Ohio State Grade 8 ELA Test Vocabulary

Theme – The ________ message or lesson of a story.

• central

• peripheral

• minor

• insignificant

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Main Idea – The most important point of a ________ or text.

• passage

• sentence

• word

• paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Inference – A conclusion reached based on ________ and reasoning.

• evidence

• assumptions

• guesses

• opinions

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Significance – The importance or meaning of something in a ________.

• text

• context

• sentence

• paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Plot – The sequence of ________ in a story.

• events

• characters

• settings

• themes

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Exposition – The beginning of a story, introducing characters, setting, and background ________.

• information

• dialogue

• conflict

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Rising Action – Events leading up to the ________, building tension.

• climax

• introduction

• conclusion

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Climax – The turning point or most intense ________ of a story.

• moment

• scene

• chapter

• event

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Falling Action – Events that happen after the climax leading toward the ________.

• resolution

• introduction

• conflict

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Resolution – The conclusion of a story where conflicts are ________.

• resolved

• unresolved

• ignored

• exacerbated

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9