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ELA test prep review 8th grade
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Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.
external
internal
2
Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.
man vs. society
man vs. self
man vs. man
3
Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.
Mrs. Bamer, school
Mrs. Bamer, school, secretary
Mrs. Bamer, secretary
is
4
When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past
flashaction
foreshadowing
flashback
5
The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person regular
6
Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.
ran
I
wind
today
7
The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings
3rd person limited
2nd person
1st person
3rd person omniscient
8
Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche.
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. nature
9
When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story
foreshadowing
symbol
flashback
suspense
10
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
denotation
dang, daniel!
doodah
dot
11
A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story
genre
setting
plot
character
12
The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
plot
simile
dialogue
metaphor
13
Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)
karma
cat
connotation
14
In favor of or against one thing unfairly
bias
plot
theme
15
The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about
mood
metaphor
irony
tone
16
Time and place of a story
symbol
climax
setting
moral
17
Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.
smelly
by
landfill
live
18
A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology
fiction
science fiction
fantasy
historical fiction
19
A character who stays the same during the story
Antagonist
round
static
20
A person, object or action that represents something else
narration
picture
conflict
symbol
21
Struggle between opposing forces
novel
plot
conflict
characters
22
The message or moral in a story
characters
tone
mood
theme
23
Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.
man vs. self
man vs. society
man vs. man
24
Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.
old, overweight, bright
old, overweight
sat
overweight, old, sun
25
The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US
4th person
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
26
Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.
non-fiction
biography
fantasy
historical fiction
27
Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.
yesterday
ate
taco
I
28
The turning point or high point in a story
resolution
climax
exposition
rising action
29
A conversation between characters
plot
dialogue
narrator
stanza
30
A well-developed character- you know a lot about them
dynamic
flat
round
static
31
What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.
internal
external
32
Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
theme
personification
short story
onomatopoeia
33
Genre with informational facts
non-fiction
folktales
fiction
fairy tale
34
The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
metaphor
similie
35
A speaker or character who tells a story
mood
stanza
climax
narrator
36
The sequence of events in a literary work
speaker
plot
narrator
setting
37
Fictional characters with events in a historical setting
historical fiction
genre
fiction
fantasy
38
Mrs. Ha's students will try their best on the test!
true
false
39
A character who changes during the story
dynamic
static
protagonist
round
40
What is another word for PERSUADE?
convince
inform
entertain
41
A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)
plot
setting
characters
genre
42
The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)
mood
symbol
tone
conflict
43
Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)
metaphor
alliteration
simile
44
The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
metaphor
personification
simile
synonym
45
A character you only know 1 or 2 things about
round
dynamic
static
flat