ELA Review - 8th Grade: Round 2!

Question 1

Identify the verb mood: I wish it were Friday.

Accepted Answer

subjunctive

Question 2

When the time comes, we will know what to do.

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This is a complex sentence.

Question 3

If a homophone is a word that sounds exactly like another (e.g. sea, see), then a homograph is

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a word that looks/is written exactly like another (bow, bow)

Question 4

Identify the figurative language: Stacking their luggage, the squad prepared to hit the road.

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idiom

Question 5

What type of literature do you analyze mainly for its plot, conflict and character development?

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fiction

Question 6

Identify the narrator's point of view: "We left Iowa at dusk the next evening."

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first person

Question 7

Authors generally employ a humorous ___ and light-hearted ____ throughout comedic stories.

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tone, mood

Question 8

In order to persuade by tapping into an audience's need to do "the right thing," an author will

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use an ethical appeal

Question 9

Identify the mistake: Playing in snow on a winter day.

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sentence fragment

Question 10

In order to persuade by evoking strong emotion in an audience, an author will use...

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loaded language

Question 11

When considering the figurative meaning of a word, you are thinking about its...

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non-literal meaning-- metaphoric, idiomatic, ironic meaning.

Question 12

Identify the figurative language: I had to wait forever.

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hyperbole

Question 13

Identify the figurative language: For as much as she lies, her nose should be growing.

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allusion

Question 14

What type of literature do you analyze mainly for its figurative language and sound devices?

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poetry

Question 15

"[The man] was surprised... at the cold. ...[The dog] knew that this was no time for traveling"

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This is in third person omniscient point of view.

Question 16

Peter Slevin recently wrote a(n) ___ about Michelle Obama's life called Michelle Obama: A Life.

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biography

Question 17

The MOST IMPORTANT sentence in a literary analysis essay is the ___ and should appear ___.

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thesis; at the end of the introduction

Question 18

If you are asked to distinguish between two things, you are supposed to...

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point out the differences that make each thing special.

Question 19

Identify the sound device: "say to the down-keepers,/ the sun-slappers,/ the self-soilers,"

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alliteration

Question 20

When considering the connotative meaning of a word, you are thinking about its...

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associations, or the feelings attached to the word.

Question 21

In order to persuade an audience that wants "cold hard facts," the author should NOT use...

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loaded language

Question 22

What is the literary term for a lesson or principle conveyed by a text?

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moral

Question 23

When considering the denotative meaning of a word, you are thinking of its...

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meaning as is in the dictionary.

Question 24

What type of literature do you analyze mainly for its factual content?

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nonfiction

Question 25

The antonym for an objective description would be...

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a subjective description.

Question 26

Identify the adjective: We were pleasantly surprised when we heard the news on the radio.

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pleasantly surprised

Question 27

and, but, so, for, nor, or, yet are all...

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coordinating conjunctions

Question 28

Slender, thin, and scrawny have different connotations. Name the connotation of each word.

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slender = positive; thin = neutral; scrawny = negative

Question 29

The television series title Spongebob Squarepants would be written this way:

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Spongebob Squarepants (italicized or underlined)

Question 30

What type of literature do you analyze mainly for its evidence and explanation of a claim?

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nonfiction: editorial

Question 31

Shooting stars are always there, even when you can't see them; so are the good things in life.

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This is an example of an analogy.

Question 32

When you are asked to find the central idea of a piece of text, you are considering the...

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overall, unifying element that the author conveys.

Question 33

Use proper pronoun-antecedent agreement: Does anybody remember __ lines for the play?

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his or her

Question 34

The runner didn't know that the course had been changed, so she missed an important turn.

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This is a compound-complex sentence.

Question 35

Which types of essay must contain a clear thesis (factual topic statement) in the introduction.

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TDA & Informative

Question 36

The episode title Idiot Box, one of many SpongeBob episodes, would be written this way:

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"Idiot Box" (in quotations)

Question 37

Which should be analyzed for its stage directions as well as plot, conflict, character, etc.?

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drama

Question 38

An effective literary analysis essay will always start with a solid...

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lead statement

Question 39

Which phrase best completes the sentence by using parallel form? ____ primarily speak English.

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The Americans, British, and Canadians

Question 40

A good summary must be objective and state the main events or ideas. Objective means...

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factual and unbiased

Question 41

What is the technical term for an author's position in an argumentative text?

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claim

Question 42

"No pain, no gain" is an old adage she remembers while training for a competition.

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Adage means a saying that states a truth believed over time.

Question 43

Which type of fictional story has been passed orally through generations of people?

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folktale

Question 44

Identify the mistake: I saw a woman in the crowd who was crying.

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misplaced modifier

Question 45

A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and can stand alone is called a(n)...

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independent clause

ELA Review - 8th Grade: Round 2!

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ELA Review - 8th Grade: Round 2!

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