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7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.7.3, W.7.1.D, L.7.4.B, L.7.4.D · England: Y6 GPS (formal and informal vocabulary), KS2 SATs GPS, GCSE English Language Paper 2

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Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?

Imagine a school week that ends on Thursday afternoon. For students in a growing number of schools around the world, this is no longer a fantasy. I believe secondary schools should at least trial a four-day week. The strongest reason is wellbeing. Many teenagers report feeling exhausted by the end of the week, and a longer weekend could give them time to rest, exercise and pursue interests that school leaves no room for. Supporters also point to attendance. In one regional pilot involving twelve schools, attendance rose by three percentage points after the change. That may sound small, but across a year it adds up to thousands of extra lessons attended. Critics argue that working parents would struggle with childcare on the fifth day. This is a serious concern. However, schools could offer an optional supervised study day, run by staff and volunteers, so that no family is left without support. Others worry that students will learn less. Yet schools in the pilot lengthened each remaining day by forty minutes, so total teaching time hardly changed. A trial costs little and teaches us a lot. If it fails, we can change back. If it works, students will thank us for it.

  1. Question 1

    Read "Should Secondary Schools Try a Four-Day Week?". How would you describe the writer's tone?

    • A. furious and insulting
    • B. confident but reasonable
    • C. uncertain and confused
    • D. sarcastic and mocking

  1. Question 2

    Which word best describes the mood created by this line? "The waves crashed and clawed at the crumbling cliffs."

    • A. bored
    • B. peaceful
    • C. threatening
    • D. playful

  2. Question 3

    Use the roots you know to choose the most likely meaning of the word. polyglot

    • A. a type of plant
    • B. a fear of crowds
    • C. a shape with many sides
    • D. a person who speaks many languages

  3. Question 4

    Type the sound device (in English) that matches this description. The same consonant sound repeated at the START of nearby words.

    Answer

  4. Question 5

    Read the whole sentence. What does the word in capitals most likely mean? The rival teams decided to COLLABORATE on the project, pooling their ideas and their equipment.

    • A. argue
    • B. compete fiercely
    • C. give up
    • D. work together

  5. Question 6

    Which sound device is used here? We sorted the odds and ends.

    • A. alliteration
    • B. assonance
    • C. onomatopoeia
    • D. consonance

  6. Question 7

    What does the Latin root "fac / fect" mean? (as in manufacture, infect, perfect)

    • A. come
    • B. voice, call
    • C. make, do
    • D. hang

  7. Question 8

    Choose the word that best creates the effect described in brackets. The wind ___ around the abandoned house. (create a frightening mood)

    • A. howled
    • B. danced
    • C. sighed gently
    • D. whispered softly

  8. Question 9

    Read the whole sentence. What does the word in capitals most likely mean? The negotiations reached an IMPASSE: neither side would compromise, and the talks were suspended.

    • A. a situation where no progress is possible
    • B. a celebration
    • C. a short break
    • D. an agreement

  9. Question 10

    Which sound device matches this description? The same VOWEL sound repeated inside nearby words.

    • A. assonance
    • B. consonance
    • C. onomatopoeia
    • D. alliteration

  10. Question 11

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "come"?

    • A. credible
    • B. convention
    • C. captive
    • D. maintain

  11. Question 12

    Which word has this meaning? hard to believe

    • A. amorphous
    • B. malnourished
    • C. incredible
    • D. empathy

  12. Question 13

    Which is the most FORMAL way to say "help"?

    • A. assist
    • B. pitch in
    • C. give a hand
    • D. chip in

  13. Question 14

    These words share a Latin root that means "bad, badly". Type it. malfunction, malicious, malnourished

    Answer

  14. Question 15

    Which word contains a Greek root that means "rule, power"?

    • A. anthropoid
    • B. bureaucracy
    • C. psychiatrist
    • D. bibliophile

  15. Question 16

    These words share a Greek root that means "many". Type it. polyglot, polygon, polytechnic

    Answer

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Answer key: 7th grade vocabulary

  1. 1. B. confident but reasonable

  2. 2. C. threatening

  3. 3. D. a person who speaks many languages

  4. 4. alliteration

  5. 5. D. work together

  6. 6. D. consonance

  7. 7. C. make, do

  8. 8. A. howled

  9. 9. A. a situation where no progress is possible

  10. 10. A. assonance

  11. 11. B. convention

  12. 12. C. incredible

  13. 13. A. assist

  14. 14. mal

  15. 15. B. bureaucracy

  16. 16. poly