8th Grade ELA March Madness

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What is first person point of view?

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The narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view.

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What does prediction mean in reading?

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A statement of ideas or information that a passage of text will discuss.

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What is the central theme of the poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'?

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Innocence cannot last.

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How do you complete the sentence: 'We ________ to go to the store again if _______ we out of milk.'?

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might have/run.

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How can you revise the sentence to maintain active voice: 'The music played by the residents there was inspiring.'?

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The residents played inspiring music.

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What is the definition of active voice?

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A sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb.

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What is the definition of a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message conveyed in a literary work.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

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To present the main argument or claim of an essay.

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What is the definition of a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.