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8th-Grade ELAR STAAR Review 1
8th-Grade ELAR STAAR Review 1
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A #reading #staar quiz for 8th grade
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1
Which text structure describes information in a passage organized according to
when
each event occurred?
chronological/sequential order
compare/contrast
problem and solution
cause and effect
2
When a third-person narrator is all-knowing it is called...
3rd-person omniscient
3rd-person objective
3rd-person limited
3
In a work of fiction, the character or concept that opposes the protagonist is called...
the antagonist
an antonym
a synonym
the protagonist
4
A scene where the narrative is taken back in time from the current point of the story is called...
falling action
foreshadowing
a flashback
the future
5
What is foreshadowing?
A suggestion of something that will happen in the future
Something that happened in the past
Something that will never happen
Something taking place in the present
6
When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected, it's called...
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
7
Which two things do you use to make an inference?
background knowledge & an educated guess
an education & a guess
background knowledge & text evidence
an educated guess & text evidence
8
First person point of view primarily uses which pronouns?
you, your, yours
he, she, they; him, her, them; his, hers, theirs
I, me, my, mine; we, us, ours
9
If characters have a problem what is it called?
conflict
connection
beef
prob
10
What are the groups of lines in a poem called?
lines
blocks of text
stanzas
paragraphs
11
"As happy as a kid in a candy store" is an example of a...
metaphor
similie
hyperbole
sentence
12
Two words that have similar meanings are called...
antanoyms
protagonists
antagonists
synonyms
13
"Beautiful butterflies flew over the babbling brook" is an example of...
assonance
rhythm
alliteration
repetition
14
A simile is a comparison of two __________ things that _________ use the words
like
,
as
, or
than.
seemingly similar; does
seemingly different; does not
seemingly similar; does not
seemingly different; does
15
When the reader/audience understands more about the events of the story than the character, it's called...
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
16
A metaphor is a comparison of two __________ things that _________ use the words
like
,
as
, or
than.
seemingly similar; does
seemingly different; does not
seemingly different; does
seemingly similar; does not
17
What is the term for the main character in a work of fiction?
antagonist
synonym
antonym
protagonist
18
Another word for "infer" is...
point of view
closely matches
conclude
summary
19
Which of the following describes 3rd-person objective point of view?
The narrator only reveals one character's thoughts or feelings
The narrator doesn't reveal any of the characters' thoughts of feelings
There is no narrator
The narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of more than one character
20
Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called...
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
simile
personification
21
What is a "theme"?
climax
the message
plot
conflict
22
When a character says one thing but means another, it is called...
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
23
"He" and "she" are examples of...
2nd-person pronouns
1st-person pronouns
4th-person pronouns
3rd-person pronouns
