English SOL Review 8th Grade

Find the correct sentence:

• Atleast i could save alot of money.
• At least I could save a lot of money.
• Atleast I could save a lot of money.
• At least I could save lot of money.

A simile is a comparison using...

• like or a 
• like or as
• like or nothing
• just like

Which is a metaphor?

• "Ring, ring, ring!" Went the telephone downstairs.
• The dark path seemed to judge me.
• She is a walking dictionary.

Which is an example of personification?

• "Well at least you're human!" Said the Duck.
• Mr. Porter needs to stop being so mean to his students.
• The trees danced with the wind, singing a song of silence.
• All of the above.

What is a hyperbole?

• An intentionally exaggerated figure of speech. 
• A stretching of the truth. 
• All the above.

"How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies."
Is this an example of alliteration?

• Yes of course!
• Why wouldn't a good cook be able to cook good cookies?
• I thought you baked cookies.
• No.

"QUACK, QUACK, SQUAAAAAAAAA!"
This is an example of...?

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia

What should the exposition of a story do?

• Lay out the setting of the story. 
• Introduce the central conflict in a story with an incident.
• Introduce the characters.

What is the difference between TONE and MOOD?

• Tone is used to express the AUTHOR'S attitude while the mood is the READER'S feeling towards the author's language and atmosphere.
• Why don't you ask an author all these questions. 
• Tone is used to express the READER'S feeling towards the author's subject while the mood is what the AUTHOR feels like while writing the story.

What does "main idea" mean?

• What the story is about.
• These answers mean the same thing. 
• What the story is telling the reader.