8th ELA GMAS Review

Choose the best title for this newspaper article:
A girl fell from the top of a 50-meter high cliff in San Francisco and landed on a sandy beach. After the fall, she stood up and walked away with only a broken ankle.

• The Accident
• The Dangers of Skydiving
• Girl's Lucky Break
• Tragedy Occurs in San Franciso

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door.

• refrain
• personification
• repetition
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which event below represents a factual detail.

• The whole school was treated to Olive Garden for lunch yesterday.
• Mrs. Bazan could take on a band of coyotes and come out the winner.
• SNJH has the toughest teachers in Texas.
• SNJH school won 1st place in UIL this year.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which historical figure displays the characteristics of courage and skill?

• Adolph Hitler
• Edgar Allen Poe
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Benedict Arnold

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Find the best cause and effect example-

• Harriet Tubman wanted to help her family so she led many slaves to freedom.
• Manuel wanted to pass the test. He went to a friend's house.
• Abraham didn't want to go to summer school. He failed three classes.
• Mrs. Greenman wanted to see koalas. She went to New York city.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which is not an example of hyperbole...

• That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding on a dinosaur.
• I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill.
• Rita's eyes were as black as coal.
• We are so poor; we don’t have two cents to rub together.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

A story that is told in the order in which events occur is told in...

• flashbacks
• chronological order
• alliteration
• cause-effect

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A Ballad

• a  funny, rhyming poem
• a poem with no rules
• a poem that tells a story
• a poem that tells a story designed to be sung

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"Johnny Appleseed" and "Paul Bunyon" are both examples of 

• tall tales
• epics
• chorus
• myths

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

INFERENCES are when you ...

• assume

• guess

• draw conclusions

• are clearly stated

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1