TEKS.ELA.8.9A

TEKS.ELA.8.9A

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English

8th Grade

Hard

TEKS
ELA.8.9A, ELA.8.6G, ELA.8.7B

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

They are an endangered species.
They are innocent and make music.
They are beautiful birds.
It says so in the Bible.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the main idea of a literary work?

plot
setting
theme
style

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In a novel, the author's purpose is to:

Persuade
Inform
Entertain

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What does Atticus mean when he says you never really understand a person until you "climb into his skin and walk around"?

People are racist.
You have to look at things from other people's points of view to understand them.
Walter Cunningham doesn't understand what it's like to be a Finch.
You have to make someone understand you to get your point across.

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Orson Welles’s statements emphasize the idea that 

terrifying events usually happen when you least expect them to 
a story based on true events is more disturbing than a ghost story 
acts of violence are difficult to portray in a radio program 
a tale of suspense can be as frightening as a horror story 

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What might the speaker's purpose be?

everything in life should be thought about and planned out

whatever you do in life needs to be rushed and have no regrets

there is nothing more important in life than to live with "if"

make sure that your focus in life is on yourself and nothing else

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The story states that the tradition has changed over time, and people really don't remember much but do it anyway. What point is the author trying to get across with this aspect?

That things change and that's ok
That it's not ok that things change
That you can change a tradition and it's fine
That doing something just bc it's tradition is ridiculous

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