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End of Year - 8thLA
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For use at the end of 8th grade language arts class at WMS.
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In a mystery, a misleading clue is called this
redrum
red snapper
red robin
red herring
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The following are ALL coordinating conjunctions.
for, but, no
from, and, so
and, yet, sure
yet, for, so
3
In persuasive writing you want to acknowledge and refute this.
your claim
counterclaim
your ignorance
4
Imagery is another word for appealing to what?
a banana
the five senses
your mother
the judge
5
What is the feeling an author creates in a piece of writing with events and word choice?
hyperbole
simile
mood
tone
6
In "Flowers for Algernon," Charlie had an operation on this.
his hand
his leg
his brain
his eyes
7
In "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, the narrator did this to his neighbor.
married her
congratulated him
murdered him
befriended him
8
The holder of "The Monkey's Paw" would be granted
immunity
free passage home
three wishes
bad luck
9
-ion, -tion, ation, -ition means
I have no clue
act or process of
made of
possessing the qualities of
10
Anne Frank survived the Holocaust.
False
True
11
You can figure out the meaning of an unknown words using these.
context clues
the stars
your fingers
an abacus
12
Comprehesion strategy in which the main character recalls something significant from the past
Aha Moment
Again and Again
Memory Moment
Contrast and Contradiction
13
prim/princ means
main
first
after
last
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In a story, the theme is
life lesson
where the story takes place
the problem
the surprise
15
This was the Greaser who killed the Soc
Ponyboy
Soda
Two Bit
Johnny
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The Diary of Anne Frank was written from this point of view
3rd person omniscient
1st person
3rd person limited
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Which can stand alone as a complete sentence?
dependent clause
independent clause
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
18
The style we used to format our persuasive/research papers was...
MLA
NBA
MLB
FBI
19
Fixing grammar, spelling, punctuation, and other conventions in writing is called this.
Editing
Practicing
Revising
Too much work
20
When you figure out what is happening by text clues and your own background knowledge
inferring
guessing
predicting
cheating
21
"Words of the _______" is a strategy to help find the theme.
Wiser
Master
Elder
Wicked
22
The main character in "Flowers for Algernon" was...
Algernon
Charlie Gordon
Flowers
Charles Johnson
23
In "The Outsiders" this was the Soc who was killed.
Dave
Johnny
Darrell
Bob
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Paraphrasing means to
copy and paste
cite your source
restate in your own words
25
In "Raymond's Run", Raymond won his race.
True
False