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8th Grade Language Arts
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What did the executioner come running with?
a sharp silver ax
a baseball bat
an iron
a rope
2
What is direct characterization?
when the reader relates to a character personally
how the writer shows the character's personality
the author asks the reader to make inferences regarding a character
the author tells the audience directly about the personality of a character
3
What is mood?
The feeling the reader gets from the story.
Suspense built by providing hints of what is to come.
The perspective of the narrator.
The author's attitude towards the subject or characters.
4
The Emperor said, "I do not fear you, yourself, but I fear ___________________ ______________.
another man
my enemies
an attack
my wife
5
What is something NOT in the Emperor's wind-up machine?
wolves
people
cats
birds
6
Who asked, "What have you done?"
the executioner
the servant
the flying man
the Emperor
7
What is a protagonist?
The villan in the story
The person against the main character
The main character in the story
The hero of the story
8
The emperor made an invention that ....
flies higher than the birds
shows the beauty of nature
goes faster than a cheetah
goes under the water
9
Who does the Emperor fear most?
the flier
a man who will build things of bright papers and bamboo like the flier's
his servants
his neighbors in the East
10
Who said they were the only one who saw the flying man?
the farmer
the servant
the executioner
the Emperor
11
What is indirect characterization?
author gives hints about a character's traits but won't tell you directly
the way a character feels or looks to the reader
the author tells the reader a character's traits directly
the way one character feels about another character
12
What does the emperor think is "the finest of all miracles"?
the flying man
his tea
the sea is blue
the sun has risen and a new day is upon us
13
Excellency, a man is _________________________!
running
flying
walking
sleeping
14
How does the story end?
another man made a flying suit
a dragon came to the land
the Emperor admired his miniature garden
the Emperor went to drink more tea
15
Why does the emperor doubt the servant who tells him about the man flying?
The emperor doesn't believe him
The emperor doesn't trust the man
The emperor thinks the man must have dreamed it
The emperor is naturally skeptical
16
Find the example of onomatopoeia, "The flier began to weep, so that the beautiful paper apparatus rustled."
rustled
apparatus
paper
beautiful
17
what is a setting?
what the animals or characters names are
what the characters name is
where and when the story takes place
what obstacles the character faces
18
What did the emperor think were miracles?
air
all of these
sun
tea
19
What is an antagonist?
A person or situation that is against the protagonist
the scuba divers boat from nemo
the good guy
the opposite of the protagonist
20
What is third person omniscient point of view?
when the narrator knows everyone's thoughts and feelings
when the narrator knows nothing at all
when the narrator is a character in the story
when the narrator knows the feelings of one character
21
What is foreshadowing?
a short description of what is happening in a story.
A reference to a well-known person
The order of events in a piece of writing
Hints an author gives about what is to come
22
Who is the protagonist in the story?
The executioner
The emperor
The servant
The flying man
23
What is the point of view of the story?
Second Person
Third person- omniscient
Third person- limited
First person
24
What did the man in the sky yell?
I fly, I fly!
help me!
I am God!
look at me!
25
What is a Metaphor?
A sentence that compares two items and uses like or as
A Person, Place or Thing
A sentence that compares two items but does not use like or as
The Setting of a story
26
The man in the sky was compared to what TWO animals?
a butterfly and a dragon
a butterfly and a bird
a lion and a tiger
a bird and a dragon
27
What country was the emporer's throne located in?
China
Japan
Mongolia
Tibet
28
The servant compared the flying man to a ________________.
dragon with a man in his mouth
wingless bird
a hang glider
plane
29
What was the first thing the servant and the emperor did?
put on the emperor's ceremonial robe
did some gardening
sat down and drank some tea
ran out to see the flying man
30
Why did the inventor make the flying machine?
to win a contract on shark tank
to show the emperor that he is the best inventor
to defend the kingdom against enemies
for the enjoyment of flying
31
What is one symbol in the story?
The flying machine
all of these
The great wall of China
The emperor
32
What is one theme of the story?
control
all of these
selfishness
fear
33
Who is the antagonist in the story?
The flying man
The servant
The emperor
The executioner
34
Who sipped tea?
The emperor
The emperor's servant
The Emperor and his hand-servant
none of these
35
Who did the emperor order the guards to call?
the warlord
the executioner
the servant
the flyer
36
What does the Great Wall of China symbolize in the story?
military defense
all of these
physical and emotional security
mental safety
37
What does the flying machine symbolize in the story?
creativity
imagination
all of these
fear and worry
38
What is the resolution?
It happens after the climax but before the end of the story
The end of the story when the conflict is solved
A guess based on the content of the story
The sequence of events in a story
39
What is characterization?
the main message or moral the author reveals in a story
the characters in a story
the character's opponents actions
the way in which a writer reveals the personality of a character
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What is Theme?
A point in a poem at which the poet shifts from one meaning to another
The main idea of a story
An object that represents abstract ideas
The underlying message of a story
41
Why is the emperor worried about the flying machine?
because an enemy may make one too
because he is afraid it is dangerous and could kill someone
because he can't fly it
because he doesn't trust the inventor
42
What year does the story take place?
A.D. 400
2025
yesterday
A.D. 800
43
What is tone in literature?
the sound of musical notes
how people talk to you
the sound of your voice when you sing
the writer's attitude toward a subject
44
Who is the author of the story?
Barry Bradley
Alfred Hitchcock
Brad Rayberry
Ray Bradbury
45
Who looked at the Great Wall of China?
the Emperor
the flying man
the servant
the flier and the Emperor
46
What does the Emperor symbolize in the story?
authority
all of these
power
tradition
47
What is the name of the emperor?
Emperor Yuan
Emperor Han
Emperor Alexander
Emperor Emperor
48
Why does the emperor say to his servant "It was all a dream, a beautiful dream"?
because he respects the inventor's idea
because he wants the servant to help the inventor
because he wants to convince the servant he didn't see the flying man
because he doesn't want the servant to tell others about the invention
49
The inventor's wife .....
is angry with the inventor
is jealous of the inventor
is a great inventor herself
doesn't know about his invention
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What is onomatopoeia?
repeating the same word or phrase over and over
two opposite words that describe each other
a comparison using like or as
words that imitate the sound they describe
