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8th Grade ELA Year-End Review Game
8th Grade ELA Year-End Review Game
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Review of literary terms, grammar, etc for my 8th grade ELA class at JCS!.
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_______ means describing how 2 texts are different.
mirror
compare
contrast
analyze
2
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme at the end
couplet
stanza
free verse
alliteration
3
Which words have CONNOTATIONS?
talkative
chatty
speaking
conversational
4
Be careful what you wish for is an example of . . .
a theme
a resolution
a topic
a climax
5
A plot includes: exposition, conflict, rising action, _______, falling action, conclusion.
resolution
characterization
climax
denouement
6
Narrative handed down from the past, has historical elements and usually supernatural elements
fairy tale
legend
myth
story
7
The reason the author writes (entertain, persuade, or inform) is the author's...
purpose
theme
topic
tone
8
The overall feeling or atmosphere the writer creates in his reader is the _______.
main idea
theme
mood
tone
9
What example of figurative language is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
imagery
metaphor
simile
tone
10
Which type of writing features a discussion of counterarguments?
debate
argumentative
narrative
informative
11
What are you allowed to mark and make notes on during KPREP testing (check all that apply)?
on-demand passages (articles, etc) you use for your essay
reading comprehension bubble sheet
on-demand prompts (the actual question they ask you)
reading comprehension QUESTIONS
12
The ____ describes the category into which a writing fits (romance, science fiction, etc.).
climax
text set
fiction
genre
13
Autobiographies are always written in...
3rd person POV
2nd person POV
1st person POV
a way that praises someone
14
The character who works against the protagonist in the story is the . . .
protagonist
antagonist
main character
narrator
15
Which of the following is an example of a theme?
Treat others the way you want to be treated
The man in the yellow suit
The dog should not have bit the man
Strength and Courage
16
Which of the following is the correct way to cite text evidence?
A blue crab molts about twenty times during its life.
George Frame says, "Blue crabs have a painful pinch."
George frame said Gull's find and eat many blue crabs.
The article says, "Gulls find and eat many blue crabs."
17
A group of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph
set
verse
segment
stanza
18
The way a writer uses choice of words to convey the writer’s own attitude toward a subject.
mood
point of view
tone
1st person
19
How you imagine the writer "sounds" when he/she is saying something is an example of . . .
tone
sentence structure
mood
imagery
20
The central idea or underlying meaning of a work (a message about life or human nature).
main idea
topic sentence
symbol
theme
21
A word's definition from the dictionary is its...
connotation
denotation
22
I, you, she, he, and it are all . . .
verbs
pronouns
nouns
adverbs
23
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
I am so thirsty I could drink the entire Mississippi River.
He's as smelly as an old stray dog
My dad hates hiking; he's a lazy slug.
The sun smiled down on the hot sand.
24
_____ is when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens.
situational irony
flashback
dramatic irony
verbal irony
25
The series of events in a story is...
the setting
the resolution
the plot
the point of view
26
When the narrator is NOT a character in the story, it is told in . . .
1st person
3rd person
27
Pronouns that refer to 3rd person are:
his, her, mine
I, me, we
ours, theirs
he, she, they
28
A character's conflict in his own mind is called an _______.
internal conflict
mood
1st person POV
external conflict
29
Which word(s) could describe mood of a piece of writing?
chewy
foggy
grouchy
silly
30
A word that imitates the sound it represents is what? [buzz, hum, snap, crackle, pop!]
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
personification
31
"Shivering and with teeth chattering, the cold wind kept blowing." What is this?
dangling modifier
compound sentence
sentence fragment
misplaced modifier
32
To _________ is to describe how 2 texts are similar.
contrast
analyze
interpret
compare
33
This happens when the reader or viewer is aware of something a character in the story is not.
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
foreshadowing
34
What makes up a compound sentence?
independent clause
dependent clause
independent clause
dependent clause
35
Interruption in the major action of a narrative to show what happened at an earlier time.
foreshadowing
flashback
point of view
falling action
36
A great exaggeration to emphasize strong feeling. (Ex:
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!)
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
imagery
37
"It's raining cats and dogs!" and "Stop pulling my leg!" are examples of ____.
Metaphors
Imagery
Similes
Idioms
38
A ______ is a restatement of an idea that keeps the same meaning but uses different words.
compare and contrast
paraphrase
final draft
bibliography
39
A boxer facing an opponent is an example of . . .
internal conflict
external conflict
40
A concept that can be proven to be the truth is a ...
opinion
fact
reason
main idea
41
This is contrast between what is said and what is meant (like sarcasm).
verbal irony
dramatic irony
dialogue
situational irony
42
When you get a PASSAGE-BASED on demand prompt, you should always do these things:
include a thesis statement in your introduction
use quotes or evidence from the passage
read the actual question, THEN read the passage
use anecdotes and examples from your life
43
Details that help explain the main idea are called ___.
evidence
tone
supporting ideas
mood
44
What type of conflict is present when the protagonist is up against the wind?
character vs. character
character vs. society
character vs. self
character vs. nature
45
A literary work based on the imagination and not on fact is . . .
fiction
myth
nonfiction
personal narrative
46
"I began to think that mother was right when she said good manners were important," is in a...
rude tone
cheerful tone
straightforward tone
sad tone
47
What three components drive a story?
setting, tone and style
setting, place, time
setting, characters, point of view
setting, characters and plot
48
Which are examples of words that appeal to the senses to create imagery?
silly
gritty
chewy
thoughtful
49
The first thing you do when you get a reading comprehension prompt is ______________.
read the questions
read the passage
mark up the passage
pre-write
50
A ______ is a device at the opening of a work to grab the interest of the readers.
narrative hook
exposition
thesis statement
topic sentence
51
What would you use to find a words antonyms?
atlas
dictionary
thesaurus
encyclopedia
52
Point of view: "You laughed at Mrs. Hill's jokes out of pity, not amusement"
2nd person
4th person
3rd person
1st person
53
The part of the story that ties up loose ends is...
falling action
the resolution
the exposition
plot
54
What is the following error called?
We was out of milk so my dad went to the store.
comma splice
subject-verb disagreement
sentence fragment
misplaced modifier
55
An ODW prompt that is one question without a passage to read from is ____________.
passage-based
on-demand
reading comprehension
stand-alone
56
Point of view where narrator speak TO the reader (using words like "you" and "yours"):
2nd person
1st person
3rd person
mood
57
The one who tells the story is the . . .
narrator
character
protagonist
main speaker
58
What is the definition of the Greek root "ambi"?
many
one
sleep
both
59
Point of view is . . .
a writers choose of narrator
the person who is talking
the character
I, me, we
60
The methods of characterization are: (choose any that apply) . . .
narrator's comments
physical appearance
thoughts, speech, and actions
other characters
61
A combination of contradictory terms (silent scream, civil war, jumbo shrimp, freezer burn) is
a palindrome
an oxymoron
an idiom
a metaphor
62
When the narrator can describe his or her own thoughts, feelings and impressions the story is:
told in 1st person
told in second person
told in 3rd person
more exciting
63
Word meanings that suggests something other than their literal meaning
connotations
synonyms
antonyms
denotations
64
When the narrator is a character in the story it is told in
3rd person
1st person
65
A _______ is when you give human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
66
Use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses to paint a picture in the reader's mind
simile
comparison
imagery
idiom
67
Burt and Winnie made a cake for their mom
. What is the direct object?
mom
Burt and Winnie
cake
Burt
68
"I saw a cat driving to school this morning," is an example of . . .
A comma splice
A sentence fragment
A dangling modifier
A misplaced modifier
69
What the passage or text is mainly about
climax
main idea
mood
tone
70
Burt and Winnie made a cake for their mom.
What is the indirect object?
Burt
Burt and Winnie
mom
cake
71
How a piece of writing affects the READER'S feelings is the . . .
audience
plot
tone
mood
72
A message about life in a story is the . . .
a topic
character traits
a theme
kindness
73
A conversation between two people is...
dialect
hook
dialogue
speech
74
When the narrator can tell the thoughts and feelings of only one character it is...
limited 3rd person point of view
Not as interesting
2nd person point of view
omniscient 3rd person point of view
75
Similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and personifications are all types of . . .
characterization
imagery
description
figurative language
76
_______________ refers to the attitude of the author.
message
mood
tone
theme
77
The problem that the main character faces is the . . .
conflict
climax
mood
purpose
78
Forshadowing is
the internal conflict
the most exciting part of the story
the suspense that builds
hinting at future actions
79
A complex sentence always includes (check all that apply):
dependent clause
dependent clause
conjunction
semicolon
80
In argumentative writing, what you want audience to believe is called your...
Claim
Evidence
Central question
Hook
81
A biography is told in . . .
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
the present tense
82
Something concrete, such as an object, person, or place that represents something beyond itself
theme
icon
symbol
motif
83
The most important or central thought within a paragraph or text is called the...
Evidence
Main idea
Theme
Hook
