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ELA test prep review 8th grade
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The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
dialogue
simile
plot
metaphor
2
The turning point or high point in a story
rising action
exposition
climax
resolution
3
The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)
similie
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
metaphor
4
A character who stays the same during the story
Antagonist
static
round
5
Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)
metaphor
simile
alliteration
6
The message or moral in a story
theme
mood
tone
characters
7
A conversation between characters
plot
narrator
dialogue
stanza
8
Fictional characters with events in a historical setting
fantasy
genre
historical fiction
fiction
9
Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.
overweight, old, sun
old, overweight, bright
old, overweight
sat
10
The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
metaphor
synonym
personification
simile
11
A well-developed character- you know a lot about them
round
static
flat
dynamic
12
What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.
external
internal
13
Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.
internal
external
14
Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche.
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. nature
15
The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
2nd person
1st person
16
Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
theme
onomatopoeia
personification
short story
17
Genre with informational facts
fiction
non-fiction
folktales
fairy tale
18
The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
4th person
19
In favor of or against one thing unfairly
plot
theme
bias
20
Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.
taco
yesterday
I
ate
21
When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story
foreshadowing
flashback
suspense
symbol
22
What is another word for PERSUADE?
inform
entertain
convince
23
The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings
3rd person regular
3rd person omniscient
1st person
24
Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.
ran
today
I
wind
25
Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)
cat
karma
connotation
26
Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. self
27
Mrs. Ha's students will try their best on the test!
true
false
28
Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.
man vs. society
man vs. self
man vs. man
29
A character you only know 1 or 2 things about
static
flat
dynamic
round
30
Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.
landfill
live
smelly
by
31
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
dot
doodah
dang, daniel!
denotation
32
A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)
characters
setting
plot
genre
33
The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)
mood
conflict
tone
symbol
34
A speaker or character who tells a story
stanza
mood
narrator
climax
35
When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past
foreshadowing
flashaction
flashback
36
A person, object or action that represents something else
symbol
picture
narration
conflict
37
A character who changes during the story
static
protagonist
round
dynamic
38
The sequence of events in a literary work
setting
speaker
plot
narrator
39
The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about
mood
tone
metaphor
irony
40
Struggle between opposing forces
conflict
novel
plot
characters
41
Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.
Mrs. Bamer, school, secretary
Mrs. Bamer, school
Mrs. Bamer, secretary
is
42
Time and place of a story
moral
climax
symbol
setting
43
Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.
historical fiction
biography
non-fiction
fantasy
44
A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story
setting
plot
character
genre
45
A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology
historical fiction
fiction
fantasy
science fiction