Unit 3 Test Review: 8th Grade ELA

Unit 3 Test Review:

8th Grade ELA

​What's on the Test?

• ​18 Questions--> multiple choice

  • ​6 Questions about Lord of the Flies

  • ​6 Questions about a novel excerpt you will read for the first time

  • ​4 Questions about vocabulary words/ using context clues

  • ​1 Question--run on sentence

  • ​1 Question--Choose the correct homonym

Part 1

Literary Terms

​Allusion

​A reference to a well known person, place, event, or other information that will help relate the topic to the reader

Multiple Choice

Which of the following allusions refers to "Pandora's Box" effectively? 

• When we found out my great grandfather had three secret families, we opened a Pandora's Box of new family history. 

• I couldn't find the Pandora's Box because it was buried in the woods. 

• Pandora's Box held her favorite shoes. 

​Flashback

Multiple Choice

Which of the following DOES NOT suggest a FLASHBACK?

• "Trace was still thinking about the conversation with his grandmother when he snapped back to reality, and stopped so abruptly that Liam literally collided with him."

• "Trace motioned for his friends to come close to him. It reminded him of the time his father had asked Trace and his brothers to 'huddle round" just before he told them they were having a baby sister."

• "Trace looked like a deer in headlghts when his mom caught him looking for the hidden presents."

• "The last time Casper and Trace had met ten years ago, Trace and his friends had thwarted Casper's plot to sabotage the Homecoming Dance."

​Foreshadowing

Multiple Choice

Which event DOES NOT foreshadow a conflict between Jack and Ralph in Lord of the Flies?

• Ralph standing on his head

• Jack's claim that he should be chief

• Jack's sarcastic clapping when Ralph is elected chief

• their bickering over Jack's hesitation in hunting the pig

Part 2

Lord of the Flies​

Multiple Choice

Read this excerpt from Lord of the Flies.

Ralph moved impatiently. The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise. And then the occasion slipped by so that you had to grab at a decision. This made you think; because thought was a valuable thing, that got results.

Only, decided Ralph as he faced the chief's seat, I can't think. Not like Piggy. 

Once more that evening Ralph had to adjust his values. Piggy could think.

What does this excerpt reveal?

• Leadership skills develop with time, and Ralph is growing as a person and a leader.

• Ralph understands that Piggy should not be outcast and disregarded.

• Leaders are formed through hard work and Ralph struggles to grow into his leadership role.

• All Answers Are Correct

Multiple Choice

Roger throws rocks at the littlun playing by himself on the beach.

Which event does this incident foreshadow in Lord of the Flies?

• Simon talking to the "Lord of the Flies"

• Roger's throwing a large rock down the mountain and killing Piggy.

• The boys choosing "Castle Rock" for a home base

• The twins letting the fire go out

Multiple Choice

Which event foreshadows Piggy's death in Lord of the Flies?

• Piggy loses his glasses.

• Ralph stands on his head.

• Piggy tells Ralph that if Ralph were not around, Jack would hurt Piggy.

• Piggy tells Ralph that he doesn't like to be called Piggy.

Multiple Choice

Which event foreshadows the boys' descent into savagery in Lord of the Flies?

• The twins say they see "the beast" 

• Piggy insists there is no beast on the island. 

• Ralph insists that the boys build shelter. 

• Jack punches Piggy in the stomach and smacks his glasses off.

Multiple Choice

Which event foreshadows Piggy's death in Lord of the Flies?

• Piggy tells Ralph that his father is dead and that he used to live with an aunt.

• Piggy tells Ralph that if Ralph were not around, Jack would hurt Piggy.

• Piggy tells Ralph that there are no matches to start a fire.

• Piggy tells Ralph that he does not know how to swim.

Multiple Choice

Which character is described in ALL of the following statements:

He symbolizes the potential for goodness and gentleness.

His death is the first evidence of the level of savagery the boys have reached.

He understands where the beast comes from.

• Ralph

• Piggy

• Simon

• Roger

Multiple Choice

At the end of the novel, Jack thinks about declaring himself the leader of the boys to the naval officer, but then changes his mind.

How does this decision help resolve the main conflict in Lord of the Flies?

• He has finally given his consent for Ralph to lead the group.

• It absolves him from the guilt of Simon's death.

• It absolves him from the guilt of Simon's death.

• It makes up for when he let the fire burn out when the ship passed by

Multiple Choice

At the end of the novel, Ralph declares himself the leader of the group of boys to the naval officer.

How does this decision help resolve the main conflict in Lord of the Flies?

• He has finally realized that Jack should lead the group.

• It shows that he has become the best leader among the boys.

• His action allows the boys to be rescued at last.

• It explains how the boys came to be stranded on the island.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt from Lord of the Flies.

"That was murder."

"You stop it!" said Piggy, shrilly. "What good're you doing talking like that?"

He jumped to his feet and stood over Ralph.

"It was dark. There was that—that bloody dance. There was lightning and thunder and rain. We was scared!"

"I wasn’t scared," said Ralph slowly, "I was—I don’t know what I was."

"We was scared!" said Piggy excitedly. "Anything might have happened. It wasn’t—what you said."

How has the novel's island setting changed Piggy?Read the excerpt from Lord of the Flies.

"That was murder."

"You stop it!" said Piggy, shrilly. "What good're you doing talking like that?"

He jumped to his feet and stood over Ralph.

"It was dark. There was that—that bloody dance. There was lightning and thunder and rain. We was scared!"

"I wasn’t scared," said Ralph slowly, "I was—I don’t know what I was."

"We was scared!" said Piggy excitedly. "Anything might have happened. It wasn’t—what you said."

How has the novel's island setting changed Piggy?

• The climate has affected his sense of what is needed to survive.

• The lush surroundings have affected his desire to be rescued.

• The abundance of food has made him reluctant to work toward worthwhile goals.

• The isolation has affected his sense of right and wrong.

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt from Lord of the Flies.

Roger edged past the chief, only just avoiding pushing him with his shoulder. The yelling ceased, and Samneric lay looking up in quiet terror. Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority.

How has the novel's island setting changed Roger?

• He has come to believe that all life is sacred.

• He has come to believe that he cannot follow his own will.

• He has come to believe that he is a better leader than Jack.

• He has come to believe that there are no consequences for bad behavior.

Part 3

Vocabulary, Homonyms, Context Clues & Run-On Sentences

​Vocabulary Words To Know

• ​menacing--adj--threatening or dangerous

• ​Stance--n--position or opinion

• ​Malevolently--with evil intent

• naive​--adj--showing lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

• ​​loiter--v--stand around idly

​Vocabulary Words To Know

• ​accord--n--harmonious agreement

• ​parried--v--evaded or dodge; warded off an attack

• ​truculently--adv-in a manner of aggressive defiance

• ​​essayed--v--tried; attempted

• ​moors--n--swampy land

Homonyms to Study

• Too, two, to

• ​accept, except

Multiple Choice

Blade immediately noticed Trace's countenance and followed his gaze. She was the most intuitive and observant of the group.

Which word in the excerpt helps the reader use context clues to know the meaning of intuitive?

• observant

• countenance

• gaze

• noticed

Multiple Choice

Liam and Tia looked toward the pet store as the four friends dodged into an alleyway, trying not to look too conspicuous. Casper was obviously in disguise himself with his dyed brown hair and beard.

Which phrase in the excerpt helps the reader use context clues to know the meaning of conspicuous?

• looked toward the pet store

• with his dyed brown hair and beard

• dodged into an alleyway

• pet store as the four friends

Multiple Choice

That was three months ago, and now it looked like he had somehow escaped from prison and was up to something else equally menacing and ominous.

Which word in the excerpt helps the reader know the meaning of ominous?

• escaped

• menacing

• equally

• prison

Multiple Choice

My grandmother makes the best cakes she makes peach pie, too.

Which answer choice best revises the run-on sentence?

• My grandmother makes the best cakes and peach pie.

• My grandmother makes the best cakes, and peach pie.

• My grandmother makes the best cakes; and peach pie, too.

• My grandmother makes the best cakes makes peach pie, too.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

My brother prefers playing Minecraft on the PC my sister likes Nintendo Switch best.

Which answer choice best revises the run-on sentence?

• My brother prefers playing Minecraft on the PC because my sister likes Nintendo Switch best.

• My brother prefers playing Minecraft on the PC if my sister likes Nintendo Switch best.

• My brother prefers playing Minecraft on the PC, but my sister likes Nintendo Switch best.

• My brother prefers playing Minecraft on the PC--my sister likes Nintendo Switch best.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

I hoped we would have Chick Fil A for dinner my dad made burgers instead.

Which answer choice best revises the run-on sentence?

• I hoped we would have Chick Fil A for dinner; my dad made burgers instead.

• I hoped we would have Chick Fil A for dinner; but my dad made burgers instead.

• I hoped we would have Chick Fil A; for dinner my dad made burgers instead.

• I hoped we would have Chick Fil A for dinner because my dad made burgers instead.