English 8th Grade '22-'23 Vocabulary Test

What is a hyperbole?

• A. A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
• B. The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
• C. A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words 'like' or 'as'
• D. An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is a simile?

• A. A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
• B. The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
• C. A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words 'like' or 'as'
• d. An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

What is personification?

• A. The giving of human qualities to an animal, object or abstract idea
• B. The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
• C. A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words 'like' or 'as'
• D. An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is onomatopoeia?

• The giving of human qualities to an animal, object or abstract idea
• The use of words which actually sound like the objects or actions to which they refer
• A play on words
• When incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

The use and purpose of an allusion is...

• to make a reference to something (usually biblical, historical, etc,)
• to make a reference to something (usually biblical, historical, etc,) to convey a simpler idea
• to make a reference to something (usually biblical, historical, etc.) to convey a more complex idea
• an intentional play on words, usually for comedic effect

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

The opposition of persons or forces to bring dramatic action is...

• Inciting Incident
• Rising Action
• Problem
• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

What is a metaphor?

• A. The giving of human qualities to an animal, object or abstract idea
• B. The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
• C. A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things
• D. When incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

A one to two sentence account of what the story/article is generally about is called...

• summary
• main idea
• inference
• theme

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Making an educated guess based on text evidence

• summary
• main idea
• inference
• theme

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

What are the beginning, middle, and end of a plot most commonly referred to as?

• Exposition, Climax, Resolution
• Exposition, Rising Action, Resolution
• Rising Action, Climax, Resolution
• Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6