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8th Grade ELA PSSA Practice
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1
Which is an example of a noun?
scream
jump
sticky
frog
2
After the fire, there was an
onslaught
of frustrated people displaced from their homes. SYNONYM
attack
party
angry
mountain
3
An example of fiction is....
The Cat in the Hat
All of the above
Harry Potter series
The Divergent Series
4
When writing an persuasive, informational, descriptive, or narrative essay, you must have...
3 paragraphs
only 5 paragraphs
4 paragraphs
at least 5 paragraphs
5
What is a modifier in grammar?
A group of related words.
A group of words with a subject and predicate.
A word that modifies.
A word, phrase, or clause that adds detail to a sentence.
6
Another word for informational writing is
explaining writing
expository writing
descriptive writing
persuasive writing
7
Loaded language, bandwagon, name-calling, generalizations, are all examples of...
bullying techniques
poetry techniques
persuasive techniques
informational techniques
8
What comes after the rising action in a story (think plot diagram)?
climax
falling action
resolution
exposition
9
Which is an example of an adjective?
sticky
frog
scream
jump
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The time of a story falls under...
character
problem
setting
plot
11
Which is not an example of text structure?
chronological
compare and contrast
persuasive
cause and effect
12
Which is NOT an example of allusion?
Don't be a Scrooge!
You're a regular Einstein.
Your backyard is a Garden of Eden.
He's as fast as a cheetah.
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When
we
talk about
ourselves
and
the things that happen to
us
,
you are speaking in the...
first person
second person
third person
narrator
14
A myth is a...
story that uses supernatural power to explain an event
uses traditional stories to make a bigger story
uses rhyme and rhythm
story that exaggerates the truth
15
TDA stands for...
Text Dependent Angles
Text Dependent Analysis
Text Deplorable Argument
Teachers Do Analysis
16
In a persuasive text, what is the main thing the author is trying to do?
question
describe
convince
inform
17
When a character says the opposite of what he or she really means, it is an example of...
verbal irony
plot
dialogue
allusion
18
What does every story contain?
setting and characters
setting, characters, plot, emotions
setting, character, problem, solution
problem and solution
19
When two people debate, one of them makes an argument, and the other follows with a...
claim
thought
quote
rebuttal
20
_______ are references to text, events or people from the past.
analogy
rhyme
modern
allusions
21
Which are examples of non-fiction?
biographies, memoirs, newspapers, manuals
newspapers, poems, memoirs, legends
myths, legends, songs, tall tales
encyclopedias, textbooks, fiction, manuals
22
What is a couplet?
two students who like each other in class
a line that describes a poem
two lines of verse, joined by rhyme, that form a unit
two similes in a poem
23
A TDA must have at least how many paragraphs?
4
2
5
3
24
What is a monologue?
a speech by one character to just the audience
a speech before thousands of people about human rights
a speech by one character to other characters
words spoken to the audience by the play's narrator
25
What is a sonnet?
Usually contains 14 lines, has a rhyme scheme, tells a story
verse of three long and two short lines rhyming
Usually contains 10 lines and rhymes
contains 3 unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables
26
Metaphor, personification, simile, alliteration, are all examples of...
literary devices
both figurative language and literary devices
poetic devices
figurative language
27
The use of an object or idea to signify something else is called...
symbolism
allusion
personification
metaphor
28
Which is an example of a verb?
jump
sticky
slowly
frog
29
Another word for persuasive writing is...
descriptive writing
argumentative writing
informational writing
narrative writing
30
How are graphic features shown in technical texts?
graph
diagram
all of the above
table
31
Which is NOT an example of a text feature?
graph
problem and solution
caption
photograph
