Grade 8 Unit 1 Vocabulary

Charlotte and Mia are studying physics. They are trying to understand the way one thing influences or acts upon another. What term best describes this concept?

• mood

• tone

• cause

• effect

During a presentation, David, Benjamin, and Arjun noticed that one of their classmates was able to present their ideas in a clear and orderly manner. What is this quality called?

• connotation

• coherence

• denotation

• diction

In a literature class, Lily, Ava, and Emma are discussing the works of different authors. They are trying to identify the category or class to which a literary work belongs. What term should they use to describe this concept?

• theme

• point of view

• genre

• mood

Anika is reading a book and comes across a word. She wants to know the word's literal meaning. What is this called?

• connotation

• denotation

• coherence

• diction

Elijah is reading a novel and comes across a word that invokes a specific idea or feeling. What is this called?

• connotation

• denotation

• coherence

• mood

In a language class, Oliver was asked to find the denotation of a word. What does denotation mean?

• an idea or feeling that a word invokes

• a word's literal meaning

• the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay

• brief and to the point

In a literature class, Noah is asked to identify the use of literary and poetic devices that describe something by comparing it with something else that is known. What is this technique called?

• theme

• genre

• point of view

• figurative language

In a literature class, Michael, Olivia, and Emma are discussing a book they read. They are trying to identify a term that describes a series of connected events told in a story. What is the term they are looking for?

• reflection

• short story

• narrative

• genre

During a creative writing class, Priya is asked to describe a scene at a beach. She includes sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste to engage the reader's interest. This technique is known as...

• figurative language

• sensory details

• theme

• myth

Scarlett, Mason, and Maya are discussing a story about the adventures of superhuman beings that attempts to describe the origin of a people's customs or beliefs. What type of story are they discussing?

• fantasy

• biography

• historical fiction

• myth