PSSA ELA REVIEW- 8th GRADE

Bandwagon appeal, generalizations, stereotyping, loaded language, author's bias are types of 

Setting, characters, problem, solution, all have to do with...

What does text-dependent question/prompt mean?

An essay requires how many paragraphs?

The tone of a poem is about how the 

"To determine" the meaning of a word or text, means to

What are the 5 parts of a plot diagram?

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

A gerund is a verb that acts as a 

What is theme?

It is important to write this before you start writing your essay?

Ballad, haiku, ode, and sonnet are all forms of...

Chronological, problem-solution, compare-contrast, question-answer, are all examples of...

What am I looking for when a question asks, "What is the author's purpose?"

Headings, subheadings, charts, captions, tables, are all examples of 

Research, surveys, statistics, anecdotes, direct quotes are all examples of...

Personification, symbolism, metaphors, and similes are all examples of

When you summarize, you...

Biography, essay, speech, interview, textbook, are all examples of...

Dialogue is more often found in 

The word compound means...

Which are the four types of writing? 

Which is an example of a theme?

Historical fiction is 

First person, third person, the speaker, all have to do with...

The infinitive form of a verb used which word before the verb...