8th Grade Language Arts Review

Question 1

This is the feeling that an author wants readers to have while reading.

Accepted Answer

Mood

Question 2

What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

Accepted Answer

To persuade

Question 3

The following text in the image is an example of

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Personification

Question 4

How do you know if a source is reliable?

Accepted Answer

URL ends with .edu, .org, or .gov, There are no ads on the website, It can be traced back to an original source, It has an author and publisher

Question 5

"Third Person __________" is a POV in which the narrator is outside the story, knows everything

Accepted Answer

Omniscient

Question 6

How many paragraphs are in an informational essay?

Accepted Answer

Five

Question 7

Often, an antagonistic relationship called a _________ drives the plot of a story or novel

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Conflict

Question 8

A _________ character does not change during the course of the action.

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Static

Question 9

The language device used in the video is an example of

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Alliteration

Question 10

This is the framework of meaning which surrounds a specific word, sentence, idea, or passage.

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Context

Question 11

This refers to the feelings & associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word.

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Connotation

Question 12

A character in a fictional work that is very well developed is called a _________ character.

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Round

Question 13

This is a point of view in which the story is told by one of the characters.

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First Person

Question 14

This is when you use pieces of information on a subject to base your opinion or make a decision

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Conclusion

Question 15

Info written in the script of a play to tell actors where to go or how to speak their lines.

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Stage Directions

Question 16

An expression of an author's personal belief, not something that can be proved true or false.

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Opinion

Question 17

This is the order in which things are told in a story.

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Sequence

Question 18

The literal definition of a word is also called its

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Denotation

Question 19

A story, poem, novel, or play message readers can apply to their own experiences, or all people

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Universal Theme

Question 20

Joshua has the heart of a lion is an example of

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Metaphor

Question 21

This goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings.

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Figurative Language

Question 22

The exact words of a text.

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Direct quote

Question 23

Restatement of a written work in one's own words to keep the basic meaning of the original work

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Paraphrase

Question 24

A story about the life of an individual told from their perspective.

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Autobiography

Question 25

A part of an argument that is flawed & makes the argument invalid, an error in reasoning.

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Logical Fallacy

Question 26

These are the words spoken by characters in a literary work.

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Dialogue

Question 27

This is the series of events that happen in a literary work.

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Plot

Question 28

This is the part of the plot where the conflict is ended.

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Resolution

Question 29

This word means anything that happens to or is done by a character in a story.

Accepted Answer

Event

Question 30

This is the perspective from which a story is told.

Accepted Answer

Point of View

8th Grade Language Arts Review

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8th Grade Language Arts Review

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