SK SSA ELA 7 study guide
SK SSA ELA 7 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Saskatchewan Student Achievement Assessment in English Language Arts for Grade 7 is a provincial assessment taken by Grade 7 students in Saskatchewan schools. It is designed for students completing Grade 7 ELA and for the teachers and families who support them. The SK SSA ELA 7 study guide has 8 sections and about 4,162 words.
01Reading Comprehension of Literary Texts
Reading Comprehension of Literary Texts asks you to read a short story, poem, drama excerpt or piece of literary nonfiction and then answer questions about what happens, why it happens, and how the writer made you feel it. Grade 7 literary items cluster around four moves: literal recall, inference, craft, and theme.
532 words, about 3 min02Reading Comprehension of Informational Texts
Reading Comprehension of Informational Texts covers articles, essays, textbook chapters, biographies, how-to texts and infographics. Questions test four skills: locating the central idea, tracking how a text is organized, using text features, and judging what the author is doing and for whom.
484 words, about 2 min03Interpretation and Analysis of Texts
Interpretation and Analysis of Texts moves beyond "what does the text say" to "how does it work, and does it hold up?" You will analyze arguments, compare two texts on one topic, examine craft and tone, and identify faulty reasoning. Claim: the position being argued.
533 words, about 3 min04Vocabulary and Word Knowledge in Context
Vocabulary and Word Knowledge in Context tests how you unlock an unfamiliar word using the sentence around it, its parts, and reference tools - and whether you can separate a word's dictionary meaning from its emotional shading. Definition/restatement: an appositive or dash explains the word - "The treaty was ephemeral - lasting only a season." Example: such as, including, for instance.
510 words, about 3 min05Writing Process and Text Construction
Writing Process and Text Construction tests whether you can plan, draft, revise and edit for a stated audience, purpose and form - and whether you can repair a weak paragraph placed in front of you. Most items are applied: choose the best revision, the best transition, or the sentence that should be added or deleted.
512 words, about 3 min06Conventions of Written Language
Conventions of Written Language covers grammar, usage, punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Items arrive in two shapes: a sentence you must correct, and an editing passage where several kinds of error compete for your attention.
536 words, about 3 min07Speaking, Listening, and Viewing
Speaking, Listening, and Viewing assesses oral communication: whether you can listen for a purpose, contribute productively to a discussion, present to an audience, and read visual and media texts the way you read print. Listening for gist (the main point) differs from listening for detail (names, numbers, steps) and from critical listening (judging the reasoning).
518 words, about 3 min08Inquiry and Research Skills
Inquiry and Research Skills tests the full research cycle: turning a broad interest into a focused question, finding and evaluating sources, taking usable notes, and crediting what you use. Broad: "birds and cities." Focused: "How does urban traffic noise affect the dawn singing of songbirds?" A researchable question is specific, not answerable by yes or no, and narrow enough for the space you have.
537 words, about 3 min