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MAP and NWEA Practice for 8th Grade ELA
MAP and NWEA Practice for 8th Grade ELA
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MAP and NWEA Practice for 8th grade ELA
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1
Which is an example of an oxymoron?
pretty funny
still breathing
very quiet
jumbo shrimp
2
Which genre is a story exaggerated from person to person or for generations?
tall tale
folklore
myth
folk tale
3
What is literal meaning?
false information
A made up answer
secrets
The actual real meaning
4
What could you get from the theme of courage in a book?
Brave characters who are not afraid to accept risk.
mystery
Never judge a book by it's cover.
Never give up.
5
What is the correct use for the word their?
Their sitting at a picnic table.
That is their car.
Their going to the mall
Put your coat over their.
6
What genre is set in the future and has possible aliens or space ships?
fiction
historical fiction
science fiction
romance
7
Every story is a type of genre.
False
True
8
What literary term teaches a lesson?
a book
figurative language
Onomatopoeia
theme
9
What figurative language is a sound device?
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
10
How could you describe a pun?
A dad joke, play on words.
A plethora of information.
A really descriptive sentence.
A literal sentence.
11
Which conflict describes "The State of Missouri Vs. George Martin".
man v. nature
man v. technology
man v. man
man v. society
12
What is the main idea?
The book title
The ending
What the author tells you it is.
What the story or article is mostly about.
13
What point of view does the author know all of the feelings of all characters?
3rd omniscient
1st
2nd
3rd limited
14
Which genre is represented in a play, opera, musical, ballet, mime, or movie?
fiction
science fiction
drama
historical fiction
15
What is the purpose of the foil archetype?
One who sits alone
One who highlights the protagonist.
One who takes all the blame.
To bully others
16
What is conflict?
the bully
The problem in a story.
the ending
The solution in a book.
17
What does the prefix mis mean?
a missle
wrong, mistaken
correct
a single lady
18
What does the root word re mean?
before
on
in
again
19
What point of view uses the pronouns I and me?
3rd omnicient
2nd
3rd limited
1st
20
What pronoun is used in 2nd person?
theirs
you
me
them
21
What does define mean?
finding a synonym
What the word means.
Finding an antonym
a description of something.
22
What reference source gives synonyms of words?
Farmer's Almanac
Atlas
Thesaurus
Dictionary
23
What does it mean to predict in a story?
Spy on neighbors.
definitions.
Guess the characters feelings.
Guess what happens next.
24
What is an inference?
A prediction.
A solution
A guess or conclusion based on information presented.
A chance to win.
25
The protagonist is the _____________ character in a story.
secondary
main
villain
false
