8th grade language arts review

Question 1

Gerunds are nouns formed from verbs. All gerunds end in -ing. Which example contains a gerund?

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Their favorite sport is swimming.

Question 2

What is another word for a moral/lesson to a piece of text?

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Theme

Question 3

What type of writing has characters, dialogue, and descriptive/sensory details?

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Narrative

Question 4

Which example is capitalized correctly?

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Little House on the Prairie

Question 5

What is a tool an author can use to indicate the passage of time?

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Place the characters eating meals

Question 6

Three consecutive periods (. . . ) seen in novels and news stories is punctuation known as

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ellipsis

Question 7

"He is a bear without his coffee" is an example of what type of figurative language?

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metaphor

Question 8

"The boy was bit by the dog" is an example of a sentence written in what type of voice?

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Passive Voice

Question 9

When writing an argumentative piece, what should be your first sentence?

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The claim

Question 10

"The dog bit the boy" is an example of a sentence written in what form?

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Active Voice

Question 11

"Over half the students failed the quiz" is written in what voice?

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Active Voice

Question 12

"That's the way the cookie crumbles" is an example of what type of figurative language?

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idiom

Question 13

What is a tool an author can use to indicate the passage of time in a story?

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Mentioning the seasons

Question 14

"The quiz was failed by over half the students" is written in what type of voice?

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Passive voice

Question 15

What is another word for "said?"

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stated

Question 16

Which example is capitalized correctly?

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Dear friend,

Question 17

What word has a different shade of meaning for the word "shy?"

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timid

Question 18

Gerunds are nouns formed from verbs. Gerunds always end in -ing. Which contains a gerund?

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Her favorite activity is singing.

Question 19

Words like, "First," "Next," "Furthermore," and "Additionally," are examples of

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Transitions

Question 20

Strong-willed, stubborn, determined, and persistent are examples of

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Shades of meaning

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