Duplicate of Milestones Review - 8th Grade ELA

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

Watch out for the tangled ropes!  Which word is a participle?

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

Pony was surprised to see that Johnny had bought a copy of "Gone With the Wind". 

When quotes are included in the paper, you should cite in the following manner: (author page)

"silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain". The italicized words are what?

The message of a story is called what?

You use informal language when you are

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

She is an artist in the medium of verbal irony.  She uses much...

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

An introduction does not do which of the following

In The Outsiders, which item is not used as a symbol.

Boo left the gifts in the knothole. What kind of sentence is this?

Which of the following is a compound sentence? 

Which is an example of a primary source?

Which statement contains an infinitive?

After the president finished his speech, he flew back to Washington.   

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

In a movie, a woman swims unaware that a shark is just beneath the water.  This is...

What does the last part of the URL look like for a non-profit organization?

When an author uses foreshadowing, he is....

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

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

A synonym for obnoxious is...

You would like to travel to Green Bay.  How can you find out where this place is located?

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

It took forever for me to vacuum all the floors. This is an example of...

It's raining cats and dogs!    This is an example of...

Finish the analogy:     Gas is to car as wood is to...

Figuring out if the on-line resource is trying to persuade, educate, or sell is called what?

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

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

Irrelevant details are pieces of information about something other than the main topic. 

Identify the direct object:    The coach bought pizza for the entire team after the game.

The turning point  of a story, the most intense part...

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

I wish that my feet were smaller.  What is the mood of this sentence?

The hiker was pulled up the edge of the cliff by his friend.

Putting a section from the original material in your own words is called what?

Once finished with research, you must write all your citations in ABC order.  This is called?

Transitions do not

You make an inference when you...

refers to polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh 

Which sentence contains a gerund?

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

A participle is a verbal that can be used as what part of speech?

I tried to open the locker at least a thousand times before I gave up on it.