PSSA ELA REVIEW- 8th GRADE

Setting, characters, problem, solution, all have to do with...

What am I looking for when a question asks, "What is the author's purpose?"

Ballad, haiku, ode, and sonnet are all forms of...

Headings, subheadings, charts, captions, tables, are all examples of 

Bandwagon appeal, generalizations, stereotyping, loaded language, author's bias are types of 

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Biography, essay, speech, interview, textbook, are all examples of...

Dialogue is more often found in 

Historical fiction is 

First person, third person, the speaker, all have to do with...

What are the 5 parts of a plot diagram?

Personification, symbolism, metaphors, and similes are all examples of

An essay requires how many paragraphs?

What is theme?

"To determine" the meaning of a word or text, means to

The tone of a poem is about how the 

Which are the four types of writing? 

Chronological, problem-solution, compare-contrast, question-answer, are all examples of...

It is important to write this before you start writing your essay?

The infinitive form of a verb used which word before the verb...

Which is an example of a theme?

When you summarize, you...

A gerund is a verb that acts as a 

Research, surveys, statistics, anecdotes, direct quotes are all examples of...

The word compound means...

What does text-dependent question/prompt mean?