Gr. 8 ELA PSSA Review 2

The author's opinion of what he or she is writing about is referred to as the:

Which sentence has an error in verb tense?

Use proper pronoun-antecedent agreement: Did everyone bring ____ binder to class? 

Which type of essay analyzes a piece of literature using evidence from the given text?

The title of the novel Twilight should be written which way?

An em dash looks most like this:

help is to assist as deceive is to...

Identify the voice: Bill was shocked by the truth behind Red Chief's threats.

Point of view- Not in the story; knows the feelings of only ONE character

A word that is the opposite of another word

What is the most important strategy to do well on the PSSA?

The overall message or lesson learned in a passage is the:

What is giving human qualities, feelings, or actions to something that is not human?

What part of speech JOINS words or clauses together (and, but, or, yet, ....)

An ellipsis looks like this:

What can you use to help figure out the meaning of an unknown word?

Bill and Sam desperately returned Red Chief, they paid Mr. Dorset to take him.

When quoting a poem, what should you use to indicate a line break (new line) in the poem?

Which work would require ITALICS?

What is a possible CAUSE of failing a test?

The title of the news article Fire ravages main street should be written which way?

Identify the voice: The falling piano struck the cartoon character.

Which is not a major element to consider when analyzing fiction/narratives?

Which work would require QUOTATION MARKS?

What is a word part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning?

Which phrase below is the most sophisticated transition for concluding an argumentative essay?

The denotation of a word is...

In nonfiction, this is a bolded phrase that indicates a new topic or section within an article.

What is the repeating of the same beginning sound? (Sally sold seashells)

Within a TDA essay the writer must write:

Find the spelling error: They're hypothesis was wrong so they repeated the experiment.

The author's central thought; big idea of the story/passage

Identify the mistake: We will not sell wax to people in glass bottles.           

Part of speech that tells WHERE something is located (inside, to, with, above)

When the author appeals to the five senses in a passage this is referred to as:

Which element of fiction/narrative most drives the plot forward throughout the story.

Which genre of literature is a narrative essay most like?

What is the main point in an informational text referred to?

When responding to a selected response question remember:

What text feature provides details about a photograph or other visual aid on a page?

Which genre of literature "packs a punch" because of its heavy use of figurative language?

Which is not a way to fix a run-on?

The turning point in a narrative; the highest point in the story

Point of view- Not in the story, knows the feelings of ALL characters

If you don't have a dictionary to define an unknown word, your next best tool would be...

What is the message, or lesson, the author is trying to teach the reader?

Using a word to mean the exact opposite of its literal meaning (I'm so HAPPY I have homework!)

When details are organized in order of their occurrence in time, they are in ___ order.

Where is a comma needed? "He wanted to go to the movies so he asked his mom to drive him."

Find the error: I had an exellent meal at the restaurant, so I'll definitely be back tomorrow.

A word's connotation may be...

When answering a vocabulary question it is best to use:

Point of view- Narrator is in the story; uses words like "I, me, my..."

Which type of essay does not need a clear thesis or claim in the introduction?

The connotation of a word is...

The author's attitude towards the subject he or she is writing about is referred to as the:

Finish the simile: Next week, I'm going to destroy the PSSAs like...

Find the VERB: "He is the best football player!"

Before reading the passage the best strategy to use first is:

A TDA essay must include:

Exaggeration (My homework took me forever.)

Identify the verbal: "To be or not to be. That is the question!"

Which is not a technique for creating suspense?

Which graphic aid would best demonstrate the rise and fall of temperatures over time?