This work is one of a series of collections of objectives and measurement items from several subject areas based upon curricular material either submitted by teachers, schools, and school districts, or generated by the Instructional Objectives Exchange (IOX) staff. Contained in this English skills collection are 76 objectives and related evaluation items for grades 7 through 9. They are organized into categories on speech, composition, mass media, diction and tone, reference skills, mechanics and conventions, and study skills. Three elements--the objective, measurement items, and the means of judging the adequacy of student responses--are included for each objective. The objectives are stated in operational terms and are identified by a category and a subcategory which serve to limit and define them. The behavioral aspect and the content of each objective have been selected as a means of requiring the student to master processes and concepts central to the acquisition of English skills. (TO)