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7th grade School words and subject words worksheet

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School words and subject words

Grade 7 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer.

1.
Ari reads a direction: “Evaluate the two websites and decide which one gives better information.” What does evaluate ask you to do?
- judge how good something is
- copy facts from the websites
- open both websites
- guess an amount roughly
2.
Bo reads a direction: “Cite one sentence from the article that supports your answer.” What does cite ask you to do?
- point to a source as proof
- read the article once more
- write the idea in your own words
- tell where a building stands
3.
Esme reads a direction: “Emphasize your main point by putting it first and repeating it at the end.” What does emphasize ask you to do?
- understand how someone feels
- make an idea stand out
- put a point at the start
- cut the writing shorter
4.
Jun reads a direction: “Paraphrase the second paragraph so it says the same thing in your own words.” What does paraphrase ask you to do?
- read the second paragraph
- shorten to the main idea
- restate in different words
- copy the paragraph exactly
5.
Luz reads a science sentence: “A thick coat is an adaptation that helps a polar fox stay warm in the snow.” What does adaptation mean here?
- a thick coat for winter
- a group of animals in one area
- a movie based on a book
- a feature that helps a living thing survive
6.
Milo reads a poetry sentence: “The poem has three stanzas, and each stanza has four lines.” What does stanza mean here?
- a way of standing
- a poem with exactly four lines
- a group of lines in a poem
- a word that sounds like another
7.
Noah reads a history sentence: “After a long dispute, the two nations signed a treaty to keep the peace.” What does treaty mean here?
- a small gift or snack
- a formal agreement between nations
- a long disagreement
- a law made by one nation
8.
Pia wants the sentence that uses predict correctly. Which one is it?
- Seeing dark clouds, the hikers predict that rain will start soon.
- Seeing dark clouds, the hikers predict the trail with a map.
- Seeing dark clouds, the hikers predict the rain that fell on Monday.
- Seeing dark clouds, the hikers predict why clouds look gray.
9.
Tala wants the sentence that uses assume correctly. Which one is it?
- If the sky is clear, I assume nothing until I have proved it.
- If the sky is clear, I assume a picnic blanket.
- If the sky is clear, I assume the picnic can go on.
- If the sky is clear, I assume my friends that it will not rain.
10.
Zee wants the sentence that uses estimate correctly. Which one is it?
- Before measuring, the class will estimate the length of the hall.
- Before measuring, the class will estimate how good the hall looks.
- Before measuring, the class will estimate the hall for the visitors.
- Before measuring, the class will estimate the exact length of the hall with a tape.

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About this worksheet

School words and subject words. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can tell what a school word such as evaluate, cite or elaborate asks me to do.
I can tell what a subject word means in science, math, history or English, even when it has an everyday meaning too.
I can choose the sentence that uses a word correctly, and I can tell two close words apart.

Words to know

academic word: A word used across school subjects, such as evaluate or relevant.

domain word: A word used in one subject, such as stanza in poetry or latitude in geography.

direction word: A word in an assignment that tells you what to do, such as cite or synthesize.

everyday meaning: The meaning a word has outside the subject, such as a base in baseball.

close words: Two words that are related but do different jobs, such as claim and counterclaim.

Common mistakes

Your child chose the meaning of a word that sounds or looks like the target word. Ask your child to say each word slowly and spell it.

Your child chose one small step instead of what the word asks for. Ask your child what the whole job is.

Your child chose a task that belongs to a different school word. Ask your child what the word asks them to do.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with school words and subject words?

Your child chose the meaning of a word that sounds or looks like the target word. Ask your child to say each word slowly and spell it.

Are these 7th grade reading worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.