ELA Worksheets

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• Identify how similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole create figurative imagery in Grade 7 texts.
• Explain how figurative language strengthens tone and helps develop theme or characterization.
• Match figurative expressions to their meaning in context without changing the surrounding sentence ideas.

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• Explain how an author’s language choices (word choice, imagery, tone) influence meaning and reader feeling.
• Analyze how structure (paragraphing, pacing, headings, sentence length) affects emphasis and suspense.
• Interpret how perspective and dialogue patterns shape what a reader understands or trusts.

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• Identify an author’s main claim and key positions in informational and persuasive texts.
• Explain how evidence, reasoning, and assumptions connect to support claims.
• Evaluate how writers address counterpoints, limitations, and constraints to strengthen credibility.+ Show more

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• Revise writing by checking whether the main idea is supported with clear details.
• Improve clarity by identifying confusing sentences and adding helpful transitions between ideas.
• Use revision strategies to choose words and sentence order that make the message easier to understand.

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• Define character motivation as the reasons behind what characters do, say, or refuse to do.
• Identify internal drivers (beliefs, fears, values) and external pressures (relationships, systems, deadlines) in a text.
• Explain how changes in motivation connect to theme through cause-and-effect.

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• Identify a speaker’s main claim and supporting details in a text or speech
• Evaluate whether the evidence and reasoning logically support (or fail to support) the claim
• Respond to claims by addressing misunderstandings and using respectful, evidence-based language

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• Identify explicit statements in a text that directly support a claim.
• Differentiate between explicit facts and implicit suggestions within a passage.
• Use textual evidence to support understanding of author’s message.+ Show more

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• Explain how integrated evidence connects support to the claim and paragraph purpose.
• Revise writing to add commentary and transitions that clarify how evidence matters.
• Distinguish between drop-in information and evidence that is interpreted and linked to reasoning.

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• Learn how to locate relevant sentences and details in a story to answer questions.
• Understand how answers connect directly to the story's content, not outside opinions.
• Identify key moments in a story that show how characters respond to problems or decisions.+ Show more

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• Identify different source types (print, digital, and authored publication sources) and explain how each provides evidence.
• Use features such as headings, captions, tables, and glossaries to locate information efficiently in a source.
• Compare what sources say to distinguish general explanations from specific details and to judge credibility.

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• Identify run-on sentences and comma splices by recognizing fused independent clauses.
• Choose correct punctuation and coordinating structures to combine independent clauses.
• Apply punctuation rules when dependent clauses start a sentence.

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• Identify how media purpose shapes emphasis and omission
• Analyze how tone targets a specific audience
• Analyze how visuals target a specific audience+ Show more

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• Identify unclear sentences and phrases in a passage
• Understand how to revise sentences for clarity and precision
• Differentiate between effective and ineffective writing strategies+ Show more

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• Identify character traits in a text using evidence from the words and actions.
• Explain how a character’s reaction or choice changes the sequence of events in a story.
• Use textual details to connect actions to conflict and what happens next.

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• Recognize different sentence structures such as simple, compound, and complex sentences.
• Understand how syntax influences tone and emphasis in writing.
• Identify common sentence errors like run-ons and fragments.

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• Identify and correct common mechanical errors, including capitalization, punctuation placement, and spelling consistency.
• Detect and fix typographical mistakes such as missing or duplicated words.
• Apply proofreading strategies to maintain consistent tense and clear pronoun reference.

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• Interpret idioms and figurative phrases by using context rather than literal meanings.
• Choose appropriate idioms for realistic outcomes versus figurative evaluations.
• Revise sentences to maintain coherence, tone, and accurate figurative meaning.

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• Compare how shared themes develop differently across two texts by analyzing conflict, character choices, and resolution.
• Write theme claims that use specific textual evidence from each text to support a conclusion.
• Synthesize similarities and differences across texts to form a broader interpretation of theme in context.

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• Explain how purpose (inform, persuade, entertain, explain) shapes what writers include in a text
• Describe how audience needs influence word choice and the level of formality
• Analyze how tone, perspective, and selected details affect a message+ Show more

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• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Understand the steps of the writing process: planning, revising, editing, and rewriting.
• Identify strategies for organizing ideas and improving writing clarity.
• Learn how to revise content by refining ideas and adding details.+ Show more

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• Identify how purpose influences a writer's choices
• Explain how audience affects appropriate language and formality
• Compare commentary, informative reports, and persuasive letters+ Show more

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• Explain how chapter or section breaks affect pacing, suspense, and reader understanding.
• Analyze how shifts in perspective and the release of information change inference and motivation.
• Describe how a section ending can reframe earlier details and prepare for later events.

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• Identify textual evidence (quotations, paraphrased details, and concrete references) that connects directly to a claim about theme or meaning.
• Explain how evidence supports an interpretation by linking specific details to the reasoning that follows.
• Evaluate whether evidence is specific enough and aligned with the idea it is meant to support.

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• Identify how audience and purpose influence rhetorical tone
• Analyze how diction and sentence length shape rhetorical tone
• Evaluate how intensity and modality affect language force+ Show more

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• Identify causes and effects in a passage by using text details
• Explain how one event leads to another using cause-and-effect language
• Determine whether a statement about cause and effect is true or false based on the text+ Show more

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• Identify what makes a claim precise rather than vague in argumentative writing
• Revise a claim to narrow its scope and keep it supported by the rest of the text
• Use consistent terminology and point of view to reduce topic drift+ Show more

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• Make connections within a single text by tracking how events, definitions, and claims relate to one another
• Identify transitions that signal cause-effect and comparison, and explain how they shape meaning
• Connect information in a text to prior knowledge to evaluate relevance and the author’s reasoning+ Show more

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• Explain how transitions improve clarity by showing relationships among claims, evidence, and concluding ideas.
• Apply style techniques by choosing precise vocabulary, varying sentence structure, and maintaining consistent tone.
• Revise writing to strengthen pacing, avoid repetition, and prevent logic gaps or unclear pronoun references.

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• Synthesize multiple research findings by connecting ideas using cause-and-effect, compare-and-contrast, and sequence relationships.
• Write a defensible conclusion supported by evidence from sources rather than unsupported generalizations.
• Acknowledge and explain counterevidence by showing how it aligns with or conflicts with the main research direction.+ Show more

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• Identify a writer’s purpose and audience and explain how they shape content and tone.
• Choose an appropriate genre for a specific purpose and audience.
• Revise writing by checking whether examples and level of detail match the goal.

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• Identify the subject and the verb in simple sentences.
• Choose the correct verb form to match the subject (subject–verb agreement).
• Recognize common sentence patterns to avoid fragments and run-ons.

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• Use turn-taking and active listening to show attention during a discussion
• Respond with respectful language and build on others’ ideas
• Disagree in a way that focuses on ideas, not people+ Show more

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• Explain how an author’s purpose (to inform, to persuade, or to compare) shapes word choice and organization in informational and persuasive texts
• Identify the type of evidence used in a text, such as examples, statistics, and definitions, and connect it to the author’s intent
• Trace how details across paragraphs build toward the main idea to determine why specific information is included

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• Identify a writer’s purpose and audience in a short text
• Choose details that match the purpose when planning paragraphs
• Use a plan to organize reasons, facts, and supporting information in order+ Show more

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• Identify and define different parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
• Understand how parts of speech function within sentences to convey clear meaning.
• Recognize prepositions and their objects to describe time, place, and relationships accurately.+ Show more

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• Explain how word choice (diction) and word connotation help create a specific tone in a text.
• Analyze how sentence-level choices (pacing, restraint, understatement, and formality) influence the reader’s interpretation.
• Identify and interpret shifts in tone caused by irony, understatement, or heightened imagery.

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• Analyze how framing choices in media influence audience interpretation, including implied certainty, stakes, and responsibility.
• Evaluate how headline wording, on-screen text, and visual composition work together to shape cause-and-effect meaning.
• Revise a brief news or documentary-style message to either strengthen or reduce implied conclusions while keeping underlying facts consistent.

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• Demonstrate sentence control by applying correct subject–verb agreement in context.
• Maintain consistent verb tense to create clear, coherent meaning across sentences.
• Identify and fix run-on sentences and fragments to improve readability.+ Show more

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• Identify and distinguish simple, compound, and complex sentences
• Revise sentences to improve meaning using coordination and subordination
• Apply purposeful sentence variety in argumentative writing for clarity and emphasis

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• Identify how end punctuation (periods, question marks, exclamation points) changes sentence meaning and purpose.
• Use commas correctly to separate introductory phrases, nonessential details, and items in a series.
• Apply apostrophes and quotation marks accurately for possession, contractions, and direct speech.+ Show more

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• I can notice when I do not understand what I read.
• I can check earlier sentences and use rereading to restore meaning.
• I can use text clues and pictures/captions to understand who or what pronouns refer to.+ Show more

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• Synthesize ideas from multiple speakers by combining evidence and reasoning into a unified claim.
• Identify recurring themes and distinguish points of agreement from unresolved questions in a conversation.
• Use listening and accurate reflection to build on prior turns before adding a new perspective.+ Show more

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• I can synthesize information from two oral sources by comparing similarities and differences.
• I can explain how evidence supports a claim in a speaker’s message.
• I can write a short summary that preserves the main idea and key details from oral information.

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• Use quotations and paraphrases with relevant context so readers understand what evidence shows.
• Write explanatory commentary that connects evidence to a specific claim and explains why it matters.
• Revise paragraphs to prevent evidence from appearing as unsupported facts dropped into writing.

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• Evaluate the credibility of claims by comparing how multiple sources support or contradict one another.
• Analyze how authorship, evidence type, data quality, and relevance affect source reliability.
• Integrate information from varied media (print, audio, and visual data) into clear discussions or presentations.+ Show more

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• Apply capitalization rules for proper nouns, including names of people, places, organizations, and brands.
• Use correct capitalization for months and days in sentences and headings.
• Capitalize academic subjects when they are part of official course titles and formal program names.+ Show more

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• Use commas to separate items in a list.
• Set off introductory elements and nonessential phrases with commas when appropriate.
• Place commas between independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions.+ Show more