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8th grade ELA Jumpstart Review
8th grade ELA Jumpstart Review
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#Nonfiction elements, #Fiction elements, #Figurativelanguage, and many #ELA standards covered.
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What is an appeal to authority?
Using text evidence from a story.
Pulling on the heart strings or emotion.
Using a person that is an expert in their field.
Using one's brain to help persuade them.
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Ditch is to canyon as hill is to_______
River
Pile
Mountain
Sky
3
Which type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?
Cause and Effect
Sequence
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
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Text Structure: If a text is told in time order it is....
Compare/Contrast
Sequence/Chronological Order
Problem/Solution
Cause/Effect
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The
technological innovations
of the evolution of the cell phone means...
Screens change us in such a way that our brains are friend.
Cell phones are hurting our society.
gone backward in our societal advancements of technology.
Advanced tech has made our cell phones more user friendly.
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Weak is to strength as water is to______
Lake
Land
Ocean
Eagle
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The general idea that a passage is about...
Central Idea
Supporting Details
Topic
Claim
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Which step would be most useful in studying for a test over a text?
Ask your smartest friend questions about the text.
Take notes over important ideas after you read the text.
Preview the article quickly without reading it.
Reread the title 15 times and commit it to memory.
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Text Structure: If a text is organized by looking at similarities and differences, it is....
Compare and Contrast
Cause/Effect
Claim/Evidence/Argument
Chronological Order
10
What is the best resource to find more information about how tornadoes form?
National Weather service
book on the history of tornadoes
Wikipedia
Storm Chasing website
11
When a writer uses commas or dashes to give additional information or a definition, it is called ...
Similarity
Simile
Appositive
Contrast
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A passage about a new cure for diabetes would be what type of informational text?
Biography
Scientific Account
Economic Account
Fiction
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The connotation of the word "home" is...
Residence
Poor
House
Warmth
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The Genre that has many characters, a complicated plot, and a resolution is...
Fiction
Poetry
Evidence
Nonfiction
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Text Structure: If a conflict is introduced and then outcomes are provided later, it is....
Problem and Solution
Sequence
Cause and Effect
Argument
16
The following is an example of _____ "Candy was his kryptonite because it made him not perform his best on the field."?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Analogy
Allusion
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Which line shows the author's bias?
"The time change is in October."
"Ms. Stephenson won the MVP in soccer her senior year."
"Cooper passed 8 iReady lessons this week."
"Soccer is the ideal sport for cardio exercise."
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The definition of symbolism is.....
Something that stands for a larger idea or concept.
Text evidence that proves you are right in your thesis.
Figurative language, Simile, Metaphor, Personification, etc
An appeal to authority and emotion.
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What kind of tree is a "Conifer" or "Cone-Bearing Tree?"
Oak Tree
Shade Tree
Pine Tree
Aspen Tree
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Which line provides the author's bias...
Kevin Durant won the MVP in 2013.
Russell Westbrook's heart is what kept him playing basketball.
Michael Jordan won more championships than any other player.
Steph Curry shoots 90 percent from the three point line.
21
Which of the following is not a Text Feature?
Italicized words
Caption
Metaphor
Title
22
The symbol in the picture could most likely represent...
Success
Love
Death
Strength
