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TRMS 8th Grade Language Arts Final Review
TRMS 8th Grade Language Arts Final Review
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1
What is the point of view of this passage?
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Limited
2
What figurative language is used in this passage?
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
3
What figurative language is used in this passage?
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
4
What is the point of view of this passage?
1st Person
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient
5
Which type of writing should have a plot, setting, and characters?
explanatory
argumentative
persuasive
narrative
6
Ellipses are used for which of the following purposes?
To show dialogue
To show the end of a sentence
Shows a dramatic pause or that information has been left out
To connect two sentences.
7
How would you change this sentence from passive voice to active voice?
Sue was changed by the flat tire.
Sue changed the flat tire.
The flat tire was being changed by Sue.
The flat tire changed Sue.
8
What is the structure of this sentence?
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
9
From the door of that chamber
,
around the gallery
, and
down the state staircase
are examples of
prepositional phrases
verb phrases
infinitive phrases
direct objects
10
Active or passive voice?
passive
active
11
What part of speech is the word
when
in this sentence?
preposition
coordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction
adverb
12
Active or passive voice?
active
passive
13
Which of the following is an example of pathos?
An ad that features abused animals and sad music.
All of the above.
An ad that states facts about a product's effectiveness.
An ad that features Peyton Manning selling pizza.
14
What figurative language is used?
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
15
What should you include in narrative writing?
vivid descriptions
dialogue
conflict
all of these
16
What literary device does Sandburg use in the first line?
The shadows of the ships
alliteration
repetition
simile
personification
17
The overall feeling that the reader gets from a text is the
tone
theme
setting
mood
18
Which of the following is a prepositional phrase in this sentence?
to eat popcorn
that play
around our dock
19
What is the point of view of this passage?
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Omniscient
3rd Person Limited
1st Person
20
The narrator's attitude about a work or topic is the
setting
tone
mood
theme
21
What is the structure of this sentence?
compound
complex
compound-complex
simple
22
What figurative language is used in this passage?
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
23
What is the structure of this sentence?
compound
simple
compound-complex
complex
24
What figurative language is used?
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
25
How could you correct this sentence? When Ansley's brother Beck was little,
his favorite movie was the "Jungle Book."
his favorite movie was the Jungle Book.
his favorite movie was "The Jungle Book."
his favorite movie was The Jungle Book.
26
Dashes are used for which of the following reasons?
None of the above.
To show interruption or a strong pause.
To show dialogue.
To show the ending of a sentence.
27
Active or passive voice?
active
passive
28
What literary device is in the 2nd stanza?
simile
repetition
personification
metaphor
29
What action is described in the 3rd stanza?
the tide rolling in and out
an old lady scrubbing her floors
a child playing with bubbles on the beach
a wrinkled old man smiling
30
Which of the following is a purpose for using dialogue?
To reveal character
To propel action
To provoke a decision
all of the above
31
What is the structure of this sentence?
compound-complex
complex
compound
simple
32
Which of the following is an example of reasoned judgment (opinion based on reasoning)?
PED's are banned for Olympic athletes.
Performance enhancing drugs should be banned.
Performance enhancing drugs can build muscle in athletes.
PED's are neat!
33
What is the
mood
of this poem?
confident
tranquil
tense
playful
34
The 4th stanza is an example of what literary device?
metaphor
repetition
personification
simile
35
Is the verb
rules
active or passive?
passive
active
36
What figurative language is used in this passage?
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
37
What is the point of view of this passage?
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person
38
What part of speech is the word
swimming
in this sentence?
infinitive
participle
adjective
gerund
39
Which of the following is an example of a thematic statement?
Junior learns that he is a great basketball player.
love
war
Racism creates unfair stereotyping
40
The author's message of a work is the
setting
tone
mood
theme
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If you were writing an argumentative essay, which of the following would you
NOT
include?
counterclaim and rebuttal
claim
feelings without evidence
a hook/attention grabber
