8th Grade First Semester Exam 2023.2024

Which of the following choices best explains why poets use sound devices?

• to connect the sounds of words to ideas

• to emphasize consonant sounds in words 

• to compare things using musical effects 

• to state the central focus of the poem 

What words use the sound device of onomatopoeia?

• lion, leaped

• map, mop

• bam, boom

• make,

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CCSS.L.4.5

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CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following pairs of words is an example of alliteration?

• sells and seashells

• ride and hide

• ramp and clomp

• bland and pins

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following pairs of words is an example of onomatopoeia?

• boom and bam

• flow and sky

• hide and seek

• right and night

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following pairs of words is an example of assonance?

• night and ride

• snap and bake

• deep and dark

• sale and buy

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following pairs of words is an example of consonance?

• clomp and map

• drag and drop

• hot and cold

• crash and burn

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is true of multiple-meaning words?

• words that have the same meaning and are spelled the same

• words that have the same dictionary definitions and are all verbs

• words that have more than one meaning and different parts of speech

• none of the above

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What is the meaning of the word type in the sentence below?

Jazz is my favorite type of music.

• nice

• punch keys

• kind

• food

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following is the meaning of the word charge in this sentence?

The charge on my credit card was for the wrong amount.

• place blame

• restore energy

• total for payment

• rush into an attack

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

In “Flowers for Algernon,” what happens during Charlie’s first inkblot test?

• He shows he has an extremely violent temper.

• He performs badly, compared to Algernon.

• He cannot see any pictures in the inkblot.

• He sees many pictures in the inkblot.