7th Grade E.R.B Testing Practice

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7th Grade Language Arts

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1/6 Analogies

Which lettered pair of words goes together in the same way as the pair of words below? HOARD : DISPERSE

Obtain : Aquire

Donate : Support

Save : Spend

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The correct answer to this question is (C). The two terms in the original pair have an oppositional relationship: to hoard (to accumulate or stockpile) is the opposite of to disperse (to scatter or disseminate). Only the words in option (C) are also opposites.

2/6 Categorical Reasoning

Which of the following words does NOT belong with the others? (A) Planet (B) Spaceship (C) Meteor (D) Asteroid

Planet

Meteor

Spaceship

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The correct answer to this categorical reasoning problem is (B). All of the objects on the list can be found in outer space; however, planets, meteors, and asteroids are all naturally occurring, while spaceships are made by humans.

3/6 Logical Reasoning

If most mountains have jagged peaks, and if Stowe is a mountain in Vermont, then... (A) Stowe is the only mountain in Vermont with a jagged peak (B) all things with peaks are mountains (C) Stowe is probably over 15,000 feet high (D) Stowe probably has a jagged peak

Stowe is probably over 15,000 feet high

Stowe probably has a jagged peak

All things with peaks are mountains

In this deductive reasoning problem, the premises are that Stowe is a mountain and that most mountains have jagged peaks. The conclusion to be drawn, therefore, is that Stowe probably has a jagged peak. The correct answer, then, is (D).

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4/6 Vocabulary

Choose the word that best fist in the context of the sentence. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an advocate of nonviolent protest, never __________________his belief in this form of resistance. (A) conquered (B) acknowledged (C) abandoned (D) maintained

Conquered

Abandoned

Maintained

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Option (C) is the correct answer because the sentence makes the most logical sense when “abandoned” is inserted in the blank. To answer the question, you must recognize that “this form of resistance” in the sentence is a reference to “nonviolent protest,” of which Dr. King was an advocate. Therefore, options (B) and (D) do not make sense in the context of the sentence; Dr. King would clearly have acknowledged and maintained a belief in something he advocated. The word “conquered” in option (A), while closer in meaning to “abandoned,” does not fit logically or idiomatically

5/6 Vocabulary

Choose the pair of words that best fits in the context of the sentence. Walking into the museum with a feeling of _____________and expectation, Magda was so ______________to get started that she overlooked the map posted at the entrance. (A) boredom . . . eager (B) dread . . . happy (C) excitement . . . anxious (D) anticipation . . . unwilling

Dread...Happy

Anticipation ... Unwilling

Excitement...Anxious

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In this question, you are looking for precise words that make the most logical sense in the sentence. The first blank reveals that Magda’s feelings are linked to ones of “expectation.” The sentence also indicates that she “overlooked” information. In what circumstances would “expectation” about something cause one to “overlook” crucial information? (C) is the correct answer. One who shows “excitement and expectation” could become so “anxious” as to not take notice of things.

6/6 Vocabulary

Which of the following phrases most nearly means the same as the word babble in this sentence: "With the canyon walls and alder boughs for privacy, sandstone boulders for resting spots, and the creek’s never-ending babble for companionship, you’ll fall in love with it in no time" (A) jovial conversations (B) private conversations (C) friendly movements (D) sounds with no specific meaning

Sounds With No Specific Meaning

Jovial Conversations

Private Conversations

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This question asks you to recognize that “babble” means “meaningless or unintelligible sounds”; therefore, the correct answer is (D).

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