Georgia Milestones Review - 8th Grade

The end of a piece of writing that sums up the main points of the text is the

Which one is an example of passive voice?

Transitions do not

When you look for similarities you...

A fire station burns down.  This is what type of irony?

Which of the following is not an author's purpose?

You can find synonyms and antonyms for words in the ______.

She sat on the bench.  This sentence is written in what mood?

A gerund is a verb form ending in ing that is used as a ________.

Which of the following is a text structure?

The freshly cut grass tickled my toes.  This sentence uses what type of figurative language?

Although he knew better, Bryson threw the paper airplane.  This is a ______ sentence. 

An infinitive can function in a sentence as...

When you tell someone what happened in a story you are detailing its

The turning point of a story...

Go get Gib's galoshes from the garage. This is an example of what kind of figurative language?

You use informal language when you are

An introduction does not do which of the following

When Grayson summarized the chapter he

In the active voice, there is always a helping verb.

When communicating with an official, such as the Governor or President use...

An antonym for compare is...

You make an inference when you...

Where did you go last night?  This sentence is written in what mood?

If the author's purpose is to persuade are they likely to have bias?

Which of the following are compound sentences?

If you clean up your room, I'll take you to the mall.  This sentence is in what mood?

Wayne's book hit the floor with a resounding thud.  This is what type of figurative language?

Go to the car now.  This sentence is an example of what mood?

Holly sang like a bird.  What type of figurative language is this? 

An analogy is a comparison that shows the similarities between two things. 

Convert the following sentence to passive voice.  I vacuumed all the floors.

Irrelevant details are about something other than the topic.