8th Grade Reading SOL Review context clues, figurative language

Question 1

A contflict between the antagonist and animals, storms, earthquakes, or the ocean (for example)

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individual vs nature

Question 2

Organizational pattern that contains a series of actions that show the reader how do or make

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process

Question 3

"his lips curled in a snapping snarl signifying his significant anger" contains an example of..

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alliteration

Question 4

Which is an example of a personification?

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the brakes sreamed as the car screeched to a halt

Question 5

"I doubted my own ablilites," I thought, "until I saw my SOL score- 600!"

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First person point of view

Question 6

durable is to lasting as thrifty is to-

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frugal

Question 7

act is to play as course is to-

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meal

Question 8

an object in a story that reprsents another thing to convey a deeper meaning- ex. a mockingjay

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symbolism

Question 9

The events that build to the climax

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rising action

Question 10

An appeal to taste, smell, touch, sight, or hearing.

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imagery

Question 11

A contflict between the antagonist and someting within himself like a personal struggle.

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individual vs self

Question 12

Which is an example of a simile?

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The new sweater was as soft as a baby lamb

Question 13

"I never believed in myself," he said looking back at his work, "until now."

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Third person limited point of view

Question 14

to combine what you already know with evidence from the text to make an educated guess

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inference

Question 15

Which is an example of an idiom?

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You're full of bolonga

Question 16

The moon, a silver coin the night sky, hung bright over the town. this is an example of...

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metaphor

Question 17

The attitude of the writer toward a subject ot an audience. Can be formal or informal.

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tone

Question 18

After the rising action, the highest point of tension in a story

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climax

Question 19

A contflict between the antagonist and another character or group of charaters in the story

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individual vs individual

Question 20

"Hold your horses," Mat said.

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idiom

Question 21

Another term for initiating event; triggers the conflict; what you need to know before you read

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exposition

Question 22

I looked at my hands and saw they were shaking and though, "I can't believe I made it out."

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First person point of view

Question 23

An appeal to taste, smell, touch, sight, or hearing.

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imagery

Question 24

Organizational pattern explains information in the order that it happened

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enumneration

Question 25

A contflict between the antagonist and someting within himself like a personal struggle.

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individual vs self

Question 26

"As I nooded nearly napping" contains an example of...

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alliteration

Question 27

Point of view where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of the charaters in the story

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third person omniscient

Question 28

Love is a pie baking in the oven of life- is an example of...

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metaphor

Question 29

Sam was very gullible. He'd believe anything he was told. Gullible means-

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easily decieved or cheated

Question 30

"The wind whipped while the white snow whithered the grass" contains an example of...

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alliteration

Question 31

The final outcome of a story

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resolution

Question 32

Words that have similar meanings.

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synonym

8th Grade Reading SOL Review context clues, figurative language

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8th Grade Reading SOL Review context clues, figurative language

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