8th Grade FSA Reading Review

If I absolutely do not know the answer, I should.......

Look at the passage below. What should you remember to do?

A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is called

Usually written in short lines that often rhyme

The author's _______________ shows his or her ATTITUDE toward the subject

Form of writing meant to be spoken to an audience; has topic or theme; persuades, educates

Literature or other writing that is invented/made up by the author

The BEST choice for the literary meaning of an element is

Poems that include hero, quest, magical tools/weapons

Fictional story where magical things happen; "Cinderella" "Maleficent" "Shrek"

A statement that cannot be proven true or false; what people feel, believe, decide

A piece of writing that a person writes about his/her own life

A special quality or something special about someone's personality is a

Short moral stories that try to teach a lesson & often have animals as characters

Finding the root word, knowing what the prefix means, or breaking the word apart can help me to

Writer places events in the order that they happen

Text split in 2 parts: one part=problem, other part=solution to the problem

The text shows how ideas/things are alike or different; uses best, more, better, less, worse

I need to read the passage AT LEAST how many times (Not a poem, a passage)

What does CONCLUDE mean when asked like this: "What can the reader conclude about_____?"

What causes someone to act a certain way or the reason we do something.

Something that stands for or represents something else is a 

Words that describe how things look, sound, taste, smell, & feel are known as

An account of a person's actual experience--emotional/personal/memories

What is an EXCERPT?

How do you choose the best SUMMARY of a passage?

A comparison of two unlike things, without using "like" or "as" is called a

Point of view when narrator has knowledge about ALL characters.

The problem or struggle a character faces

A statement you can check/prove with evidence

Type of structure when all information is organized by like groups

This type of point of view uses "I", "me", or "we".

Skits and plays are also called

When reading a poem, what is a STANZA?

Writing that is true: biographies, essays, newspaper articles, autobiographies

Text shows one event causes another; Look for words like because, then, since, & as a result

The VERY FIRST thing you should read is the......................

To be successful on the FSA, you MUST do which of the following?

What does the word CONVEY mean?

Poetry written without any form, rhyme, rhythm, meter, or line