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ELA test prep review 8th grade
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Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.
internal
external
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When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past
flashaction
flashback
foreshadowing
3
Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)
karma
cat
connotation
4
Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.
live
landfill
by
smelly
5
Time and place of a story
symbol
climax
setting
moral
6
A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story
plot
setting
genre
character
7
Fictional characters with events in a historical setting
genre
fantasy
fiction
historical fiction
8
The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about
mood
tone
metaphor
irony
9
The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
2nd person
10
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
denotation
dot
dang, daniel!
doodah
11
A speaker or character who tells a story
mood
narrator
climax
stanza
12
When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story
suspense
symbol
foreshadowing
flashback
13
Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
theme
personification
short story
onomatopoeia
14
Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.
Mrs. Bamer, school
Mrs. Bamer, school, secretary
Mrs. Bamer, secretary
is
15
A person, object or action that represents something else
narration
conflict
picture
symbol
16
The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
plot
simile
dialogue
metaphor
17
The message or moral in a story
theme
tone
mood
characters
18
What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.
external
internal
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A well-developed character- you know a lot about them
round
flat
static
dynamic
20
Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.
non-fiction
biography
historical fiction
fantasy
21
A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)
characters
genre
plot
setting
22
A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology
science fiction
historical fiction
fiction
fantasy
23
A character who stays the same during the story
round
static
Antagonist
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Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)
alliteration
simile
metaphor
25
A conversation between characters
stanza
dialogue
narrator
plot
26
Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche.
man vs. man
man vs. society
man vs. nature
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The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings
3rd person regular
1st person
3rd person omniscient
28
A character who changes during the story
protagonist
round
static
dynamic
29
The sequence of events in a literary work
narrator
speaker
setting
plot
30
Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. self
31
What is another word for PERSUADE?
entertain
convince
inform
32
A character you only know 1 or 2 things about
dynamic
flat
round
static
33
Genre with informational facts
fiction
non-fiction
folktales
fairy tale
34
The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
simile
personification
metaphor
synonym
35
Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.
old, overweight, bright
old, overweight
overweight, old, sun
sat
36
The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US
1st person
2nd person
4th person
3rd person
37
Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. self
38
The turning point or high point in a story
climax
exposition
rising action
resolution
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Struggle between opposing forces
plot
novel
conflict
characters
40
Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.
yesterday
taco
ate
I
41
Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.
wind
today
I
ran
42
The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
similie
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The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)
symbol
conflict
tone
mood
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In favor of or against one thing unfairly
theme
bias
plot