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Worksheets8th Grade ACP Review
Total questions: 109
Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A type of literature or writing
a)
Genre
b)
Connotation
c)
Personification
d)
Generalization
2.
When an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics.
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
3.
The feelings associated with a word
a)
Denotation
b)
Narration
c)
Connotation
d)
Paradox
4.
Words spoken to God or to oneself in a story.
a)
Dialogue
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Antagonist
d)
Narration
5.
When a story relives a previous moment, like a memory, dream, etc
a)
Flashback
b)
Narration
c)
Flash forward
d)
Falling action
6.
The bad guy
a)
Paradox
b)
Protagonist
c)
Personification
d)
Antagonist
7.
An expression that does not have a literal meaning. Ex: It's raining cats and dogs.
a)
Pun
b)
Idiom
c)
Antagonist
d)
Hyperbole
8.
When a character is fighting against his/her hopes and dreams.
a)
Rising action
b)
Falling action
c)
Internal conflict
d)
External conflict
9.
A statement that seems true and not true at the same time. Ex: Everything I say is a lie.
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Connotation
d)
Paradox
10.
A conclusion about a group of things or people.
a)
Generalization
b)
Credibility
c)
Personification
d)
Denotation
11.
When the words mean something other than what they say; the opposite of literal meaning.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Personification
c)
Figurative language
d)
Narration
12.
The dictionary definition of a word.
a)
Connotation
b)
Denotation
c)
Genre
d)
Soliloquy
13.
When a story jumps forward in time.
a)
Flashback
b)
Flash forward
c)
Generalization
d)
Nonfiction
14.
Believability
a)
Credibility
b)
Literal Meaning
c)
Connotation
d)
Denotation
15.
Writing about something that really happened.
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
c)
Paradox
d)
Generalization
16.
A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.
a)
Climax
b)
Genre
c)
Falling Action
d)
Rising Action
17.
When a character is fighting against something outside his/her own mind.
a)
Internal conflict
b)
External conflict
c)
Antagonist
d)
Protagonist
18.
When a character is fighting against something outside his/her own mind.
a)
Internal conflict
b)
External conflict
c)
Antagonist
d)
Protagonist
19.
exaggeration or overstatement, either for comic effect or to express heightened emotion
a)
fable
b)
legend
c)
hyperbole
d)
exposition
20.
human characteristics or personality given to nonhuman subjects, such as animals or natural elements
a)
tall tales
b)
personification
c)
protagonist
d)
antagonist
21.
expressions--such as "It's raining cats and dogs!--that develop in an area & cannot be understood literally
a)
idiom
b)
metaphor
c)
legend
d)
tall tale
22.
What do we call the passing of songs, stories, and poems from generation to generation by word of mouth?
a)
universal themes
b)
oral tradition
c)
idioms
d)
understatement
23.
a central idea, message or insight that is revealed within a story
a)
hyperbole
b)
legend
c)
mythology
d)
theme
24.
an idea or lesson that appears in many works of literature across many countries or cultures
a)
mythology
b)
legend
c)
imagery
d)
universal theme
25.
larger-than-life figures whose virtues and deeds are often celebrated in stories
a)
heroes/heroines
b)
idioms
c)
hyperbole
d)
tall tales
26.
tales that explain the actions of gods, goddesses, and the heroes who interact with them
a)
myths
b)
legends
c)
folktales
d)
novellas
27.
brief stories that often feature animals that act like humans; usually end with a moral that is directly stated
a)
myths
b)
science fiction
c)
fables
d)
dystopian
28.
a type of folk tale that uses deliberate exaggeration for comic effect; include a hero who performs impossible feats
a)
poetry
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
tall tales
d)
idioms
29.
a story that is based on fact that becomes less true with each retelling
a)
mythology
b)
personification
c)
autobiography
d)
legend
30.
a long narrative poem about larger-than-life heroes who engage in dangerous journeys, or quests, that are important to history or a culture
a)
drama
b)
sonnet
c)
epic
d)
fable
31.
words used in such a way to form pictures in the readers' minds
a)
imagery
b)
theme
c)
legends
d)
mythology
32.
the form of language spoken in a particular region or by a particular group of people
a)
mood
b)
tone
c)
imagery
d)
dialect
33.
the pattern of rhyming within a poem
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
sonnet
d)
haiku
34.
fourteen-line poems with a formal tone that follow a specific rhyme scheme
a)
sonnet
b)
limerick
c)
free verse
d)
epic
35.
poem with a formal tone, written for the single purpose of celebrating or honoring a person, object, or idea
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
sonnet
c)
ode
d)
haiku
36.
a long, narrative poem that tells an exciting or inspiring story, usually about a hero
a)
haiku
b)
cinquain
c)
sonnet
d)
epic
37.
poems that have a lack of strict structure; no regular meter, no intentional rhyme
a)
haiku
b)
free verse
c)
limerick
d)
assonance
38.
short, unrhymed poems, often about nature (five syllables/seven syllables/five syllables)
a)
haiku
b)
sonnet
c)
free verse
d)
ballad
39.
humorous, five-line poems with a specific rhythmic pattern and an aabba rhyme scheme
a)
sonnet
b)
ballad
c)
limerick
d)
haiku
40.
Which is an example of "onomatopoeia?"
a)
NO!
b)
Go.
c)
Swish!
d)
Stop
41.
This is a...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
poem
42.
This is a ...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
homophone
43.
Which of the following is a simile?
a)
She is a smart cookie.
b)
The cow goes MOOO!
c)
He is a fast as lightning.
d)
Red fish, blue fish
44.
This is a...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
poem
45.
Which of these would be an example of an internal conflict?
a)
The main character has to deal with a bully.
b)
Two groups of characters get in a fight.
c)
A main character is lost and has to find her way home.
d)
A character is not sure whether she should tell a teacher when a friend cheats on a test.
46.
Choose the two words that best go with setting.
a)
who, why
b)
where, when
c)
where, why
d)
why, when
47.
If your friend asks you what happens in a book you will probably tell her:
a)
the characters and theme
b)
theme and setting
c)
the plot and conflict
d)
the setting and characters
48.
Which of these might be an example of a story's theme
a)
staying true to yourself is important
b)
your best friend
c)
two parents get a divorce
d)
a boy finds out he has superpowers
49.
Which story element provides the drama in a story?
a)
theme
b)
characters
c)
setting
d)
conflict
50.
The people in a story are called the ...
a)
personages
b)
characters
c)
actors
d)
stars
51.
If your life were a story, one of the characters might be:
a)
your fight with your mom
b)
your teacher
c)
your house
d)
the year 2015
52.
Which of these could be the setting of a fairy tale?
a)
a king and queen
b)
people change as they get older
c)
a faraway castle
d)
a wicked witch puts a curse on a princess
53.
All of the following are examples of themes except
a)
loyalty
b)
the first day of school
c)
growing up
d)
friendship
54.
All the action that goes on in a story makes up the....
a)
plot
b)
character
c)
conflict
d)
theme
55.
Read the sentence. I can block the basketball well when someone is trying to make a basket. The word "block" has several meanings. What is the meaning of the word "block" in this sentence?
a)
a brick
b)
stop
c)
a square area
d)
fill
56.
Read the sentence. He had a firm clasp, or grip, on the door handle. The word "clasp" has several meanings. What is the meaning of "clasp" in this sentence?
a)
an article which holds two things together
b)
a firm grasp
c)
to hug tightly
d)
a fancy pin made with jewels
57.
Read the sentence. Baron stopped his car at the stop light and waited for the pedestrian to cross the street. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "pedestrian" in this sentence.
a)
someone who rides
b)
someone who drives
c)
someone who walks
d)
someone who flies
58.
Read the sentences. When the oil drilling rig hit oil, it shot oil into the air. The workers are then responsible for capping the well. The word "capping" has several meanings. What is the meaning of "cap" in this sentence?
a)
wearing
b)
ending
c)
covering
d)
limiting
59.
Read the sentence. I recorded everything that happened at the meeting. The word "recorded" has several meanings. What is the meaning of the word "recorded" in this sentence?
a)
wrote down
b)
a book
c)
an album
d)
summary
60.
Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.
a)
first, next, finally, 8:30, after
b)
cause, effect, as a result of, because
c)
problem, solution, promise, struggle
d)
compare, contrast, similar, different
61.
Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.
a)
therefore, cause, effect, consequently
b)
later, then, next, Monday
c)
similar, different, common, on the other hand
d)
possibility, struggle, hope, problem
62.
Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.
a)
first, next, finally, 8:30, after
b)
cause, effect, as a result of, because
c)
problem, solution, promise, struggle
d)
compare, contrast, similar, different
63.
Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.
a)
therefore, cause, effect, consequently
b)
later, then, next, Monday
c)
similar, different, common, on the other hand
d)
possibility, struggle, hope, problem
64.
Choose the clue words that indicate cause and effect.
a)
next, after, then, first, last
b)
struggle, promise, problem, solution
c)
consequently, as a result of, so, therefore
d)
similar, common, compare, contrast
65.
Choose the clue words that indicate problem and solution.
a)
first, last, next, after
b)
cause, as a result of, consequently
c)
compare, similar, both, alike
d)
threat, difficulty, possibility, hope
66.
Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
Have you ever made macaroni and cheese? It’s simple! First, boil some water and make some macaroni. Then, make your cheese sauce. After the cheese sauce is ready, mix it with the macaroni. Bake the entire thing in the oven. Finally, it’s time to eat!
Have you ever made macaroni and cheese? It’s simple! First, boil some water and make some macaroni. Then, make your cheese sauce. After the cheese sauce is ready, mix it with the macaroni. Bake the entire thing in the oven. Finally, it’s time to eat!
a)
chronological order
b)
compare and contrast
c)
description
d)
problem and solution
67.
Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
The cardinal and the cedar waxwing are two common birds. Both have crests on their heads. Both are common at birdfeeders. But the birds have some differences. The male cardinal is a bright red, while the waxwing is brown. The cedar waxwing often migrates from place to place. On the other hand, the cardinal stays in one place year after year.
The cardinal and the cedar waxwing are two common birds. Both have crests on their heads. Both are common at birdfeeders. But the birds have some differences. The male cardinal is a bright red, while the waxwing is brown. The cedar waxwing often migrates from place to place. On the other hand, the cardinal stays in one place year after year.
a)
compare and contrast
b)
problem and solution
c)
description
d)
cause and effect
68.
Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
Baby painted turtles spend all winter in their nests. They have special chemicals in their blood that can keep their blood from freezing. As a result, baby painted turtles can survive freezing temperatures!
Baby painted turtles spend all winter in their nests. They have special chemicals in their blood that can keep their blood from freezing. As a result, baby painted turtles can survive freezing temperatures!
a)
compare and contrast
b)
cause and effect
c)
problem and solution
d)
chronological
69.
Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
Park School had a terrible problem. Every day at recess, students would argue over the slides. Teachers had to spend time every day taking care of the arguments. Finally, one teacher came up with a great solution. They bought another set of slides that everyone could enjoy.
Park School had a terrible problem. Every day at recess, students would argue over the slides. Teachers had to spend time every day taking care of the arguments. Finally, one teacher came up with a great solution. They bought another set of slides that everyone could enjoy.
a)
problem and solution
b)
cause and effect
c)
compare and contrast
d)
description
70.
Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
The Chesapeake Bay faces an uncertain future. Issues such as pesticides, too many nutrients, and habitat loss all threaten the Bay’s water quality and animal life. However, scientists are hopeful that the future may be brighter. If everyone in the Chesapeake Bay watershed works together, solutions may be found.
The Chesapeake Bay faces an uncertain future. Issues such as pesticides, too many nutrients, and habitat loss all threaten the Bay’s water quality and animal life. However, scientists are hopeful that the future may be brighter. If everyone in the Chesapeake Bay watershed works together, solutions may be found.
a)
cause and effect
b)
problem and solution
c)
compare and contrast
d)
description
71.
Read the following paragraph. Which text structure is used?
The pond was a beautiful place to visit. The falling leaves, all different colors, decorated the surface of the water. At the edges of the pond, small wildflowers grew. The golden forest glowed faintly in the distance.
The pond was a beautiful place to visit. The falling leaves, all different colors, decorated the surface of the water. At the edges of the pond, small wildflowers grew. The golden forest glowed faintly in the distance.
a)
compare and contrast
b)
main idea/description
c)
chronological
d)
problem and solution
72.
Which of the following would be the BEST definition for the word INFERENCE?
a)
making a guess about something
b)
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence AND reasoning
c)
creating false presumptions
d)
summarizing a portion of text
73.
Paraphrased from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
During these eight years my life was uniform: but not unhappy, because it was not inactive. I had the means of an excellent education placed within my reach; a fondness for some of my studies, and a desire to excel in all, together with a great delight in pleasing my teachers, especially such as I loved, urged me on: I availed myself fully of the advantages offered me. In time I rose to be the first girl of the first class; then I was invested with the office of teacher; which I discharged with zeal for two years: but at the end of that time I altered.
What conclusion can you draw from the passage?
During these eight years my life was uniform: but not unhappy, because it was not inactive. I had the means of an excellent education placed within my reach; a fondness for some of my studies, and a desire to excel in all, together with a great delight in pleasing my teachers, especially such as I loved, urged me on: I availed myself fully of the advantages offered me. In time I rose to be the first girl of the first class; then I was invested with the office of teacher; which I discharged with zeal for two years: but at the end of that time I altered.
What conclusion can you draw from the passage?
a)
Jane is unhappy with her life at school but hopes as a teacher it will be better.
b)
Jane is okay with her life at school, but is now wanting to move on to something else.
c)
Jane is not okay with her life at school due to abuse and is ready to pursue something else.
74.
Louise and Frank went for a walk in the woods. They enjoyed nature, and Louise was particularly interested in wildlife. As they were walking together, Louise looked down and exclaimed, "What a beautiful snake that is!" She said, "Doesn't that snake have beautiful coloring?" When Frank did not answer, she looked up. Frank was racing out of the woods as fast as he could run.
Based on the passage, what inference can be drawn?
Based on the passage, what inference can be drawn?
a)
Frank is allergic to poison ivy.
b)
Frank went walking to find beautiful snakes.
c)
Frank recognized a poisonous snake.
d)
Louise is terrified of snakes.
75.
Treasure Island (an excerpt)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
a)
He is in need of first aid.
b)
He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest.
c)
He has grown frail and tired with old age.
d)
He has had a rough and adventurous life.
76.
The Sun
A happy face in the sky
Shining down on life by day
Brightening its every mood
What can you infer from this poem?
A happy face in the sky
Shining down on life by day
Brightening its every mood
What can you infer from this poem?
a)
The sun is always shining.
b)
The sun has a positive effect on people.
c)
The sun makes people sweat.
d)
That Ben Flatt is, in fact, NOT the based god.
77.
The following is a simile. What two things are being compared in this sentence?
The sun was like heaven on earth shining down on me.
The sun was like heaven on earth shining down on me.
a)
The earth to me
b)
The sun to earth
c)
The sun to heaven
78.
A metaphor and a simile both compare two things, which one uses like or as to do this?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
79.
Which of the following is an example of Second person point of view?
a)
You will have to study hard if you want to make an A on the test.
b)
I will have to study really hard if I want to make an A on this test.
c)
She will have to study really hard if she wants to make an A on the test.
80.
What is supporting details?
a)
Details that are used in a counterclaim.
b)
Details used to support a position and used as reasons/evidence.
c)
Details that have nothing to do with the topic.
d)
Details used to create longer paragraphs.
81.
What is the theme of a story?
a)
The verbs used in the story.
b)
The characters in a story.
c)
The topic that is being proved.
d)
The main idea/ moral of a story.
82.
What is the BEST transition word to complete this sentence?
I finished all of my homework for Science class, ________ the essay question.
I finished all of my homework for Science class, ________ the essay question.
a)
additionally
b)
therefore
c)
besides
d)
then
83.
What is an inference?
a)
the problem
b)
an answer
c)
an educated guess
d)
figurative language
84.
DEFINITION: A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened.
a)
Cliche
b)
Allusion
c)
Assonance
d)
Idiom
85.
DEFINITION: The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Idiom
c)
Metaphor
d)
Allusion
86.
EXAMPLE: Her hair was silk.
a)
Simile
b)
Assonance
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
87.
DEFINITION: The language peculiar to a group of people. A phrase or saying that has a special meaning.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Assonance
c)
Idiom
d)
Cliche
88.
EXAMPLE: The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Allusion
c)
Cliche
d)
Assonance
89.
DEFINITION: Big exaggeration, usually with humor.
a)
Assonance
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Simile
90.
DEFINITION: A word or phrase that has become overly familiar or commonplace.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Cliche
c)
Personification
d)
Onomatopoeia
91.
EXAMPLE: He was a real Romeo with the ladies.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Cliche
c)
Idiom
d)
Allusion
92.
EXAMPLE: She sings at the top of her lungs.
a)
Cliche
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Simile
93.
EXAMPLE: Mile-high ice-cream cones.
a)
Idiom
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
94.
What is a fact?
a)
Something you can prove
b)
Someone's thoughts/emotions about something
c)
Elephants have long necks
d)
A book
95.
What is the Author's Purpose?
A book describing, in detail, the causes and happenings during World War II.
A book describing, in detail, the causes and happenings during World War II.
a)
Persuade
b)
Factual
c)
Inform
d)
Entertain
96.
Define Summary
a)
True
b)
Telling exactly what happened in the book, word for word
c)
The retelling of a story with only the key details
d)
None of these
97.
What is the Author's Purpose?
A politician makes a speech about how we should build homes for the homeless.
A politician makes a speech about how we should build homes for the homeless.
a)
Persuade
b)
Politics
c)
Entertain
d)
Inform
98.
True or False- I should always skip over the bold print in a passage because it's not important.
a)
All of these
b)
False
c)
None of these
d)
True
99.
What is the Author's Purpose?
A fictional story about my childhood adventures.
A fictional story about my childhood adventures.
a)
Factual
b)
Entertain
c)
Inform
d)
Persuade
100.
Which is a cause?
a) my shoes were in the middle of the floor
b) I tripped on them
c) I fell down
a) my shoes were in the middle of the floor
b) I tripped on them
c) I fell down
a)
a
b)
c
c)
b
d)
none of these
101.
What is an effect?
a) my shoes were in the middle of the floor
b) the floor was wet
c) I slipped and fell
a) my shoes were in the middle of the floor
b) the floor was wet
c) I slipped and fell
a)
b
b)
a
c)
c
d)
none of these
102.
Define Cause and Effect.
a)
Cause is what happened and Effect is why it happened
b)
Guessing what will happen
c)
cause is why something happened and effect is what happened
cause is why something happened and effect is what happened
d)
None of these
103.
Which word fits into both sentences?I took my money to the ______.The river _____ was wet and muddy.
a)
bank
b)
store
c)
edge
d)
water
104.
I was in hot water when my dad found out I broke the window.What does the text in red mean?
a)
in the bathtub
b)
in trouble
c)
feeling sick
d)
feeling cold
105.
Choose the word that best fits in the sentence.After ________ for the test, Lucas got an A!
a)
studying
b)
studing
c)
studyying
d)
studdying
106.
Which is the correct way to connect the two sentences?Brie went to the movies.Teya went to the movies.
a)
Brie and Teya went to the movies.
b)
Brie went to the movies and so did Teya.
c)
Brie and Teya went shopping.
d)
Brie went to the movies with Teya.
107.
What are the pronoun(s) in the sentence below?
How do you spell your name?
How do you spell your name?
a)
You
b)
You, Your
c)
Your
d)
Name
108.
Which is a synonym for hot?
a)
freezing
b)
warm
c)
cold
d)
normal
109.
What word(s) should be capitalized?
I think october is my favorite month of the year.
I think october is my favorite month of the year.
a)
October, Month
b)
October
c)
Month, Year
d)
October, Year
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