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Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA Practice Test

Build Grade 7 Delaware DeSSA ELA readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering literary analysis, informational text, vocabulary, language, argument writing, research, and evidence.

Grade 7 DeSSA ELA practice sets

This Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover literary analysis, informational text, vocabulary, language, argument writing, research, and evidence.

Skills covered

  • Theme, plot structure, metaphor, point of view, flashback, inference, symbolism, climax, summaries, and contrast
  • Central ideas, text structure, evidence, visuals, cause and effect, academic vocabulary, opinions, data, and summaries
  • Word meaning, antonyms, multiple meanings, conditional verbs, semicolons, pronoun clarity, transitions, formal style, concise revision, and spelling
  • Claims, evidence, argument organization, precise revision, reliable sources, quotation integration, focused research, conclusions, relevance, and transitions
  • Grade 7 review tasks combining graphs, investigations, evidence, punctuation, source verification, summaries, clarity, and argument writing

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Return to the text for evidence, evaluate the answer choices, and review the explanation after each response.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Delaware Department of Education guidance, official DeSSA materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

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Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA practice set on vocabulary and language, with answers and explanations.

Read each passage or sentence carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What does “ambiguous” mean in this sentence? “The ambiguous instructions caused two groups to build different models.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Open to more than one interpretation.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: Ambiguous instructions can be understood in more than one way.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

Ambiguous instructions can be understood in more than one way.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an antonym for “precise”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Vague.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: Vague means unclear or not precise.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

Vague means unclear or not precise.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses “current” to mean a flow of water?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The current carried the kayak toward the bend..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: The kayak moving through water identifies the flow meaning.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

The kayak moving through water identifies the flow meaning.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses the correct verb form? “If the team ___ earlier, it would have avoided the delay.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is had left.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: Had left correctly describes a condition in the past that did not happen.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

Had left correctly describes a condition in the past that did not happen.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The evidence was limited; the researchers repeated the test..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: A semicolon joins two related independent clauses.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

A semicolon joins two related independent clauses.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which revision eliminates the unclear pronoun? “When the coach spoke to the captain, he explained the change.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is When the coach spoke to the captain, the coach explained the change..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: Repeating the coach identifies who explained the change.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

Repeating the coach identifies who explained the change.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best shows a result? “The sample was contaminated. ___, the researchers repeated the test.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Therefore.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: Therefore shows that repeating the test resulted from contamination.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

Therefore shows that repeating the test resulted from contamination.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses formal academic style?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The evidence suggests that temperature influenced the reaction rate..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: The first sentence is precise and appropriately cautious for academic writing.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

The first sentence is precise and appropriately cautious for academic writing.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which revision is most concise? “At this point in time, the committee is currently reviewing the proposal.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The committee is reviewing the proposal..

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: The revision removes repeated time words without changing the meaning.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

The revision removes repeated time words without changing the meaning.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is spelled correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is accommodate.

  1. Read closely: Read the passage or sentence and identify the claim, structure, language choice, or evidence task.
  2. Use evidence: Accommodate is the correctly spelled word.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA task.

Accommodate is the correctly spelled word.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware Grade 7 DeSSA ELA Practice

Which grade is covered?

This page is organized for Grade 7 Delaware DeSSA ELA practice, with literary analysis, informational reading, vocabulary, language, argument writing, research, and evidence tasks.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official DeSSA questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Delaware Department of Education and official DeSSA information for current materials, accommodations, and policies.