ELA TNREADY Review (8th Grade)

Question 1

Identify the irony. The swim instructor drowned in the lake.

Accepted Answer

situational

Question 2

What type of figurative language purposely exaggerates?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 3

What is the moral or central message of any story?

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 4

The Track team brought its best athletes to the Regional meet.

Accepted Answer

Correct.

Question 5

Identify the figurative language. The alarm screamed at the first sign of fire.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 6

When a writer uses ... to remove words from a passage without affecting meaning, it is called?

Accepted Answer

ellipses

Question 7

If an author was writing an article about a disease, what would their purpose most likely be?

Accepted Answer

to inform

Question 8

It seeps inside the tiniest cracks. What does the suffix ­-est in the word tiniest mean?

Accepted Answer

most

Question 9

What point of view is always used when giving instructions?

Accepted Answer

second person

Question 10

What would your purpose be for writing a letter to the mayor about a new law?

Accepted Answer

to persuade

Question 11

When Barry Bonds retired, he holds the all time record for home runs and walks.

Accepted Answer

Both the first and second choices.

Question 12

What is the turning point in any story?

Accepted Answer

climax

Question 13

This point of view covers all characters and their feelings in a story.

Accepted Answer

third person omniscient

Question 14

Identify the literary device. California is drying up like the Midwest in the Dust Bowl.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 15

Many TV series use this literary device to move from one episode to another.

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 16

In a story, the protagonist must overcome ________ to find resolution.

Accepted Answer

conflicts

Question 17

How do you determine the point of view of any story?

Accepted Answer

By focusing on the narration only.

Question 18

Identify the figurative language. The Marlins missed the mark to reach the milestone.

Accepted Answer

alliteration

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