EOG Final Review

Which of the following is the definition of a claim?

Figurative Language: The tropical storm slept for two days.

An objective summary includes...

Tone: Wow! With a top speed of 150 miles per hour, that car can almost fly!

The decision Joe made to study instead of going for pizza was prudent. She got an A and her friends got Fs.

"Stop it!" said Mary, stomping her feet. "I told you we're watching Frozen and that's it!"

A good way to determine theme is...

Which detail is irrelevant to the claim that Cary is becoming a more popular town?

Explain this metaphor: You are my sunshine.

What is the difference between the theme and the central idea of a story?

Your response to the opposite viewpoint is the

The mood of a passage set in an empty hospital would be...

Which detail would NOT be included in an objective summary of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

Indirect characterization can be shown through...

Bob was tapping his pencil during silent reading even as his classmates sighed and stared.

Figurative Language: The kids were crowded around the pizza box like ants.

Figurative Language: I have so much homework that I need a truck to carry my books home!

The 8th grade had lots of precocious students. They were reading classic novels such as John Steinbeck and Jane Austen.

Baby Sally's exuberant laughter was a sharp contrast to little Johnny's quiet tears.

Context Clues: Our baseball team's pitcher has eccentric habits like throwing exactly 13 warm-ups & never wearing socks.