English 8 NeSA Review

Question 1

The process the author uses to develop a character's image for the audience is known as ___.

Accepted Answer

characterization

Question 2

Which type of irony occurs when an expected outcome does not happen?

Accepted Answer

situational

Question 3

The person who opposes the main character in a story (the one who creates the conflict) is ___.

Accepted Answer

the antagonist

Question 4

What should the exposition of a story always tell readers?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a good transition to use in an essay or research paper?

Accepted Answer

Sincerely

Question 6

"Rise and shine, child!" is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

idiom

Question 7

Which type of irony occurs when the audience knows something the characters don't?

Accepted Answer

dramatic

Question 8

Where can you find a prefix in a word?

Accepted Answer

beginning

Question 9

Which of the following is essentially a topic sentence for an entire essay?

Accepted Answer

thesis statement

Question 10

Where can you find the root or base to a word?

Accepted Answer

middle

Question 11

Which of the following is in second person point of view?

Accepted Answer

You should watch where you are going.

Question 12

Where can you find a suffix in a word?

Accepted Answer

end

Question 13

"The message or belief the author tries to convey in a story" is the ___.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 14

What should always go in the middle of an introduction AND conclusion paragraph?

Accepted Answer

background information

Question 15

The central thought of a text that tells what the story is about is known as the ___.

Accepted Answer

main idea

Question 16

Something that is organized so that it shows how subjects are similar and different is ___?

Accepted Answer

compare and contrast organization

Question 17

The overall feeling a literary work creates for a reader is known as the ___.

Accepted Answer

mood

Question 18

The author's attitude towards the theme, subject, and audience is the ___.

Accepted Answer

tone

Question 19

The first sentence of a conclusion paragraph should always be what?

Accepted Answer

thesis statement

Question 20

Which of the following is in first person point of view?

Accepted Answer

My head is throbbing! I need to go get some Tylenol.

Question 21

Fiction is ___.

Accepted Answer

not real

Question 22

___ happens when the reader learns about a character through his/her thoughts and actions.

Accepted Answer

Indirect characterization

Question 23

Which of the following is in third person point of view?

Accepted Answer

Beyonce hid from stampeding fans in her bus.

Question 24

What should be the first sentence of an introduction paragraph of an essay?

Accepted Answer

hook

Question 25

The main character in a story is known as the ___.

Accepted Answer

protagonist

Question 26

"I don't have money to buy the bike I want. I need to get a job." is an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

problem/solution organization

Question 27

Which is NOT one of the three purposes of writing?

Accepted Answer

terrify

Question 28

An extreme exaggeration is known as ___?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 29

The time and place in which a story takes place is known as the ___.

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 30

Which type of irony occurs when words spoken are the opposite of what is actually meant?

Accepted Answer

verbal

Question 31

When the author specifically describes a character (e.g. appearance, personality), it is ___?

Accepted Answer

direct characterization

Question 32

"The little girl was as brave as a lion" is an example of ___?

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 33

The last sentence of a conclusion paragraph should always be what?

Accepted Answer

hook

Question 34

Which is an example of an oxymoron?

Accepted Answer

the man was good and evil

Question 35

The last sentence in an introduction paragraph of an essay should always be what?

Accepted Answer

thesis statement

English 8 NeSA Review

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English 8 NeSA Review

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