ELA 8 Semester 1 Review

The best definition of theme is...

• The main idea presented in the story

• A word that summarizes the story

• The message the author is sending

• The character's main problem

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Tone can best be described as

• attitude of the reader

• the author's attitude towards the subject/his writing

• the overall mood or feeling in a story

• reader's point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does it mean to use context clues?

• Using words or phrases around unfamiliar words to help understand the meaning of a word

• Deciding whether the word has a positive or negative connotation

• Looking for synonyms and antonyms

• Analyzing characters' traits within the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The archeologist carefully removed the tome from its ancient resting place and proceeded to read the pages related to marriage in ancient Greece.

What does the word tome probably mean?

• pen

• weapon

• book

• sausage

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Identify the figurative language:

“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the figurative language:

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the figurative language:

“It's a piece of cake.”

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

You can best infer that the kinkajou..

• is unsuited for domestic life

• requires a tropical habitat

• requires a special diet

• is unable to coexist with other pets

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What type of characters DO NOT change during the story?

• dynamic

• static

• main

• none

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

________ characterization SHOWS the character’s personality. We have to infer based on the things they say, do, etc.

• direct

• indirect

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3