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Duplicate of Milestones Review - 8th Grade ELA
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End of Grade Test Review. #testreview #milestones #ela #languagearts #8thgrade
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1
A fire station burns down. This is what type of irony?
Sarcasm
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
2
Which of the following is not an author's purpose?
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
Indicative
3
Which sentence contains a gerund?
Jim hates to shop at the mall because it's so crowded.
Swimming is my favorite pastime in the summer.
Avery bought new bowling shoes.
4
The hiker was pulled up the edge of the cliff by his friend.
Active voice
Passive voice
5
The end of a piece of writing that sums up the main points of the text is the
Conclusion
Transition
Supporting Details
Introduction
6
It's raining cats and dogs! This is an example of...
onomatopoeia
an idiom
a hyperbole
personification
7
Wayne's book hit the floor with a resounding thud. This is what type of figurative language?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Irony
Metaphor
8
The turning point of a story, the most intense part...
comes before the falling action.
is the climax
comes after the rising action.
is also known as the exposition.
9
Which of the following are compound sentences?
Zoe went home, and she did her homework.
Devin played ball and had a snack.
Ethan and Austin ate candy.
Kylie got it right; everyone else did not.
10
I tried to open the locker at least a thousand times before I gave up on it.
imagery
idiom
personification
hyperbole
11
Identify the direct object: The coach bought pizza for the entire team after the game.
pizza
coach
team
bought
12
You make an inference when you...
inform the reader.
make a guess based on prior knowledge and textual evidence.
use process of eliminatilon.
construct a compound sentence.
13
Holly sang like a bird. What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Simile
Personification
14
An introduction does not do which of the following
Introduce the thesis
Summarize main points
Grab the reader's attention
15
What is the antecedent in the sentence? Alex likes cookies, but he isn't fond of brownies.
he
Alex
brownies
fond
16
When an author uses foreshadowing, they are....
hinting at something that will happen later on in the story.
detailing events that happened before the story began
giving background information.
using descriptive language to appeal to readers senses.
17
The freshly cut grass tickled my feet. This sentence uses what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
18
Where did you go last night? This sentence is written in what mood?
Interrogative
Indicative
Conditional
Imperative
19
She is an artist in the medium of verbal irony. She uses much...
sarcasm
imagery
repetition
alliteration
20
Go get Gary's galoshes from the garage. This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Simile
Alliteration
Assonance
Oxymoron
21
You use informal language when you are
interviewing for a job
writing a resume
talking to officials
talking to friends
22
Which statement contains an infinitive?
I always wear riding boots when I work with the horses.
I had to cook dinner for everyone this Thanksgiving.
Swimming in the ocean is dangerous.
23
Which is an example of a primary source?
a letter written by a soldier during the Civil War
a magazine article written in 2015 on the life of Poe
a passage on WWII in a social studies textbook
a copy of the Declaration of Independence
24
If you clean up your room, I'll take you to the mall. This sentence is in what mood?
Conditional
Subjunctive
Imperative
Indicative
25
A woman swims unaware that a shark is just beneath the water. The audience knows, this is...
verbal irony
dramatic irony
institutional irony
26
Irrelevant details are pieces of information about something other than the main topic.
True
False
27
It took forever for me to vacuum all the floors. This is an example of...
a simile
personification
a hyperbole
a pun
28
Transitions do not
Connect ideas
Summarize the main points
Help writing flow smoothly
Connect a sequence of events
29
Go to the car now. This sentence is an example of what mood?
Imperative
Subjunctive
Indicative
Interrogative
30
After the president finished his speech, he flew back to Washington.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
31
She sat on the bench. This sentence is written in what mood?
Conditional
Indicative
Subjunctive
Imperative
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If the author's purpose is to persuade are they likely to have bias?
Yes
No
