ELA 8th Grade Academic Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of a simile?

• A type of fruit that is similar to an apple

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of weather that is sunny and warm

• A type of dance popular in the 1980s

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Identify the figurative language in the sentence: The stars danced in the night sky.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Explain the meaning of the idiom 'raining cats and dogs'.

• It is raining very heavily

• It is snowing heavily

• It is sunny and warm

• It is a calm and peaceful day

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the purpose of using personification in writing?

• To provide factual information

• To confuse the reader

• To make the writing more boring

• To give human qualities to non-human things

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Provide an example of hyperbole.

• I'm as tired as a sloth.

• I'm as tall as a skyscraper.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I'm so full I could explode.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the phrase 'butterflies in my stomach' represent?

• Having a stomachache

• Feeling nervous or anxious

• Being in love

• Feeling hungry

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does alliteration enhance the meaning of a poem?

• It makes the poem less memorable

• It confuses the reader

• It creates a musical or rhythmic effect, emphasizes certain words or phrases, and makes the poem more memorable.

• It has no impact on the meaning of the poem

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Identify the metaphor in the sentence: The world is a stage.

• The world is a puzzle.

• The world is a book.

• The world is a stage.

• The world is a playground.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Explain the difference between a metaphor and a simile.

• A metaphor compares two similar things using the words 'like' or 'as'

• A simile directly compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is the other

• A metaphor directly compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is the other, while a simile compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A metaphor and a simile are the same thing

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Why do authors use onomatopoeia in their writing?

• To create a vivid and sensory experience for the reader by imitating sounds through words.

• To distract the reader from the main message of the writing

• To make the writing more boring and dull

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary sounds

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3