8th Grade ELA PSSA Terms
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the main problem or conflict in a story called?
Resolution
Introduction
Conflict
Climax
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which term refers to the sequence of events in a story?
setting
plot
characterization
theme
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What do we call the people or animals who take part in the action of a story?
actors
participants
characters
performers
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to create a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Metaphor
Analogy
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for giving human qualities to non-human things?
personification
humanization
anthropomorphism
personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the literary device used in the sentence: 'The world is a stage.'
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a recurring theme, idea, or symbol in a literary work?
symbolism
plot device
motif
theme
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
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