraph 10?
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Question 26
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Which statement best represents a central idea of the article?
Which statement best represents a central idea of the article?
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Question 27
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Read this phrase from paragraph 11: "They chitter-chatter, but they don’t chatter-chitter." What does this phrase suggest about prairie dogs?
Read this phrase from paragraph 11: "They chitter-chatter, but they don’t chatter-chitter." What does this phrase suggest about prairie dogs?
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Question 28
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The main reason spectrograms are important to Slobodchikoff’s research is because they:
The main reason spectrograms are important to Slobodchikoff’s research is because they:
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Question 29
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In "Excerpt from Hiking for Fun!" how is a central claim supported in paragraphs 1 and 2? Use two details from the article to support your response.
In "Excerpt from Hiking for Fun!" how is a central claim supported in paragraphs 1 and 2? Use two details from the article to support your response.
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Question 30
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In "Excerpt from 'Want a Healthier Family?," what effect does the repetition of the word 'concentrate' in paragraphs 8 and 9 have on the information in the section 'Fighting Digital Distractions'? Use two details from the article to support your response.
In "Excerpt from 'Want a Healthier Family?," what effect does the repetition of the word 'concentrate' in paragraphs 8 and 9 have on the information in the section 'Fighting Digital Distractions'? Use two details from the article to support your response.
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Question 31
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Based on the article "Excerpt from Want a Healthier Family?," what does the author want the reader to know about how hiking affects children? Use two details from the article to support your response.
Based on the article "Excerpt from Want a Healthier Family?," what does the author want the reader to know about how hiking affects children? Use two details from the article to support your response.
7R6
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Question 32
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You may PLAN your writing for the next question here if you wish, but do NOT write your final answer here. Write your answer in the next question.
You may PLAN your writing for the next question here if you wish, but do NOT write your final answer here. Write your answer in the next question.
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Question 33
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The authors of “Excerpt from Hiking for Fun!” and “Excerpt from Want a Healthier Family?” both discuss the topic of hiking. What similarities are found in each author’s discussion of hiking? How is this topic developed differently in each article? Use details from both articles to support your response.
In your response, be sure to: - Identify the similarities found in each author’s discussion of hiking - Describe how this topic is developed differently in each article - Use details from both articles to support your response
The authors of “Excerpt from Hiking for Fun!” and “Excerpt from Want a Healthier Family?” both discuss the topic of hiking. What similarities are found in each author’s discussion of hiking? How is this topic developed differently in each article? Use details from both articles to support your response.
In your response, be sure to:
- Identify the similarities found in each author’s discussion of hiking
- Describe how this topic is developed differently in each article
- Use details from both articles to support your response
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