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Duplicate of Georgia Milestones Review - 8th Grade
Duplicate of Georgia Milestones Review - 8th Grade
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End of course test review. #grammar #testreview #ela
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The freshly cut grass tickled my toes. This sentence uses what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Larceny
2
Transitions do not
Connect a sequence of events
Connect ideas
Help writing flow smoothly
Summarize the main points
3
The end of a piece of writing that sums up the main points of the text is the
Introduction
Conclusion
Transition
Supporting Details
4
You use informal language when you are
angry
talking to friends
talking to officials
code switching
5
An infinitive can function in a sentence as...
an adjective
a noun
question
an adverb
6
Go get Gib's galoshes from the garage. This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Simile
Alliteration
Assonance
figurative
7
When Grayson summarized the chapter he
included many details.
communicated the main points.
told exactly what happened.
used only a few sentences.
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You can find synonyms and antonyms for words in the ______.
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Glossary
Index
9
When communicating with an official, such as the Governor or President use...
Formal Language
Informal Language
Participles
Standard English
10
Although he knew better, Bryson threw the paper airplane. This is a ______ sentence.
Simple
Complex
Interrogative
Compound
11
Wayne's book hit the floor with a resounding thud. This is what type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Irony
12
You make an inference when you...
construct a compound sentence.
use process of eliminatilon.
inform the reader.
make a guess based on prior knowledge and textual evidence.
13
Where did you go last night? This sentence is written in what mood?
Indicative
Interrogative
Educational
Imperative
14
Go to the car now. This sentence is an example of what mood?
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Helpful
15
If the author's purpose is to persuade are they likely to have bias?
No
Yes
16
Which of the following is not an author's purpose?
Indicative
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
17
She is an artist in the medium of verbal irony. She uses much...
relevance
alliteration
sarcasm
dramatic irony
18
The turning point of a story...
comes before the falling action.
comes after the rising action.
is the climax
is also known as the exposition.
19
The connotation of obnoxious is
Neutral
Negative
Positive
20
Which one is an example of passive voice?
Kelley eats french fries.
The ball was caught by Cameron.
Ava will get the dictionary.
Jared picked up the money.
21
A gerund is a verb form ending in ing that is used as a ________.
noun
verb
infinitive
adverb
22
An introduction does not do which of the following
Grab the reader's attention
Summarize main points
Introduce the thesis
23
An analogy is a comparison that shows the similarities between two things.
True
False
24
In the active voice, there is always a helping verb.
False
True
25
An antonym for compare is...
analogy
picture
contrast
symbolize
26
Holly sang like a bird. What type of figurative language is this?
Assonance
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
27
When you tell someone what happened in a story you are detailing its
theme
rising action
resolution
plot
28
When you look for similarities you...
Contrast
Compare
Interrogate
Analogous
29
Irrelevant details are about something other than the topic.
True
False
30
A fire station burns down. This is what type of irony?
Dramatic
Passive
Verbal
Situational
31
Which of the following is a text structure?
Sequence of events
Chronological order
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
32
Which of the following are compound sentences?
Devin played ball and had a snack.
Ethan and Austin ate candy.
Kylie got it right; everyone else did not.
Zoe went home, and she did her homework.
33
Convert the following sentence to passive voice. I vacuumed all the floors.
I will vacuum all the floors.
The floors were all vacuumed by me.
I can vacuum the floors.
I intend to vacuum all the floors.
34
If you clean up your room, I'll take you to the mall. This sentence is in what mood?
Indicative
Subjunctive
Conditional
Imperative
35
She sat on the bench. This sentence is written in what mood?
Moody
Indicative
Angry
Imperative
