What is the climax of a story?

The most intense or turning point

What does it mean to cite a source?

Give credit to the original author

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

She brought three items: a notebook, a pen, and a ruler.

What does it mean to 'synthesize' information?

Combine ideas from multiple sources

What is an example of pathos in writing?

Appealing to the reader’s emotions

What is a good concluding strategy?

Restate thesis and leave reader with a thought

What does 'analyze' mean in reading?

Break down and examine in detail

What does 'perspective' mean in literature?

The way a character views events.

Which sentence shows parallel structure?

She likes reading, writing, and painting.

Which is a complex sentence?

If you study hard, you will succeed.

What best describes verbal irony?

Saying the opposite of what one means

Identify the misplaced modifier.

She almost drove her kids to school every day.

What best identifies mood?

The feeling created in the reader

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150-175 8th Grade ELA MAP Test

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Test your knowledge on various literary elements and techniques used in writing, from figurative language to punctuation and more.

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1
What is the climax of a story?
The title
The most intense or turning point
The beginning
The resolution
2
What theme do many fables share?
They are set in the future.
They teach a moral.
They are always sad.
They contain historical facts.
3
What does it mean to cite a source?
Highlight it
Avoid it
Rewrite it
Give credit to the original author
4
What is a characteristic of a credible website?
It’s anonymous
It’s colorful
It lists an author and date
It’s long
5
What part introduces characters?
Conflict
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
6
What type of writing includes a thesis statement?
Fiction
Argumentative essay
Poem
Short story
7
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
She brought a pen: and a notebook.
She: brought a pen.
She brought: a pen.
She brought three items: a notebook, a pen, and a ruler.
8
What does it mean to 'synthesize' information?
Delete details
Copy it
Memorize it
Combine ideas from multiple sources
9
What is the author's purpose to make readers laugh?
To inform
To reflect
To entertain
To argue
10
What is an example of pathos in writing?
Explaining facts
Quoting an expert
Using statistics
Appealing to the reader’s emotions
11
Which literary device gives non-human things human traits?
Metaphor
Personification
Irony
Allusion
12
What is a good concluding strategy?
Add new details
Restate thesis and leave reader with a thought
Repeat your first sentence
Include a question
13
Which is NOT a type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Outline
Hyperbole
14
What does 'analyze' mean in reading?
Memorize definitions
Rhyme words
Summarize the text
Break down and examine in detail
15
What type of source is best for up-to-date info?
Biography
Fairy tale
Textbook
News article
16
Which punctuation shows possession?
Apostrophe
Colon
Semicolon
Comma
17
What is the connotation of 'youthful'?
Rude
Lazy
Energetic and positive
Old
18
What does 'perspective' mean in literature?
Tone of the narrator
The genre
The way a character views events.
The moral of the story
19
What is a synonym for 'significant'?
Important
Unclear
Dull
Unimportant
20
Which sentence shows parallel structure?
She likes to read, writing, and to paint.
She likes reading, to write, and painting.
She likes reading, writing, and painting.
She enjoys read, writing, and paint.
21
Which is a complex sentence?
Study hard and succeed.
Study hard. You will succeed.
If you study hard, you will succeed.
Study hard; succeed always.
22
What best describes verbal irony?
Not knowing the outcome
A character talking to another
Saying the opposite of what one means
A twist at the end
23
Identify the misplaced modifier.
She drove her kids every day to school.
She almost drove her kids to school every day.
Every day she drove her kids to school.
She always drove them carefully.
24
What best identifies mood?
The author’s argument
The feeling created in the reader
The title of the piece
The narrator’s name

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