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ELA test prep review 8th grade
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A speaker or character who tells a story
stanza
mood
narrator
climax
2
A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story
genre
character
plot
setting
3
When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story
symbol
flashback
suspense
foreshadowing
4
Fictional characters with events in a historical setting
historical fiction
fiction
genre
fantasy
5
The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
personification
metaphor
synonym
simile
6
The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
metaphor
simile
dialogue
plot
7
Genre with informational facts
non-fiction
fairy tale
folktales
fiction
8
A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology
fiction
historical fiction
science fiction
fantasy
9
The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about
irony
tone
mood
metaphor
10
What is another word for PERSUADE?
entertain
inform
convince
11
Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche.
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. nature
12
What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.
external
internal
13
A conversation between characters
narrator
dialogue
plot
stanza
14
Struggle between opposing forces
characters
conflict
novel
plot
15
Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
theme
personification
short story
onomatopoeia
16
A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)
plot
characters
setting
genre
17
A character who changes during the story
dynamic
round
protagonist
static
18
The sequence of events in a literary work
plot
speaker
narrator
setting
19
The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)
onomatopoeia
similie
metaphor
hyperbole
20
Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)
connotation
karma
cat
21
A character you only know 1 or 2 things about
round
static
flat
dynamic
22
The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings
3rd person regular
1st person
3rd person omniscient
23
Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. self
24
The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
2nd person
25
A well-developed character- you know a lot about them
dynamic
static
flat
round
26
Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.
old, overweight, bright
overweight, old, sun
old, overweight
sat
27
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
doodah
dot
dang, daniel!
denotation
28
Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.
today
I
wind
ran
29
The message or moral in a story
tone
characters
theme
mood
30
Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.
live
by
landfill
smelly
31
Time and place of a story
moral
climax
setting
symbol
32
A person, object or action that represents something else
narration
picture
conflict
symbol
33
Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)
metaphor
simile
alliteration
34
Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. self
35
A character who stays the same during the story
round
Antagonist
static
36
When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past
flashaction
foreshadowing
flashback
37
Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.
internal
external
38
Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.
non-fiction
historical fiction
biography
fantasy
39
Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.
Mrs. Bamer, school, secretary
Mrs. Bamer, school
is
Mrs. Bamer, secretary
40
The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)
conflict
tone
mood
symbol
41
The turning point or high point in a story
climax
rising action
exposition
resolution
42
In favor of or against one thing unfairly
theme
bias
plot
43
The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
4th person
44
Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.
taco
ate
I
yesterday