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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Add the Hyperbole

Hyperbole is an exaggeration that is meant to emphasize a point.

For example, “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” emphasizes how

hungry the speaker is.

Below is a paragraph about going to the grocery store. Rewrite the

paragraph, adding hyperbole to the underlined phrases.

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Kristin and her mother went to the grocery store on Saturday. As they

arrived at the store, it began to rain very hard. When they entered the

door, they were quite wet. Kristin selected a shopping cart, but its

wheels were not straight. It wobbled as she pushed it down the aisle.

Her mother quickly selected the groceries on the list. While they

didn’t have many items, it was still very expensive. they grabbed the

bags of groceries, which were very heavy, and returned home.

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Correct the Sentences

Directions: Correct the errors in the following sentences. Example: Tomorro we will be goin to Toms birthday party. Tomorrow, we will be going to Tom’s birthday party. 1. i can have a peace of pie? ______________________________________________ 2. me and my friend are gonna go to the beach next weekend. _____________________________________________________________________ 3. What he got for Christmas? she asked. _____________________________________________________________________ 4. Mary tom and javier are nice peeple. _____________________________________________________________________ 5. When are we going? __________________________________________________ 6. We going now? ______________________________________________________ 7.i enjoy swimming Very Much. __________________________________________

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Descriptive Words

Example:The florist’s eldest daughter, Lilly, smelled the rose and she found the

fragrance extremely captivating.

Read the paragraph below and write the descriptive words in the spaces below.

The local florist and his wife had a sense of humor when naming their children, three daughters and a son. Their eldest daughter, Lilly, didn’t mind being named after a flower. Sylvia, her best friend, agreed that Lilly was a normal girl’s name. By the time their second daughter was born, the florist and his wife, a creative couple, used an unusual name. They named her after the Chrysanthemum, the florist’s favorite flower. Although it was a different name, she didn’t really mind it either. Most of her friends just called her Chrissy. By the time daughter number three arrived, her parents decided to be truly unique. They named her Delphinium. This youngest daughter, a future biologist, was called Della by her friends. When they had their last child, a son, they scratched their heads and didn’t know what to do. They couldn’t think of a good blooming plant name for a boy. Looking around the floral shop, the florist’s eyes alit on something that gave him an idea. The unlikely plant, a cactus, made the florist think of a name more suited for a boy. They brought their newborn son, Saguaro, home and showed him to his three sisters. Saguaro, youngest of the florist’s children, turned out to be a handsome young man with no thorns at all!

_____________________________________ ____________________________________

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_____________________________________ ____________________________________

_____________________________________ ____________________________________

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Writing Exercises

1)"Dress for success" is a phrase all of us have heard before, but it means

something different to each person. Write an essay explaining what "Dress for

Success" means to you.

Write an article in about 300-350 words for a leading Newspaper.

You can include the following points in your article :

How much of a positive difference can it make to a person.

In what ways, can it prove instrumental.

The importance of dressing up well.

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

2) Recently, you read the following quote in a magazine saying that :

‘Lack of expression leads to depression’.

How important do you think it is to effectively communicate your thoughts to

another person without getting violent or aggressive.

Write a letter to your friend sharing your reflections on the quote you read and

what do you feel about it in about 250-300 words.

You may refer to the following aspects in the letter too :

Pros and Cons of developing social skills in person.

The need to be active online on social networking sites.

The importance of communication per say.

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Unscramble The Words From Your Text

Que ) Unscramble the given words and then use them in sentences of

your own :

1) I T H B O B : ____________________

2) E L R M O E R S F U : ____________________

3) N K A D : ____________________

4) S O U R U T N E V D A : ____________________

5) A S H Y I D L O : ____________________

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Que )Identify the poetic device in each of the following :

Jack jumped in the jar of jelly.

Nobody, oh nobody can make it out here alone.

I left my punch card on the lunch yard.

She sells sea shells on the sea shore

Vivian has a heart of gold.

During her assessments, Devika was as cool as a cucumber.

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Paragraphs and Punctuation

Rewrite the following passage in paragraphs, punctuating it and changing small letters into capital letters where necessary. Remember: Paragraphs separate ideas, themes, or instructions. Without paragraphs,writing can be difficult to understand.

rainbows

my heart leaps up when i behold a rainbow in the sky wrote william wordsworth the famous poet and most of us share his feelings when we are lucky enough to see a rainbow there is an old saying that a pot of gold is buried at the end of the rainbow but have you ever tried to reach a rainbows end of course its impossible because a rainbow is really just the result of the raindrops refracting and reflecting light from our sun there are seven colors in the rainbow red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet.

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Use of There, Their, and They’re

There is used to refer to a place or location.

Example: I live there.

• In this sentence, there is used to refer to the place where you live.

This could be New York City, for example.

Example: My car is over there.

• In this sentence, there is used to refer to the location of your car. This could be

in the parking lot, for example.

Directions: Replace each place or location with there in the following sentences.

Example: I want to go to the beach. I want to go there.

1) I will see you at home. _________________________________________

2) He lives at 102 State St. _________________________________________

3) Jessica was born in Ohio.

_________________________________________

4) The car keys are on the table.

_________________________________________

Their is used to show ownership. Their replaces a singular (non-gender) or

plural noun.

Example: This is their apartment.

• In this sentence, their is used to refer to an apartment that is owned.

This could be the apartment owned by the Roberts family, for example.

Example: The ball is theirs.

• In this sentence, theirs is used to refer to a ball that is owned. This could be a

soccer ball owned by a group of kids who are playing soccer, for example.

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Directions: Use their to show ownership in the following sentences.

Example: Tom is wearing a jersey of the soccer team. Tom is wearing their

jersey.

1)The Smith family owns this cat. ______________________________________

2)They are using the computer of the school.

___________________________________

3) I like the music of the band. _________________________________________

4)The bicycles of the store are new.

_____________________________________

They’re is a contraction of the words They and Are.

Example: They’re my friends.

• In this sentence, they’re is used as a contraction of the words They and Are.

Directions: Write three sentences using the contraction they’re.

Example: I don’t know where they’re going.

1) ________________________________________________________________

2) ________________________________________________________________

3) ________________________________________________________________

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Que ) This is King Oberon. There has been a tiff between him and his wife. Write

an argumentative conversation between the two in your own words.

King Oberon :

Titania :

King Oberon :

Titania :

King Oberon :

Titania :

King Oberon :

Titania :

King Oberon :

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Titania :

King Oberon :

Titania :

King Oberon :

Titania :

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Character Sketches

Que ) Looking at the pictures below describe the characters of Hermia and Puck in your own words with reference to the play ‘ Midsummer Night’s Dream ‘ by William Shakespeare.

HERMIA

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PUCK

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

RUBRICS FOR CHARACTER SKETCH:

Criterion 5-4 4-3 3-2 2-1

Introduction The introduction is

inviting, states the

main topic and

previews the

structure of the

paper.

The introduction

clearly states the

main topic and

previews the

structure of the

paper, but is not

particularly inviting to

the reader.

The introduction

states the main

topic, but does not

adequately

preview the

structure of the

paper nor is it

particularly

inviting to the

reader.

There is no clear

introduction of the

main topic or

structure of the

paper.

Sequencing

(Organization)

Details are placed

in a logical order

and the way they

are presented

effectively keeps

the interest of the

reader.

Details are placed in

a logical order, but

the way in which

they are

presented/introduced

sometimes makes

the writing less

interesting.

Some details are

not in a logical or

expected order,

and this distracts

the reader.

Many details are

not in a logical or

expected order.

There is little

sense that the

writing is

organized.

Support for

Topic (Content)

Relevant, telling,

quality details give

the reader

important

information that

goes beyond the

obvious or

predictable.

Supporting details

and information are

relevant, but one key

issue or portion of

the storyline is

unsupported.

Supporting details

and information

are relevant, but

several key issues

or portions of the

storyline are

unsupported.

Supporting details

and information

are typically

unclear or not

related to the

topic.

Character Traits

You included 3-5

traits in a way that

brings your

character to life. I

feel like I know

the presidential

candidate!

You included 3-5

traits as required in

your writing.

You did not

include the

minimum of three

traits in your

writing.

One or no traits

were present in

your writing.

Mechanics and Grammar

Paragraph has no

errors in

punctuation,

capitalization, and

spelling.

Paragraph has one

or two punctuation,

capitalization, and

spelling errors.

Paragraph has

three to five

punctuation,

capitalization, and

spelling errors.

Paragraph has

six or more

punctuation,

capitalization, and

spelling errors.

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Necklace

Que ) Did Madame Loisel even need to borrow the necklace in the first place?

List out the pros and cons of having borrowed it at that point in time.

GOOD ASPECTS

BAD ASPECTS

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Que) Design a Necklace of your choice and whom would you like to share it with

and why?

I would like to share the necklace you just made with _____________ because:

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Que ) Write in details the various events that took place in the

play ‘ Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in about 250 – 300 words.

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SEN Holiday Homework/Grade 7/ English/2013-14

Que ) Compile a dictionary having atleast 50 words .

Que ) Using the same words make sentences of your own .