Reading Test Prep (8th Grade)

Question 1

Identify the figurative language. The alarm screamed at the first sign of fire.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 2

What point of view is always used when giving instructions to someone?

Accepted Answer

second person

Question 3

What is the turning point or the highest point of action in any story?

Accepted Answer

climax

Question 4

In a passage, when two or more characters talk, and it's set between quotation marks, it's a/an

Accepted Answer

dialogue

Question 5

Retelling the author's words and ideas in your own words.

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paraphrase

Question 6

Identify the literary device. California is drying up similar to the Midwest in the Dust Bowl.

Accepted Answer

allusion

Question 7

CONTRIBUTE means

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add to or enhance

Question 8

A series of struggles that build the story toward climax is

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rising action

Question 9

Giving specific examples from the passage to prove a point.

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citing textual evidence

Question 10

How a passage is organized is called

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Text structure

Question 11

Identify the figurative language. "The Marlins missed the mark to reach the milestone."

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 12

Compare and contrast skills require you to

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Examine the similarities and differences of a topic.

Question 13

The TONE of a piece of work is

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The author's attitude toward the topic

Question 14

To cause to unfold gradually (as in,"an argument" or "a character in a story")

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Develop

Question 15

Is the CENTRAL MESSAGE also known as the THEME?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

EXPLICIT mean to state openly, leaving nothing to the imagination.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

If an author was writing an article about a disease, what would their purpose most likely be?

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to inform

Question 18

What type of figurative language purposely exaggerates?

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hyperbole

Question 19

What is the MORAL or CENTRAL MESSAGE of any story?

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 20

The word EQUIVALENT most nearly means

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equal or same

Question 21

This text feature explains graphics or illustrations under a text.

Accepted Answer

caption

Question 22

What would your purpose be for writing a letter to the mayor about changing a new law?

Accepted Answer

to persuade

Question 23

Many TV series use this literary device to move from one episode to another.

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 24

Is the CENTRAL IDEA the chief topic or key point in a passage?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Word part that comes in front of a the root word - for Example- un, im, mis

Accepted Answer

prefix

Reading Test Prep (8th Grade)

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Reading Test Prep (8th Grade)

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