8th Grade ELA MCAS Review

"Austin's smile is as warm as the sun." is an example of...

Strongly opposes a claim made by someone else

The attitude of the writer in a piece of writing is the...

When a character remembers a past event it is called . . .

The time, place, and environment a story takes place is called...

Persuade, inform, entertain, to teach, and to express are examples of...

The events that make up a story. Includes the rising action, climax, resolution, etc.

The author's central message or life lesson expressed in a literary work is...

Descriptive language that involves the five senses to help you visualize what is happening.

Title, captions, diagrams, graphs, bold print,italics, glossary, appendix, are examples of ...

The use of one thing to represent another is...

The repetition of first consonants in a group of words is...

The person who's viewpoint a piece of work is from is called...

When two or more characters are speaking to one another it is called...

An opinion on an arguable topic that can be supported with evidence.

A feeling of excitement or anxiousness about what may happen next is...

When something happens that is the opposite of what was expected, it is called...

An overview that restates the main ideas of a piece of work is a...

When we make a conclusion based on the evidence, we make a/n...

Choose the quote that is punctuated correctly.

What is ellipsis used for? (. . . )

The process by which the writer reveals a character's personality is...

When an author includes hints or clues about what will happen in the future, this is...

The struggle between two opposing forces in literature. An example is man vs. man.

The person or force who opposes the main character is the...

The feeling the reader gets from a piece of literary work is...

What do dashes add to a sentece?