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8th Grade FSA ELA Practice
8th Grade FSA ELA Practice
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Review for ELA PSSA
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1
Which are examples of non-fiction?
biographies, memoirs, newspapers, manuals
newspapers, poems, memoirs, legends
encyclopedias, textbooks, fiction, manuals
myths, legends, songs, tall tales
2
An example of fiction is....
The Divergent Series
All of the above
The Cat in the Hat
Harry Potter series
3
Which is NOT an example of allusion?
Don't be a Scrooge!
He's as fast as a cheetah.
Your backyard is a Garden of Eden.
You're a regular Einstein.
4
What comes after the rising action in a story (think plot diagram)?
climax
resolution
exposition
falling action
5
Loaded language, bandwagon, name-calling, generalizations, are all examples of...
informational techniques
persuasive techniques
bullying techniques
poetry techniques
6
What does every story contain?
problem and solution
setting and characters
setting, character, problem, solution
setting, characters, plot, emotions
7
The use of an object or idea to signify something else is called...
allusion
metaphor
personification
symbolism
8
Which is an example of a noun?
jump
sticky
frog
scream
9
Which is an example of an adjective?
sticky
frog
jump
scream
10
A myth is a...
story that uses supernatural power to explain an event
story that exaggerates the truth
uses rhyme and rhythm
uses traditional stories to make a bigger story
11
How are graphic features shown in technical texts?
graph
table
all of the above
diagram
12
After the fire, there was an
onslaught
of frustrated people displaced from their homes. SYNONYM
party
mountain
attack
angry
13
Which is an example of a verb?
slowly
jump
frog
sticky
14
When
we
talk about
ourselves
and
the things that happen to
us
,
you are speaking in the...
second person
first person
narrator
third person
15
When a character says the opposite of what he or she really means, it is an example of...
dialogue
plot
allusion
verbal irony
16
What is a modifier in grammar?
A word that modifies.
A group of related words.
A group of words with a subject and predicate.
A word, phrase, or clause that adds detail to a sentence.
17
The time of a story falls under...
plot
problem
setting
character
18
Another word for persuasive writing is...
argumentative writing
informational writing
narrative writing
descriptive writing
19
Which is NOT an example of a text feature?
photograph
graph
problem and solution
caption
20
What is a couplet?
two similes in a poem
two lines of verse, joined by rhyme, that form a unit
a line that describes a poem
two students who like each other in class
21
In a persuasive text, what is the main thing the author is trying to do?
inform
describe
question
convince
22
Which is not an example of text structure?
persuasive
chronological
cause and effect
compare and contrast
23
What is a monologue?
a speech by one character to other characters
a speech by one character to just the audience
a speech before thousands of people about human rights
words spoken to the audience by the play's narrator
24
_______ are references to text, events or people from the past.
allusions
modern
analogy
rhyme
25
A TDA must have at least how many paragraphs?
3
4
2
5
26
When two people debate, one of them makes an argument, and the other follows with a...
rebuttal
thought
quote
claim
