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ELA test prep review 8th grade
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The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings
1st person
3rd person limited
2nd person
3rd person omniscient
2
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
"Don't go!" I screamed as he ran away.
"Don't go" I screamed as he ran away!
Don't go! I screamed as he ran away.
"Don't go I screamed as he ran away!"
3
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
denotation
dot
dang, daniel!
doodah
4
Struggle between opposing forces
conflict
novel
characters
plot
5
The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
plot
metaphor
simile
dialogue
6
Identify the simple sentence
After lunch today, I am going home.
After lunch today.
I am going to class, and then I am going home.
I am going to class.
7
A character who stays the same during the story
dynamic
static
round
Antagonist
8
Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.
old, overweight
old, overweight, bright
sat
overweight, old, sun
9
Time and place of a story
setting
symbol
moral
climax
10
Genre with informational facts
non-fiction
folktales
fairy tale
fiction
11
The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings
1st person
2nd person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person regular
12
Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche.
man vs. nature
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. society
13
Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)
karma
dictionary definition
cat
connotation
14
The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about
metaphor
irony
mood
tone
15
A character you only know 1 or 2 things about
dynamic
round
static
flat
16
The turning point or high point in a story
resolution
climax
rising action
exposition
17
A character who changes during the story
static
dynamic
protagonist
round
18
What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.
external
internal
19
The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)
metaphor
onomatopoeia
similie
hyperbole
20
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
"I love to sing" I told my friend.
I love to sing I told my friend.
"I love to sing," I told my friend.
"I love to sing," I told my friend
21
A story that takes place in the future where something has gone terribly wrong in society.
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopian
Realistic Fiction
22
When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story
flashback
suspense
foreshadowing
symbol
23
Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
short story
onomatopoeia
personification
theme
24
The sequence of events in a literary work
narrator
plot
setting
speaker
25
Fictional characters with events in a historical setting
genre
fiction
historical fiction
fantasy
26
Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.
external
internal
27
A speaker or character who tells a story
mood
narrator
climax
stanza
28
Identify the complex sentence
Before school today, I have to walk my dog.
My dog loves walks.
One of my chores is to walk my dog, and I have to vacuum.
Cats don't like walks, but dogs love walks.
29
Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.
Mrs. Bamer, school
Mrs. Bamer, school, secretary
Mrs. Bamer, secretary
is
30
The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US
2nd person
4th person
1st person
3rd person
31
Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.
biography
non-fiction
historical fiction
fantasy
32
Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)
simile
alliteration
personification
metaphor
33
When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past
foreshadowing
flashback
flashforward
flashaction
34
A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story
setting
character
plot
genre
35
The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
personification
synonym
simile
metaphor
36
The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)
mood
conflict
tone
symbol
37
Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.
taco
ate
I
yesterday
38
Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.
man vs. self
man vs. man
man vs. society
man vs. nature
39
A well-developed character- you know a lot about them
flat
static
round
dynamic
40
A conversation between characters
narrator
dialogue
stanza
plot
41
A person, object or action that represents something else
narration
conflict
symbol
picture
42
Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.
wind
I
today
ran
43
What is another word for PERSUADE?
informational
convince
entertain
inform
44
In favor of or against one thing unfairly
plot
denotation
bias
theme
45
Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.
live
by
smelly
landfill
46
Which type of conflict is this? Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.
man vs. nature
man vs. self
man vs. society
man vs. man
47
The message or moral in a story
tone
characters
theme
mood
48
A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology
historical fiction
fantasy
fiction
science fiction
49
A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)
plot
characters
genre
setting
50
Identify the compound sentence.
I'm going to play games, but I have to do my homework first.
Me too!
I hate homework.
When I get home today, I'm going to play video games.