Brocco- 8th Grade ELA NJSLA Review

Question 1

The feeling associated with a word or phrase

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connotation

Question 2

When writing a story or narrative, I must

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all of the above.

Question 3

Our Hershey Park trip is on

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May 30th.

Question 4

Mystery, historical fiction, realistic fiction, biography and science fiction are examples of..

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genres.

Question 5

If you are asked to write an essay, it should ALWAYS have

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all of the above.

Question 6

NJSLA stands for

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New Jersey Student Learning Assessments

Question 7

Text structure where 1 event leads to another; uses words such as cause, effect, as a result.

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cause/effect

Question 8

When two or more characters are speaking

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dialogue

Question 9

What is an anecdote?

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a short little story used for effect

Question 10

Title, captions, diagrams, graphs, bold print,italics, glossary, appendix, are examples of ...

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text features.

Question 11

How many school days are left, not counting today?

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36

Question 12

The feeling or atmosphere created in a text

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mood

Question 13

When a text is structured in a specific time order, the text structure is...

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in sequential order

Question 14

You are graduating on June 18th.

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TRUE

Question 15

Subjective texts contain

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all of the above

Question 16

The person or force who opposes the main character is...

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the antagonist.

Question 17

What is a synonym for important?

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all of the above

Question 18

When the narrator tells the story him/herself

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first-person POV

Question 19

The tallest roller coaster at Hershey is

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Candymonium

Question 20

The sequence of events that make up a story

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plot

Question 21

A reference in a literary work to an event in history, another story, a song, a poem, etc.

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allusion

Question 22

The highest point of tension or the turning point in the story is...

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the climax.

Question 23

Objective texts contain

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facts

Question 24

A protagonist is...

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the leading, main character.

Question 25

"YouTube should be held responsible for teens who are posting harmful stunts."

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subjective

Question 26

The author's message about life or human nature is also known as

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theme.

Question 27

Text structure that has two or more things that are similar or different...

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compare/contrast

Question 28

Hints the author drops in the story about events that come later

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foreshadowing

Question 29

Another word for a story ...

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narrative

Question 30

Persuade, inform, entertain...

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author's purpose

Question 31

We learn about characters through

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all of the above

Question 32

The author's attitude toward the subject he/she is writing about

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tone

Question 33

When a narrator is all-knowing and outside of the story the POV is...

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third-person omniscient POV

Question 34

An analytical essay is asking you to

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analyze

Question 35

Character vs Character and Character vs Society are examples of...

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external conflict.

Question 36

When an object, idea, place, person or event represents an idea bigger than itself...

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symbolism

Question 37

What does it mean when a question asks me to support my answer from the text?

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both

Question 38

Sarcasm is

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all of the above.

Question 39

Irony

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both

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