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8th Grade ELA Year-End Review Game
8th Grade ELA Year-End Review Game
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Review of literary terms, grammar, etc for my 8th grade ELA class at JCS!.
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Details that help explain the main idea are called ___.
supporting ideas
tone
mood
evidence
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A message about life in a story is the . . .
kindness
character traits
a topic
a theme
3
_______________ refers to the attitude of the author.
message
tone
theme
mood
4
The character who works against the protagonist in the story is the . . .
main character
protagonist
antagonist
narrator
5
In argumentative writing, what you want audience to believe is called your...
Central question
Hook
Evidence
Claim
6
This happens when the reader or viewer is aware of something a character in the story is not.
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
foreshadowing
7
The methods of characterization are: (choose any that apply) . . .
physical appearance
other characters
thoughts, speech, and actions
narrator's comments
8
What is the following error called?
We was out of milk so my dad went to the store.
sentence fragment
comma splice
misplaced modifier
subject-verb disagreement
9
A literary work based on the imagination and not on fact is . . .
myth
personal narrative
nonfiction
fiction
10
Be careful what you wish for is an example of . . .
a resolution
a theme
a topic
a climax
11
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme at the end
free verse
alliteration
stanza
couplet
12
What example of figurative language is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
simile
tone
metaphor
imagery
13
How you imagine the writer "sounds" when he/she is saying something is an example of . . .
tone
sentence structure
imagery
mood
14
Word meanings that suggests something other than their literal meaning
antonyms
synonyms
connotations
denotations
15
To _________ is to describe how 2 texts are similar.
compare
interpret
contrast
analyze
16
Point of view is . . .
I, me, we
a writers choose of narrator
the person who is talking
the character
17
Something concrete, such as an object, person, or place that represents something beyond itself
motif
theme
icon
symbol
18
The one who tells the story is the . . .
narrator
character
main speaker
protagonist
19
Similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and personifications are all types of . . .
description
imagery
characterization
figurative language
20
A concept that can be proven to be the truth is a ...
opinion
reason
main idea
fact
21
Which are examples of words that appeal to the senses to create imagery?
thoughtful
silly
gritty
chewy
22
A conversation between two people is...
dialogue
hook
speech
dialect
23
The series of events in a story is...
the plot
the point of view
the resolution
the setting
24
Forshadowing is
the internal conflict
the suspense that builds
the most exciting part of the story
hinting at future actions
25
A great exaggeration to emphasize strong feeling. (Ex:
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!)
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
imagery
26
Point of view where narrator speak TO the reader (using words like "you" and "yours"):
3rd person
2nd person
mood
1st person
27
Interruption in the major action of a narrative to show what happened at an earlier time.
point of view
falling action
flashback
foreshadowing
28
The problem that the main character faces is the . . .
climax
mood
conflict
purpose
29
_____ is when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens.
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
flashback
30
Autobiographies are always written in...
3rd person POV
a way that praises someone
2nd person POV
1st person POV
31
How a piece of writing affects the READER'S feelings is the . . .
mood
tone
plot
audience
32
When the narrator can tell the thoughts and feelings of only one character it is...
2nd person point of view
omniscient 3rd person point of view
Not as interesting
limited 3rd person point of view
33
When the narrator can describe his or her own thoughts, feelings and impressions the story is:
told in second person
more exciting
told in 1st person
told in 3rd person
34
When the narrator is a character in the story it is told in
3rd person
1st person
35
I, you, she, he, and it are all . . .
adverbs
verbs
pronouns
nouns
36
A boxer facing an opponent is an example of . . .
external conflict
internal conflict
37
"Shivering and with teeth chattering, the cold wind kept blowing." What is this?
dangling modifier
misplaced modifier
sentence fragment
compound sentence
38
What would you use to find a words antonyms?
dictionary
thesaurus
atlas
encyclopedia
39
The part of the story that ties up loose ends is...
plot
the resolution
the exposition
falling action
40
Pronouns that refer to 3rd person are:
I, me, we
he, she, they
ours, theirs
his, her, mine
41
When the narrator is NOT a character in the story, it is told in . . .
1st person
3rd person
42
What the passage or text is mainly about
mood
tone
main idea
climax
43
A complex sentence always includes (check all that apply):
dependent clause
dependent clause
semicolon
conjunction
44
The central idea or underlying meaning of a work (a message about life or human nature).
topic sentence
theme
main idea
symbol
45
A biography is told in . . .
the present tense
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
46
_______ means describing how 2 texts are different.
contrast
compare
analyze
mirror
47
Which word(s) could describe mood of a piece of writing?
silly
grouchy
chewy
foggy
48
A plot includes: exposition, conflict, rising action, _______, falling action, conclusion.
denouement
characterization
resolution
climax
49
What three components drive a story?
setting, characters and plot
setting, characters, point of view
setting, tone and style
setting, place, time
50
What type of conflict is present when the protagonist is up against the wind?
character vs. society
character vs. nature
character vs. character
character vs. self
51
A ______ is a device at the opening of a work to grab the interest of the readers.
topic sentence
exposition
thesis statement
narrative hook
52
Point of view: "You laughed at Mrs. Hill's jokes out of pity, not amusement"
2nd person
1st person
3rd person
4th person
53
Which type of writing features a discussion of counterarguments?
informative
argumentative
debate
narrative
54
A group of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph
verse
stanza
segment
set
55
The reason the author writes (entertain, persuade, or inform) is the author's...
topic
purpose
theme
tone
56
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
He's as smelly as an old stray dog
The sun smiled down on the hot sand.
My dad hates hiking; he's a lazy slug.
I am so thirsty I could drink the entire Mississippi River.
57
A word that imitates the sound it represents is what? [buzz, hum, snap, crackle, pop!]
personification
hyperbole
simile
onomatopoeia
58
A _______ is when you give human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects.
metaphor
personification
simile
alliteration
59
Use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses to paint a picture in the reader's mind
idiom
imagery
simile
comparison
60
A ______ is a restatement of an idea that keeps the same meaning but uses different words.
bibliography
paraphrase
final draft
compare and contrast
61
"It's raining cats and dogs!" and "Stop pulling my leg!" are examples of ____.
Similes
Idioms
Metaphors
Imagery
62
A character's conflict in his own mind is called an _______.
mood
1st person POV
external conflict
internal conflict
63
What makes up a compound sentence?
dependent clause
independent clause
dependent clause
independent clause
64
A word's definition from the dictionary is its...
connotation
denotation
65
Narrative handed down from the past, has historical elements and usually supernatural elements
myth
legend
story
fairy tale
66
The ____ describes the category into which a writing fits (romance, science fiction, etc.).
fiction
genre
text set
climax
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Which of the following is an example of a theme?
The dog should not have bit the man
Strength and Courage
Treat others the way you want to be treated
The man in the yellow suit
