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Eighth grade ELA Semester Review: A cornucopia/quiz of grammar concepts and academic terms
Eighth grade ELA Semester Review: A cornucopia/quiz of grammar concepts and academic terms
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Usage and academic vocabulary review.
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Serenading your girlfriend by singing one of Luke Bryan's songs
Fragment
Sentence
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PS: Travis likes country music, and to hang out at honky- tonks
Travis likes country music and honky-tonks
Travis likes country music, and hanging out at honky-tonks
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A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religon, etc
Allusion
Analogy
Allegory
Assonance
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Repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures
Assonance
Alliteration
Parallelism
Plain Style
5
The stage in the hero's journey where the goal or quest is acheived.
Crossing of the threshold
Magic flight
Ultimate boon
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"Good people are like candles; because they burn themselves up to give others light."
Yes
No
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What is it? The blank page mocked the students.
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
8
<p>An extreme exageration or overstatement</p>
Imagery
Archetype
Hyperbole
Metaphor
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When writing a conclusion, what order should your ideas take?
universal statement, restate. of thesis, restate commentary
restate thesis, broad statement, example
restate thesis, re-interpret claims, universal statement
10
She took off her shoes and stepped into the woods she felt lost and found with every step
before found
after woods
after shoes
before woods
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When a writer acknowledges another perspect. and then shows why his/her p.o.v. is still correct
negation
counterclaim
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Active or passive: The storm destroyed the bicycle Fred left on the driveway.
passive
active
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When a character thinks one thing but the audince or reader knows better
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Motif
Symbolism
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If I had a million dollars, I would give it to my teacher, and she'd like me even more.
Complex
Compound-Complex
Simple
Compound
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Active or passive verb: Flipping her hair, Julie
stalked
away from the haughty clique.
active, past tense
active, present tense
passive, past tense
passive, present tense
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Sadly, Monday morning arrived, and I once again became a slave to my alarm clock.
Compound
SImple
Compound-Complex
Complex
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An old imaginative pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repetead in time
Aphorism
Metaphor
Theme
Archetype
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Concise? The boy advanced forward in a rapid motion.
No! Too many words for a simple idea!
Yes! It is descriptive and all words are chosen carefully.
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PS: Carlos liked soccer and to play baseball.
Carlos liked soccer and baseball.
Carlos liked playing soccer and to play baseball.
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This semester I have learned to use a semi-colon, embedding quotations, and analyze tone.
Correct
using semi-colons
embed quotations
analyzed tone
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Guzzling down your coffee right before 1st hour
Sentence
Fragment
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What is it? We scattered like angry bees emerging from the hive.
metaphor
simile
allusion
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Which of the following is the correct way to use a semicolon?
She walks through the pasture; and the flowers tickle her
She walks through the pasture; The flowers tickle her legs
She walks through the pasture; the flowers tickle her legs
She walks through the the pasture; while the flowers tickler
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What is the difference between diction and denotation?
Diction- writer's choice of words; denot.- literal meaning
Denotation is word choice; diction is the meaning of word.
They are basically the same.
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Harrison Bergeron attempted to overthrow his government.
Sentence
Fragment
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A speaker's or writer's word choice
Satire
Theme
Diction
Metaphor
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Active or passive: The bicycle has been damaged.
passive
active
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All of the following sentences correctly use a semi-colon EXCEPT:
Austin is one stylish dude; he is always on point.
Mario is quiet in class: however, he's vocal on the court.
Kameron has many teacher friends; because he's very nice.
Mrs. Vento will miss 3rd hour; they are a wonderful class.
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She suffers from wanderlust she's in love with places she has yet to explore
after places
after wanderlust
before wanderlust
after love
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This verb mood shows a command.
indicative
subjunctive
interrogative
imperative
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When writing, introduction should include these elements.
hook and thesis
hook, example, thesis/claim
hook, bridge, thesis/claim
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<p>Is this correct? He walks with a sense of pride; He doesn't care what is said about him.
No
Yes
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Mrs. Vento does her best to ensure the success of her students; however, most students are lazy
No
Yes
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Which of the following is a subordinate clause?
a family is more than a group of people
families may also include foster children
who are related
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This is a character, symbol, or story type common to literature across cultures.
hero's journey
archetype
symbolism
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What's the tone: If I
were
to win the Powerball....
indicative
subjunctive
conditional
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If the rodeo comes to town, you can bet that all the boys in the yard are going to be there.
Compound-Complex
Simple
Compund
Complex
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The controlling idea in an essay
subclaim
evidence
nuance
thesis
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As the snow falls
Subordinate
Independent
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Denotation is the implied meaning of the word.
true
false
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The students' first mistake was when they followed the fake Mrs. Quin Twitter account.
Complex
Compound-complex
Compound
Simple
42
Which is a controversy?
Is medical care a right or a privilege?
Gun control
Abercrombie or Hollister for overpriced clothes?
Jason doesn't like Sara anymore.
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When defining a concept, a handy-dandy way to show what a concept is not.
negation
Say, "Nah, that ain't right, tho."
counterclaim
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Which of the following is
NOT
the correct way to use a semicolon?
She has dreams and; however, her mother doesn't approve.
She grew up good and slow; she grew up happy and wild.
He had 2 CD's released; the 1st in 2009; and the 2nd in 2011
Trick riding and fancy roping; are unknown in rodeos today.
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Discrepancy between what is expected to happenand and what actually does end up happening
Verbal Irony
Oxymoron
Simile
Situational Irony
46
This sentence is in need of the comma conjunction combo.
The candidates argued about policy & threw shade all night.
This girl who will appear on Fallon is a great singer.
I want pizza but my mom made a casserole.
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Occurs when someone says one thing but means another
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Idiom
Pun
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Stragetic use of facts, evidence, and claims to convince an audience of a certain point
Counterclaim
Impression
Logical Appeal
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I spend a lot of time checking the weather because I am hoping for a snow day.
Simple
Compund
Complex
Compound-complex
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She was like the moon; a part of her was always hiding.
Yes
No
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<p>Can you have a capital letter after a semicolon? </p>
Yes
No
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Active or passive: The brakes were slammed on by Sheila.
passive
active
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Where does the semicolon go?: I wore the ugly Christmas sweater my mommy bought it just for me
after travel
before be
after world
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Because ridiculing people for their taste in music is rude, people shouldn't do it.
Compound
Complex
Simple
Compound-Complex
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The world is yours to explore; do not live as a recluse.
Yes
No
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When we
ace
this test, our teacher
will b
e proud. Mood?
conditional
subjunctive
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ST: Tim McGraw is very talented.
Compound-Complex
Complex
Simple
Compound
