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ELA KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Authored by Bianca Franklin

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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ELA KNOWLEDGE CHECK
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

(What type of figurative language describes the following sentence?: "Her smile is as bright as the sun."

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is tone?

the author's attitude toward the subject and the audience
word choice
dictionary definition of a word
an exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is hyperbole?

an exaggeration
the author's attitude toward the subject and the audience
a comparison that is not directly stated, but the two things being compared are understood
comparison between two different things using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is simile?

the dictionary definition of a word
comparison between two different things using like or as
use of hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action
a comparison that is not directly stated, but the two things being compared are understood

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is foreshadow?

language that is not mean to be literally, but meant to add richness and color to literature
an exaggeration
use of hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action
the dictionary meaning of a word

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

The cloud sung a beautiful song in the wind.
It is raining cats and dogs.
I am so hungry I could eat a whole elephant.
Peter piper picked a pickled pepper.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

For what 3 purposes do authors write?

enterain, inform, engage

entertain, inform, contain

inform, persuade, entertain

inform, depict, retain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

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