Give 3 characteristics of a personal narrative.

Expressive and Reflective, Written in 1st person, Has a theme

Expressive and Reflective, Written in 3rd person, Has no theme

Informative, Written in 2nd person, Has a theme

Persuasive, Written in 1st person, Has no theme

What is imagery? Define and give an example.

Imagery is language used to create images in the mind of the reader.

Imagery is a type of music that creates sound.

Imagery is a form of art that uses colors.

Imagery is a scientific method to analyze data.

What is a common noun?

A person, place, thing, or idea that is less specific

A noun naming an idea, quality, or state

A more specific noun that should be capitalized

Names for titles of collections for a number of people or things

What does a concrete noun represent?

Something that can be seen, touched, tasted, heard, or smelled

A more specific noun that should be capitalized

Names for titles of collections for a number of people or things

What is an action verb?

A verb that describes an action.

A verb that identifies who or what a noun is.

A verb that connects a subject to more information.

A verb that helps the main verb in a sentence.

What is the role of a linking verb in a sentence?

To connect a subject to further information.

To identify who or what a noun is.

To show a relationship between words.

What does a preposition do in a sentence?

Shows a relationship between a noun/noun phrase and another word.

Links together words and clauses.

Identifies who or what a noun is.

What is an adjective?

Words that modify or describe a noun or pronoun.

A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Words that begin a subordinating clause.

Parts of words added to the beginning of a root/word.

What 3 questions do adjectives ask?

What kind? Which one? How many?

Why? How often? To what extent?

A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Words that modify or describe a noun or pronoun.

Words that begin a subordinating clause.

Parts of words added to the beginning of a root/word.

What 4 questions do adverbs ask?

Where? When? How? To what extent?

What kind? Which one? How many?

Why? How often? To what extent?

What does the idiom "Pass the Buck" mean?

To shift the responsibility for something to someone else.

To take responsibility for something.

What does the idiom "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" mean?

You shouldn't criticize others when you have similar faults of your own.

You should always be honest with others.

You should save money for emergencies.

You should help others in need.

What does the idiom "Pull the plug" mean?

To do something that prevents an activity from continuing.

What is the definition of a prefix?

Parts of words added to the beginning of a root/word that change the meaning of the word.

Parts of words added to the end of a root/word.

Words that modify or describe a noun or pronoun.

Words that begin a subordinating clause.

What is the definition of a suffix?

A group of letters added to the end of a word

A group of letters added to the beginning of a word

A word that stands alone without any additions

A group of letters that change the meaning of a word

8th Grade BM3 Study Guide

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English

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8th Grade

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CCSS

RL.8.4, L.8.5A, RI.8.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for words and phrases that have a meaning beyond the literal, everyday meaning?

Alliteration

Figurative Language

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in consecutive or closely related words within a text called?

Simile

Metaphor

Alliteration

Idiom

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term describes a "play on words" that uses multiple meanings of a word or similar-sounding words to create humor?

Pun

Cliché

Oxymoron

Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a word that describes a natural sound or the sound made by an object?

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Idiom

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for overused figurative statements that have become common and expected?

Metaphor

Cliché

Simile

Oxymoron

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a phrase that combines contradictory words?

Oxymoron

Hyperbole

Theme

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for giving human qualities to something that is not human?

Simile

Personification

Metaphor

Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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100 questions

What is the term for words and phrases that have a meaning beyond the literal, everyday meaning?

What is the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in consecutive or closely related words within a text called?

Which term describes a "play on words" that uses multiple meanings of a word or similar-sounding words to create humor?

What is a word that describes a natural sound or the sound made by an object?

What is the term for overused figurative statements that have become common and expected?

What is a phrase that combines contradictory words?

What is the term for giving human qualities to something that is not human?

What is a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"?

What is a comparison between two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"?

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