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A review for PARCC testing (8th grade)
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1
Which is an example of hyperbole?
BANG! POW! BOOM!
She is a snake
The silly snakes slid into school
I said it a thousand times.
2
Which tense is this verb: The students had received a lot of homework.
Present Perfect
Past
Present
Past Perfect
3
Locate the DIRECT OBJECT: Juan read a book to Dave after they came home from school.
Juan
after they came home from school
Dave
a book
4
Correctional facility instead of jail, big boned instead of fat, passed away instead of dead
Antithesis
Euphamism
Oxymoron
Metaphor
5
What is this an example of?
flashback
alliteration
foreshadowing
imagery
6
Which is written in active voice?
Books are checked-out daily.
Votes are tallied by machines.
Mistakes were made.
Matthew did his homework.
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LEFT
artwork entitled "Scream"
RIGHT
A mask from the movie
Scream
. WHAT LITERARY DEVICE IS THIS?
allusion
repetition
irony
metaphor
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This type of story tries to explain natural events
Epic
Fable
Myth
Legend
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What is this?
metaphor
dramatic irony
inference
simile
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What is the defining characteristic of a DRAMATIC POEM?
The narrator's point of view
The content is related to death
The rhyme scheme
The character engages in action
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What is this an example of?
Tone
Irony
Mood
Flashback
12
What is this: "She is sunshine, brightening my day."
metaphor
tone
mood
simile
13
Which of the following is an idiom?
Treat others how you'd like to be treated.
Actions speak louder than words.
I have a ton of homework.
Avoid cliches like the plague.
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My mind is a black hole. Her house is a war zone. These are examples of...
Sarcasm
Simile
Imagery
Metaphor
15
Which type of story contain unbelievable elements?
Tall Tale
Fable
Fiction
Autobiography
16
Which of the following is a COMPLEX sentence?
I forgot to set my alarm clock, so I woke up late.
After missing the bus, I was almost late for school.
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Locate the INDIRECT OBJECT: Juan read a book to Dave after they came home from school.
after they came home from school
Juan
Dave
a book
18
Which of the following is considered a compound sentence?
Before the basketball game started, the players shook hands.
The basketball game started, and the players shook hands.
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What is this?
allusion
metaphor
irony
simile
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When a character remembers something from the past
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Rising Action
Allusion
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What kind of sentence is this: Take out your homework.
Exclamatory
Complex
Interrogative
Imperative
