Worksheets8th Language Arts Unit 2 Recap
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics.
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
2.
A type of literature or writing
a)
Genre
b)
Connotation
c)
Personification
d)
Generalization
3.
The leading character of a story.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
c)
Fiction
d)
Dialogue
4.
The bad guy in a story:
a)
Paradox
b)
Protagonist
c)
Personification
d)
Antagonist
5.
Commas are used to
a)
separate two independent clauses in a sentence
b)
separate a list
c)
separate a dependent clause at the beginning or end of a sentence
d)
all of the above
6.
Does this sentence need a comma somewhere?
I went to the store with my friends to buy chips and then I walked with them to school.
I went to the store with my friends to buy chips and then I walked with them to school.
a)
yes
b)
no
7.
Does this sentence need a comma?
We walked to school after we bought some chips at the store.
We walked to school after we bought some chips at the store.
a)
yes
b)
no
8.
When we analyze a piece of text, either fiction or nonfiction, what's the first thing we need to do?
a)
Figure out the theme
b)
Jump to whatever questions or writing we have to do regarding the assignment
c)
Read and understand all the words in the text
d)
Look for figurative language in the text and figure out what its meaning
9.
If an author is trying to CONVEY a message to the reader, they are trying to
a)
show, or hint at an underlying meaning.
b)
hint at something that hasn't happened yet.
c)
confuse us.
d)
use a simile to compare two things.
10.
A paragraph in a poem is called a ________.
a)
poemgraph
b)
poetic divide
c)
stanza
d)
figurative language
11.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
12.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make writing more interesting and to create images in the reader's head.
b)
To use fancy big words.
c)
To make their writing longer.
d)
To create a universal truth or deeper message.
13.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
14.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
15.
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
16.
Descriptive words that appeal to the senses
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
17.
Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
idiom
18.
What is a simile?
a)
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
b)
Giving inhuman things human like qualities
c)
An extreme exaggeration
d)
Comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
19.
When I don't know what a words means, even if it's from the question, I should use ______ to figure out its meaning.
a)
Dictionary
b)
Context Clues
c)
Guess
d)
Both Dictionary and Context Clues!
20.
What tells the moral or the lesson of the story?
a)
main idea
b)
point of view
c)
imagery
d)
theme
21.
What is the position in which the story is told from?
a)
1st person
b)
point of view
c)
3rd person
d)
7th person
22.
When the author is directly telling the story to us, and uses "I" and "me" in their writing, the story is told from what perspective?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
d)
4th person
23.
Annotating the text means to:
a)
underline words or phrases that seem important to the story
b)
circle words you don't know
c)
write summaries out to the side as you read
d)
all of the above
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