8th Grade ELA Review

Written to be performed by actors

In what month is Harry Potter's birthday?

Who was Ginny Weasley's first boyfriend?

Which of the choices is not a type of figurative language?

How tall is Chewbacca?

Who pilots the Millennium Falcon?

the perspective from which a story is told

A literary element that is used when something represents something else.

The ghosts in Pacman are named: Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and what

Which of the following is not a coordinating conjunction?

What is the name of this Pokémon?

Which word in the sentence is a preposition? While waiting, Jack fell asleep under a tree.

A literary element that gives a memory or reminder of the past.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? “My backpack weighs a ton!”

Correct the sentence: "Fasten your seatbelts, please," the pilot called over the intercom.

a comparison using like or as

"The cake is a lie" is a quote from what video game?

How would you determine the purpose of a reading passage?

In Minecraft, what do you need to make glass?

A literary element that uses clues to hints to suggest that something may happen.

Sound words: pop, bang, buzz

Pick the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

Which part of speech describes a person, place, or thing?

an object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form

to describe accurately

Correct the sentence: My Dad chose tomatoes and cucumbers.

a figure of speech comparing two different things

to look at something carefully by paying attention to its parts

Which part of speech shows an action?

Which NBA player has won the most championship rings?

an exaggeration

a problem between characters of a story

the build up to the climax of a story

background information presented in a literary work

language that cannot be taken literally; it was written to create a special effect or feeling

a person's life story told by themselves

What is a conclusion one can draw from the presented details (an educated guess)?

Which is not a way to fix a run-on?

This character is a former professional gamer who now pilots a mech in defense of her country.

1st person point-of-view pronouns:

fake or made up story

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more words or syllables.

something from the text that gives proof

Who is the NBA's all-time leader in points scored?

ways that literature is typically grouped or categorized

the message or lesson from the story

Which professor teaches History of Magic classes at Hogwarts?

Point-of-view in which the thoughts and feelings of all characters are known.

Out of the 32 NFL teams, how many teams have made it to the Super Bowl?

Obi-Wan Kenobi was born on the planet of:

The sentence that contains the main idea of an essay:

Which is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase?

What is the westernmost point of the Fortnite Map?

If you don't have a dictionary to define an unknown word, your next best tool would be?

In writing, when a word/phrase appeals to one or more of the five senses it is called:

brief work of fiction

Which text structure illustrates how things are alike and different?