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8th Grade ELA Year-End Review Game
8th Grade ELA Year-End Review Game
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Review of story elements, literary devices, poetry, etc for 8th grade ELA class
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Which words have CONNOTATIONS?
speaking
chatty
talkative
conversational
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A great exaggeration to emphasize strong feeling. (Ex:
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!)
imagery
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
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A plot includes: exposition, conflict, rising action, _______, falling action, conclusion.
characterization
resolution
climax
denouement
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Point of view is . . .
a writers choose of narrator
I, me, we
the person who is talking
the character
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The most important or central thought within a paragraph or text is called the...
Hook
Theme
Evidence
Main idea
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What would you use to find a words antonyms?
encyclopedia
thesaurus
dictionary
atlas
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What three components drive a story?
setting, tone and style
setting, characters, point of view
setting, place, time
setting, characters and plot
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A _______ is when you give human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects.
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
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In argumentative writing, what you want audience to believe is called your...
Evidence
Central question
Hook
Claim
10
A boxer facing an opponent is an example of . . .
internal conflict
external conflict
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Be careful what you wish for is an example of . . .
a climax
a topic
a theme
a resolution
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A message about life in a story is the . . .
kindness
a topic
a theme
character traits
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When the narrator can tell the thoughts and feelings of only one character it is...
limited 3rd person point of view
omniscient 3rd person point of view
Not as interesting
2nd person point of view
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"I began to think that mother was right when she said good manners were important," is in a...
sad tone
straightforward tone
cheerful tone
rude tone
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A concept that can be proven to be the truth is a ...
reason
fact
main idea
opinion
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A word's definition from the dictionary is its...
denotation
connotation
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Similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and personifications are all types of . . .
imagery
description
figurative language
characterization
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The methods of characterization are: (choose any that apply) . . .
physical appearance
thoughts, speech, and actions
narrator's comments
other characters
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The part of the story that ties up loose ends is...
falling action
the resolution
the exposition
plot
20
This happens when the reader or viewer is aware of something a character in the story is not.
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
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This is contrast between what is said and what is meant (like sarcasm).
dialogue
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
22
Which are examples of words that appeal to the senses to create imagery?
gritty
chewy
silly
thoughtful
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Details that help explain the main idea are called ___.
tone
supporting ideas
mood
evidence
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Narrative handed down from the past, has historical elements and usually supernatural elements
fairy tale
myth
legend
story
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_______ means describing how 2 texts are different.
analyze
mirror
contrast
compare
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The one who tells the story is the . . .
narrator
main speaker
character
protagonist
27
The character who works against the protagonist in the story is the . . .
antagonist
protagonist
main character
narrator
28
Point of view where narrator speak TO the reader (using words like "you" and "yours"):
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
mood
29
The series of events in a story is...
the point of view
the resolution
the setting
the plot
30
The ____ describes the category into which a writing fits (romance, science fiction, etc.).
climax
text set
genre
fiction
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A conversation between two people is...
speech
hook
dialect
dialogue
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_____ is when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens.
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
flashback
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A ______ is a device at the opening of a work to grab the interest of the readers.
thesis statement
exposition
topic sentence
narrative hook
34
How you imagine the writer "sounds" when he/she is saying something is an example of . . .
sentence structure
imagery
mood
tone
35
_______________ refers to the attitude of the author.
message
tone
theme
mood
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A character's conflict in his own mind is called an _______.
internal conflict
external conflict
mood
1st person POV
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"It's raining cats and dogs!" and "Stop pulling my leg!" are examples of ____.
Similes
Imagery
Metaphors
Idioms
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The central idea or underlying meaning of a work (a message about life or human nature).
symbol
main idea
topic sentence
theme
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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
I am so thirsty I could drink the entire Mississippi River.
My dad hates hiking; he's a lazy slug.
The sun smiled down on the hot sand.
He's as smelly as an old stray dog
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The way a writer uses choice of words to convey the writer’s own attitude toward a subject.
1st person
point of view
mood
tone
41
What example of figurative language is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
simile
tone
imagery
metaphor
42
I, you, she, he, and it are all . . .
pronouns
nouns
adverbs
verbs
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Word meanings that suggests something other than their literal meaning
antonyms
connotations
denotations
synonyms
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The overall feeling or atmosphere the writer creates in his reader is the _______.
theme
tone
mood
main idea
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Forshadowing is
hinting at future actions
the most exciting part of the story
the internal conflict
the suspense that builds
46
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme at the end
alliteration
couplet
stanza
free verse
47
Which word(s) could describe mood of a piece of writing?
chewy
silly
grouchy
foggy
48
Autobiographies are always written in...
3rd person POV
2nd person POV
a way that praises someone
1st person POV
49
How a piece of writing affects the READER'S feelings is the . . .
plot
mood
audience
tone
50
A biography is told in . . .
the present tense
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
51
Interruption in the major action of a narrative to show what happened at an earlier time.
point of view
falling action
foreshadowing
flashback
52
A word that imitates the sound it represents is what? [buzz, hum, snap, crackle, pop!]
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
simile
53
Point of view: "You laughed at Mrs. Hill's jokes out of pity, not amusement"
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
4th person
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The reason the author writes (entertain, persuade, or inform) is the author's...
theme
tone
topic
purpose
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Something concrete, such as an object, person, or place that represents something beyond itself
motif
icon
symbol
theme
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Use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses to paint a picture in the reader's mind
comparison
idiom
imagery
simile
57
When the narrator is NOT a character in the story, it is told in . . .
3rd person
1st person
58
A combination of contradictory terms (silent scream, civil war, jumbo shrimp, freezer burn) is
an idiom
an oxymoron
a metaphor
a palindrome
59
The problem that the main character faces is the . . .
purpose
mood
climax
conflict
60
Which type of writing features a discussion of counterarguments?
argumentative
informative
narrative
debate
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A group of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph
stanza
verse
segment
set
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A literary work based on the imagination and not on fact is . . .
fiction
personal narrative
myth
nonfiction
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When the narrator can describe his or her own thoughts, feelings and impressions the story is:
more exciting
told in 3rd person
told in 1st person
told in second person
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When the narrator is a character in the story it is told in
1st person
3rd person
65
The first thing you do when you get a reading comprehension prompt is ______________.
pre-write
read the passage
mark up the passage
read the questions
66
Pronouns that refer to 3rd person are:
I, me, we
ours, theirs
he, she, they
his, her, mine
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A ______ is a restatement of an idea that keeps the same meaning but uses different words.
bibliography
compare and contrast
paraphrase
final draft
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Which of the following is an example of a theme?
Treat others the way you want to be treated
The dog should not have bit the man
Strength and Courage
The man in the yellow suit
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What the passage or text is mainly about
main idea
mood
climax
tone
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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
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To _________ is to describe how 2 texts are similar.
analyze
interpret
compare
contrast
