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Georgia Milestones Review - 8th Grade
Georgia Milestones Review - 8th Grade
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End of course test review.
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1
When you look for similarities you...
Interrogate
Contrast
Compare
Analogous
2
You use informal language when you are
angry
code switching
talking to friends
talking to officials
3
She is an artist in the medium of verbal irony. She uses much...
alliteration
relevance
sarcasm
dramatic irony
4
Which of the following is a text structure?
Problem and solution
Chronological order
Cause and effect
Sequence of events
5
When you tell someone what happened in a story you are detailing its
theme
plot
resolution
rising action
6
When Grayson summarized the chapter he
communicated the main points.
used only a few sentences.
told exactly what happened.
included many details.
7
Although he knew better, Bryson threw the paper airplane. This is a ______ sentence.
Simple
Interrogative
Complex
Compound
8
A fire station burns down. This is what type of irony?
Situational
Verbal
Passive
Dramatic
9
You can find synonyms and antonyms for words in the ______.
Index
Dictionary
Glossary
Thesaurus
10
Which of the following are compound sentences?
Zoe went home, and she did her homework.
Ethan and Austin ate candy.
Devin played ball and had a snack.
Kylie got it right; everyone else did not.
11
Where did you go last night? This sentence is written in what mood?
Indicative
Educational
Interrogative
Imperative
12
Wayne's book hit the floor with a resounding thud. This is what type of figurative language?
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Irony
Metaphor
13
When communicating with an official, such as the Governor or President use...
Participles
Formal Language
Standard English
Informal Language
14
If you clean up your room, I'll take you to the mall. This sentence is in what mood?
Indicative
Conditional
Imperative
Subjunctive
15
The connotation of obnoxious is
Positive
Neutral
Negative
16
Convert the following sentence to passive voice. I vacuumed all the floors.
I intend to vacuum all the floors.
I can vacuum the floors.
I will vacuum all the floors.
The floors were all vacuumed by me.
17
The end of a piece of writing that sums up the main points of the text is the
Conclusion
Supporting Details
Introduction
Transition
18
You make an inference when you...
use process of eliminatilon.
inform the reader.
construct a compound sentence.
make a guess based on prior knowledge and textual evidence.
19
Which of the following is not an author's purpose?
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
Indicative
20
If the author's purpose is to persuade are they likely to have bias?
No
Yes
21
The freshly cut grass tickled my toes. This sentence uses what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Larceny
Personification
22
An analogy is a comparison that shows the similarities between two things.
True
False
23
Transitions do not
Summarize the main points
Help writing flow smoothly
Connect a sequence of events
Connect ideas
24
The turning point of a story...
is the climax
is also known as the exposition.
comes before the falling action.
comes after the rising action.
25
In the active voice, there is always a helping verb.
False
True
26
Go to the car now. This sentence is an example of what mood?
Helpful
Imperative
Subjunctive
Indicative
27
An antonym for compare is...
contrast
picture
analogy
symbolize
28
An infinitive can function in a sentence as...
a noun
an adjective
an adverb
question
29
Irrelevant details are about something other than the topic.
True
False
30
He sat on the bench. This sentence is written in what mood?
Angry
Imperative
Indicative
Moody
31
A gerund is a verb form ending in ing that is used as a ________.
verb
infinitive
noun
adverb
32
Holly sang like a bird. What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
Metaphor
Assonance
Simile
33
Which one is an example of passive voice?
The ball was caught by Cameron.
Kelley eats french fries.
Jared picked up the money.
Ava will get the dictionary.
34
An introduction does not do which of the following
Summarize main points
Grab the reader's attention
Introduce the thesis
35
Go get Gib's galoshes from the garage. This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
figurative
Alliteration
Simile
Assonance
