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ELA test prep review 8th grade
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What voice is the following sentence written? The dog jumped over the fence.
active
present
future
passive
2
A character who stays the same during the story.
antagonist
round
static
dynamic
3
Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.
yesterday
I
ate
taco
4
The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
metaphor
synonym
simile
personification
5
Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. society
6
The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about
metaphor
mood
tone
irony
7
In what verb mood is the following sentence? When it rains, I always take an umbrella.
conditional
indicative
subjective
subjunctive
8
A well-developed character- you know a lot about them; seems like a real person.
flat
round
static
dynamic
9
Time and place of a story
symbol
moral
setting
climax
10
When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story
flashback
suspense
symbol
foreshadowing
11
Identify the compound sentence.
Me too!
When I get home today, I'm going to play video games.
I hate homework.
I'm going to play games, but I have to do my homework first.
12
The sequence of events in a literary work
speaker
narrator
setting
plot
13
The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)
symbol
conflict
tone
mood
14
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
"Don't go" I screamed as he ran away!
"Don't go I screamed as he ran away!"
Don't go! I screamed as he ran away.
"Don't go!" I screamed as he ran away.
15
The turning point or high point in a story
climax
resolution
exposition
rising action
16
The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings
3rd person regular
3rd person omniscient
1st person
17
What type of verbal is in the following sentence? Carrying the heavy box, James tripped .
participle phrase
infinitive phrase
gerund phrase
verb phrase
18
The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)
onomatopoeia
metaphor
hyperbole
similie
19
Identify the adjective: My favorite uncle lives by the smelly landfill.
uncle, landfill
favorite, the, smelly
by, the
favorite, smelly
20
The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
dialogue
metaphor
simile
plot
21
Identify the verb mood in following sentence. I hope my team wins the game tonight.
interrogative
conditional
imperative
subjunctive
22
Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.
sat
overweight, old, sun
old, overweight
an, old, overweight, the, bright
23
Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche.
man vs. nature
man vs. society
man vs. man
24
Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. society
25
A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story
plot
setting
genre
character
26
Identify the verbal type in the following sentence. Singing is my favorite activity.
gerund phrase
participial phrase
gerund
participle
27
In what verb mood is the following sentence? Do your homework before 9 pm.
indicative
interrogative
imperative
subjunctive
28
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
"I love to sing" I told my friend.
"I love to sing," I told my friend.
"I love to sing," I told my friend
I love to sing I told my friend.
29
Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)
metaphor
simile
alliteration
30
A speaker or character who tells a story
narrator
climax
mood
stanza
31
A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)
genre
characters
setting
plot
32
Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.
external
internal
33
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
dang, daniel!
denotation
dot
doodah
34
A person, object or action that represents something else
conflict
narration
picture
symbol
35
Identify the complex sentence.
Cats don't like walks, but dogs love walks.
One of my chores is to walk my dog, and I have to vacuum.
My dog loves walks.
Before school today, I have to walk my dog.
36
Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
theme
personification
short story
onomatopoeia
37
A character you only know 1 or 2 things about.
static
dynamic
flat
round
38
Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)
cat
karma
connotation
39
Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.
wind
today
ran
I
40
What voice is the following sentence written? The game was won by my team.
present
passive
past
active
41
The message or moral in a story
characters
tone
theme
mood
42
Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our secretary.
Mrs. Bamer, our
is
Mrs. Bamer, secretary
Mrs. Bamer
43
A conversation between characters
stanza
plot
narrator
dialogue
44
Identify the function of the infinitive in the sentence. I love to run marathons annually.
indirect object
subject
direct object
object of preposition
45
A character who changes during the story
static
dynamic
protagonist
round
46
Struggle between opposing forces
novel
plot
characters
conflict
47
What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.
external
internal
48
Identify the simple sentence.
After lunch today, I am going home.
After lunch today.
I am going to class.
I am going to class, and then I am going home.
49
The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings
2nd person
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
1st person
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The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US
3rd person
2nd person
4th person
1st person
