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Review for 8th grade ELA final exam
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What the text actually says is...
Implied
Explicit meaning
Implicit meaning
Inferred
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Which is NOT a credible way to develop your topic?
Facts/Statistics
Quotations
Asking questions
Sensory details
3
What the text implies is...
Explicit meaning
Confusing
Direct quotations
Implicit meaning
4
Transitions can be used between...
to show differences
to continue a thought
to show similarities
All of the above
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The connector...
asks high level thinking questions
makes connections from the text to something else
highlights important passages from the text
summarizes a portion of the text
6
In an argumentative essay, you support evidence with...
transitions
claims
counterclaims
reasoning
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The main theme of The Giver...
Warn of danger of allowing too much government control
Learn strategies to cope with hardships
Help others in need
Entice people to see movie
8
The literary device describing when the audience knows more than the characters...
Irony
Dramatic irony
Theme
Allusion
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This is a statement that goes against or disproves the claim in an argumentative essay.
counterclaim
evidence
reasoning
claim
10
This sentence is the thesis in an argumentative essay.
claim
evidence
counterclaim
reasoning
11
Which is an appropriate allusion to describe a little kid?
He was faster than the speed of light.
He was climbing on everything like Spiderman.
He was jumping around like a bunny.
He was laughing like a jester.
12
When writing a constructed response...
Be as brief as possible
embed quotes to support your thesis/claim
None of the above
provide a thorough analysis
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The questioner...
summarizes a portion of the text
makes connections from the text to something else
highlights important passages from the text
asks high level thinking questions
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Which transition would be best to show differences?
Similarly
Comparatively
In conclusion
Additionally
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What is a thesis statement?
A sentence that tells what your entire paper is about
An extensively researched essay published in a journal
A sentence or phrase that transitions to the next thought
A brief paragraph that introduces the topic of your paper
16
Which of the following would not be used as evidence to support your claim?
counterclaim
quotations
real life examples
statistics/facts
17
Which is NOT the best example of a high level thinking question?
Evaluate how Philip's choices impact others?
Debate if Jonas made a wise choice by taking Gabriel.
Retell the main events of chapter 1.
Compare/contrast Jonas's actions with Katniss's.
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The literary luminary
makes connections from text to something else
highlights important passages from the texts
creates high level thinking questions
summarizes a portion of the text
19
"You don't have to be Einstein to make potato salad" is _______________.
sensory detail
an allusion
irony
dramatic irony
20
Which is correct? "Stop, __________"
All of the above.
hammertime.
in the name of love.
collaborate and listen.
21
The word "another" is an example of a _________?
subject
verb phrase
conjunction
transition
22
The type of writing that has a claim...
Informative
Poetry
Narrative
Argumentative
23
Which quote is embedded correctly?
Phil said, "I told you so" (Avi 210).
Phil said, "I told you so." (Avi 210)
Phil said "I told you so" (Avi 210).
Phil said, "I told you so" (210).
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The summarizer...
identifies important plot events that propel the story
makes pancakes
all of the above
writes a summary
