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ELA 8 Finals Review

Total questions: 138

Worksheet time: 35hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the universal message woven throughout the story

a)

central idea

b)

summary

c)

symbolism

d)

theme

2.

to state or write where ideas/quotes come from

a)

reveal

b)

cite

c)

convey

d)

impact

3.

to figure something out based on the evidence

a)

determine

b)

indicate

c)

convey

d)

infer

4.

to add to / to support

a)

contribute

b)

determine

c)

impact

d)

indicate

5.

the attitude of the author / narrator

a)

setting

b)

mood

c)

tone

d)

plot

6.

the feeling / atmosphere of the story (determined through the setting)

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

textual evidence

d)

symbolism

7.

when one thing stands for / represents something "bigger" than itself

a)

setting

b)

tone

c)

symbolism

d)

character foil

8.

the main character / the person facing the conflicts

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

character foil

d)

secondary character

9.

when one character is a mirror to another (highlights similarities and differences)

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

character foil

d)

static character

10.

a character who stays the same

a)

static character

b)

dynamic character

c)

independent character

d)

stale character

11.

a character who changes (morals, way of thinking, desires) over time

a)

setting

b)

character foil

c)

static character

d)

dynamic character

12.

a summary should be objective, which means...

a)

no facts

b)

no opinions

c)

no sentences

d)

no information

13.

a good summary should...

a)

state just the central idea and main details

b)

be long and detailed

c)

include every tiny detail

d)

list my opinions in order of how they happened

14.

the time and location in which a story takes place is the...

a)

mood

b)

summary

c)

tone

d)

setting

15.

the character's inner thoughts is called

a)

interior monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

conversation

d)

character foil

16.

speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions and looks is how authors create characters using

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

informational writing

d)

textual evidence

17.

when the author comes right out and tells the character's personality, it is called

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

character foils

d)

dynamic characters

18.

fig. language; word choice; rhyme and repetition; and caps, spacing and punctuation are all ways to develop

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

setting

d)

theme

19.

the emotions words carry (ex. home vs house) is called

a)

theme

b)

symbolism

c)

connotation

d)

denotation

20.

"credible" means

a)

trustworthy

b)

opinions

c)

biased

d)

evidence

21.

a statement you or the author says is true

a)

conclusion

b)

textual evidence

c)

quote

d)

claim

22.

to carefully judge something

a)

determine

b)

evaluate

c)

identify

d)

impact

23.

to defend; to show why something is correct

a)

interpret

b)

influence

c)

justify

d)

create

24.

Which transition for a connection is NOT a good choice?

a)

Clearly, this indicates....

b)

This demonstrates....

c)

I know this because...

d)

This reveals...

25.

Formal writing means...

a)

No abbreviations

b)

No using quotations

c)

No using textual evidence

d)

No capitals and punctuation

26.

the central idea is

a)

giving the small, detailed information

b)

telling the characters and setting

c)

the gist of a part of the text

d)

the main idea of the whole text

27.

the more specific info that guides us toward the central idea is

a)

supporting details

b)

gist

c)

objective facts

d)

citing evidence

28.

Which image best depicts an ABSTRACT concept?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Look at this image. Which word below best describes this image?

a)

abstract

b)

concrete

c)

stanza

d)

theme

30.

What must be done in order to determine the central idea?

a)

look just at the pictures

b)

skim the article quickly

c)

read and understand the entire text

d)

pay attention to the author

31.

What is the job of the CONNECTION in writing?

a)

explain what the quote has to do with your answer AND add relevant details from the text

b)

copy a quote from the text into the SAR that relates to the claim

c)

make a claim

d)

use varying transitions

32.

Which of the following transitions is the BEST transition to use in an SAR?

a)

I know this because...

b)

I believe the answer is...

c)

The author shows us...

d)

Clearly this demonstrates...

33.

A conversation the characters have out loud is called...

a)

anecdote

b)

foil

c)

dialogue

d)

allusion

34.

How many times should you state your claim in an SAR?

a)

once--at the beginning

b)

once--at the end

c)

twice--once at the beginning and once in the conclusion

d)

four times--at the beginning, at the end, and after each quote

35.

Which of the following is a THEME?

a)

Ponyboy hates the Socs and then realizes they have a lot in common.

b)

Loyalty

c)

Violence

d)

People have more in common with others than they might at first believe.

36.

What is the BEST effect of DIALOGUE in a story?

a)

Propels the plot (pushes the action forward)

b)

Tells the time and place the story is set

c)

It creates situational irony

d)

It turns static characters into dynamic characters

37.

A short story to make a point is called...

a)

novel

b)

mood

c)

anecdote

d)

allusion

38.

A cultural reference that the author assumes that the reader understands is called...

a)

allusion

b)

objective

c)

connotation

d)

irony

39.

When a person says the opposite of what he/she means it is called...

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

40.

When what happens is the opposite of what the characters AND the audience expected, it is called...

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

41.

When the audience knows something that the characters do not know, it is called...

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

42.

If a character is swimming in the ocean and the audience knows there is a shark underneath him, but the character does not know, that is...

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

43.

tension that keeps the reader wondering what will happen next is called...

a)

humor

b)

static

c)

suspense

d)

conflict

44.

RISING TENSION helps to create suspense. What is rising tension?

a)

feeling/atmosphere of the story (created by setting)

b)

hints the author gives about what will happen later on in the story

c)

using really vivid language that appeals to the 5 senses

d)

piling conflict on top of conflict

45.

MOOD helps to create suspense. What is mood?

a)

feeling/atmosphere of the story (created by setting)

b)

hints the author gives about what will happen later on in the story

c)

using really vivid language that appeals to the 5 senses

d)

piling conflict on top of conflict

46.

PACING helps to create suspense. What is pacing?

a)

speeding up / slowing down the story (like cliffhangers/flashbacks)

b)

hints the author gives about what will happen later on in the story

c)

when the audience knows something the character does not know

d)

piling conflict on top of conflict

47.

DRAMATIC IRONY helps to create suspense. What is dramatic irony?

a)

speeding up / slowing down the story (like cliffhangers/flashbacks)

b)

hints the author gives about what will happen later on in the story

c)

when the audience knows something the character does not know

d)

piling conflict on top of conflict

48.

Irony (all types) helps to create two things. What are they?

a)

suspense and humor

b)

suspense and setting

c)

humor and dialogue

d)

dialogue and setting

49.

When a character has a decision to make in his/her own head, that is...

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

50.

When a character has a problem with an outside force, that is...

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

51.

Which is an internal conflict (man vs. self)?

a)

Having a stranger steal your identity

b)

Surviving a hurricane

c)

Getting beat up by a bully

d)

Deciding whether to break up with a boyfriend

52.

How many quotes (minimum) must an ER (Extended Response) have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

53.

In an ER, how many paragraphs should you have (at a minimum)?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.

to be overly polite and flattering

a)

maelstrom

b)

kowtow

c)

lazy

d)

the lowest point

55.

fit to drink

a)

exodus

b)

gregarious

c)

potable

d)

globule

56.

a powerful whirlpool; turmoil

a)

queue

b)

debonair

c)

wanderlust

d)

maelstrom

57.

a mass departure

a)

exodus

b)

indolent

c)

truncated

d)

pariah

58.

living in groups; social

a)

cryptic

b)

gregarious

c)

potable

d)

seraph

59.

charming; lighthearted; suave

a)

nadir

b)

bellicose

c)

indolent

d)

debonair

60.

fear or hatred of strangers

a)

loquacious

b)

opulent

c)

pilfer

d)

xenophobia

61.

lazy

a)

indolent

b)

kowtow

c)

ravenous

d)

hirsute

62.

desire to travel

a)

opulent

b)

truncated

c)

wanderlust

d)

conflagration

63.

to strive, compete or contend

a)

incarcerate

b)

pariah

c)

sinewy

d)

vie

64.

to cut off; to shorten

a)

truncated

b)

taciturn

c)

rendezvous

d)

exodus

65.

disinclined to talk

a)

loquacious

b)

opulent

c)

taciturn

d)

seraph

66.

an angel

a)

gregarious

b)

ravenous

c)

cryptic

d)

seraph

67.

an appointment; a meeting place

a)

conflagration

b)

nadir

c)

rendezvous

d)

opulent

68.

very hungry; very eager

a)

rendezvous

b)

ravenous

c)

exodus

d)

pariah

69.

a waiting line

a)

queue

b)

kowtow

c)

globule

d)

pilfer

70.

an outcast

a)

potable

b)

maelstrom

c)

sinewy

d)

pariah

71.

demonstrating great wealth

a)

xenophobia

b)

indolent

c)

opulent

d)

cryptic

72.

the lowest point

a)

bellicose

b)

pariah

c)

vie

d)

nadir

73.

handcuffs; a restraint

a)

queue

b)

sinewy

c)

debonair

d)

manacle

74.

extremely talkative

a)

globule

b)

fiasco

c)

loquacious

d)

taciturn

75.

to put in prison

a)

nadir

b)

indolent

c)

incarcerate

d)

cryptic

76.

very hairy

a)

hirsute

b)

debonair

c)

seraph

d)

truncated

77.

a drop; a small ball

a)

vie

b)

globule

c)

opulent

d)

gregarious

78.

a failure

a)

conflagration

b)

fiasco

c)

manacle

d)

pariah

79.

a large, destructive fire

a)

exodus

b)

vie

c)

truncated

d)

conflagration

80.

to steal insignificant items

a)

pilfer

b)

pariah

c)

manacle

d)

kowtow

81.

hidden; mysterious; secret

a)

loquacious

b)

nadir

c)

cryptic

d)

bellicose

82.

warlike; quarrelsome

a)

potable

b)

indolent

c)

bellicose

d)

ravenous

83.

strong and firm; tough

a)

sinewy

b)

seraph

c)

manacle

d)

bellicose

84.

when one line in a poem ends and another begins (the point at which two lines are split.)

a)

STANZA

b)

LINE BREAK

c)

END RHYME

d)

INTERNAL RHYME

85.

a group of lines organized together in a poem (like a paragraph)

a)

STANZA

b)

LINE BREAK

c)

END RHYME

d)

INTERNAL RHYME

86.

when the last words in two or more lines rhyme with each other

a)

STANZA

b)

LINE BREAK

c)

END RHYME

d)

INTERNAL RHYME

87.

when one or more of the rhyming words occur within the line of poetry, rather than just at the end

a)

STANZA

b)

LINE BREAK

c)

END RHYME

d)

INTERNAL RHYME

88.

the flow and beat of a poem

a)

RHYTHM

b)

RHYME SCHEME

c)

REPETITION

d)

INTERNAL RHYME

89.

when words or lines repeat throughout the poem (for emphasis)

a)

RHYTHM

b)

RHYME SCHEME

c)

REPETITION

d)

INTERNAL RHYME

90.

the ordered pattern of end rhymes (labeled using letters of the alphabet)

a)

RHYTHM

b)

RHYME SCHEME

c)

REPETITION

d)

INTERNAL RHYME

91.

a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

a)

SIMILE

b)

METAPHOR

c)

EXTENDED METAPHOR

d)

ALLITERATION

92.

repetition of the first consonant sounds of words that are fairly close together.

a)

SIMILE

b)

METAPHOR

c)

EXTENDED METAPHOR

d)

ALLITERATION

93.

a direct comparison between two unlike things (does NOT use like or as)

a)

SIMILE

b)

METAPHOR

c)

ALLITERATION

d)

ONOMATOPOEIA

94.

a direct comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem

a)

SIMILE

b)

METAPHOR

c)

EXTENDED METAPHOR

d)

ALLITERATION

95.

repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in the word

a)

ASSONANCE

b)

ALLITERATION

c)

HYPERBOLE

d)

ONOMATOPOEIA

96.

a word that imitates the sound of the object or action

a)

ASSONANCE

b)

ALLITERATION

c)

HYPERBOLE

d)

ONOMATOPOEIA

97.

an extreme exaggeration to make a point

a)

ASSONANCE

b)

ALLITERATION

c)

HYPERBOLE

d)

ONOMATOPOEIA

98.

giving human characteristics to non-human things

a)

TONE

b)

PERSONIFICATION

c)

THEME

d)

SYMBOLISM

99.

When one thing (usually something concrete) stands for or represents something else (usually abstract)

a)

TONE

b)

PERSONIFICATION

c)

THEME

d)

SYMBOLISM

100.

the universal message about life/human nature that is woven throughout the story/poem

a)

TONE

b)

PERSONIFICATION

c)

THEME

d)

SYMBOLISM

101.

the attitude of the author/narrator

a)

TONE

b)

PERSONIFICATION

c)

THEME

d)

SYMBOLISM

102.

What is being demonstrated in the image?

a)

hyperbole

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

assonance

d)

alliteration

103.

What is being demonstrated in the image?

a)

hyperbole

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

assonance

d)

alliteration

104.

What is the rhyme scheme in the following poem?

a)

AABB

b)

ABAC

c)

ABAB

d)

BABA

105.

What is the rhyme scheme in the following poem?

a)

ABBB

b)

ABCD

c)

ABAB

d)

BAAA

106.

How many lines are in the following poem?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

9

d)

5

107.

What method did the author use to make his poem look like it was falling down?

a)

end rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

c)

line breaks

d)

repetition

108.

What is best demonstrated in the following poem?

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

109.

The words "chance" and "plants" represent...

a)

extended metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

internal rhyme

d)

end rhyme

110.

The words"fun" and "done" represent...

a)

internal rhyme

b)

end rhyme

c)

extended metaphor

d)

rhythm

111.

How many stanzas are in the poem "The Loser"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

17

112.

Which two terms are shown in this example?

a)

personification and alliteration

b)

personification and repetition

c)

metaphor and repetition

d)

alliteration and metaphor

113.

Which of the following is NOT necessary in a poem?

a)

it has to rhyme

b)

language has musical qualities

c)

limited in length and organized in stanzas

d)

intense feelings / vivid images

114.

In a text with a sequence text structure, the author

a)

describes a topic and its characteristics.

b)

tells about events in the order they happened.

c)

explains how things are similar and different.

d)

describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.

115.

In a text with a compare and contrast text structure, the author

a)

explains something that happened and the reasons why.

b)

tells about events in the order they happened.

c)

explains how things are similar and different.

d)

describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.

116.

In a text with a cause and effect text structure, the author

a)

explains something that happened and the reasons why.

b)

tells about events in the order they happened.

c)

explains how things are similar and different.

d)

describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it.

117.

Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.


Many students in the US say that they've been bullied at school. Natalie Hampton is a high school student who was bullied a lot in middle school. She often had no one to sit with at lunch. So she created a phone app called "Sit With Us." This app lets students sign up and post when there are free seats at their lunch tables. These students have promised to be kind to those who come sit with them. Hampton hopes her app will help students find people to sit with without fear of being bullied.

a)

description

b)

problem/solution

c)

compare/contrast

d)

sequence

118.

Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.


Robots that look like humans are called androids. But not all robots are androids. The industrial robots used in manufacturing and production look like machines and not at all like human beings. So what does an android have in common with an industrial robot? They both have computers. And they both have sensors to gather information and ways to interact with their environments, too.

a)

description

b)

problem/solution

c)

compare/contrast

d)

sequence

119.

Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.


The Greenland shark can grow to be around 16 feet long. It’s an apex predator, an animal that is at the top of the food chain. No other creatures prey on apex predators. The Greenland shark can live to be about 400 years old, making it the longest-living vertebrate animal.

a)

description

b)

problem/solution

c)

compare/contrast

d)

sequence

120.

Which of the following passages has a compare and contrast text structure?

a)

Scientists at NASA, the United States space program, think that there is liquid water on Mars. Pictures of the surface of Mars showed wet-looking spots. Researchers used these pictures to figure out that liquid water exists there.

b)

The ExoMars 2016 mission blasted off on March 14, 2016. The spacecraft is owned by Russian and European space programs. It left from the country of Kazakhstan. The ExoMars spacecraft has special tools to help scientists learn more about Mars.

c)

Mars is a red-orange planet in our solar system. There are eight planets in the solar system that orbit, or travel around, the Sun. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

d)

Mars is farther away from the Sun than the Earth is. It’s much colder. Mars is 142 million miles from the Sun, while Earth is 93 million miles away. Even though Mars is smaller and colder than Earth, the two planets are similar. Both have seasons, like winter and summer.

121.

Read the following passage.


Dogs make wonderful pets because they help people to live healthier lives. Walking them leads to more exercise for the owner. Meanwhile, studies show that their companionship keeps the mind more active and sharp.


What is the role of the underlined section?

a)

supporting detail

b)

topic sentence

c)

states a problem

d)

compares dogs to other pets

122.

Read the following passage.


Piping plovers are losing their habitats. This is because humans are taking many of the beaches where they live to construct buildings. Humans have also changed the level of water in the piping plovers’ homes. Sometimes, there is too much water or too little water. As a result of the loss of their habitats, piping plovers have become an endangered species.


In the passage above, the underlined sentence provides

a)

a cause that led to piping plovers losing their habitats.

b)

an effect of humans changing the level of water in piping plovers’ homes.

c)

a cause that led to there being too many piping plovers.

d)

an effect of piping plovers leaving their homes.

123.

. Read the following passage. Then state the protagonist in this situation.

“’Need a haircut, greaser? The medium-sized blond pulled a knife out of his back pocket and flipped the blade open. I finally thought of something to say. ‘No.’ I was backing up, away from that knife.” (Chapter 1, page 5)

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Johnny

c)

the Soc (Bob)

d)

the knife

124.

. What type of characterization is used in the following passage?

“Soda is handsomer than anyone I know…Soda’s movie-star kind of handsome…He can get drunk in a drag race or dancing without ever getting near alcohol…he gets drunk on just plain living. And he understands everybody.” (Chapter 1, pages 7-8)

a)

Direct characterization, because the author comes right out and describes Soda’s looks and personality.

b)

Indirect Characterization, because the author makes the reader use clues to figure out Soda’s character.

125.

Read the following passage. Then state which two methods for creating suspense the author used in this selection.

“It was a small church, real old and spooky and spiderwebby. It gave me the creeps. […] But this church gave me kind of a creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition?” (Chapter 4, page 66-67)

*Premonition = a strong feeling that something unpleasant is about to happen

a)

rising tension and foreshadowing

b)

dramatic irony and rising tension

c)

foreshadowing and mood

d)

pacing and mood

126.

Which piece of textual evidence best shows that Ponyboy is a dynamic character?

a)

“Darry doesn’t love anyone or anything, except maybe Soda.” (Chapter 1, page 18)

b)

“You going to take Sandy to the party?” (Chapter 7, page 111)

c)

“I liked Two-Bit’s mother. She had the same humor and easygoing ways that he did.” (Chapter 7, page 114)

d)

“Socs were just guys after all. Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.” (Chapter 7, page 118)

127.

Complete the cause and effect relationship.


Cause: ______

Effect: Johnny carried a switchblade in his back pocket.

a)

Johnny killed Bob to save Ponyboy from drowning.

b)

Bob jumped Johnny and badly beat him with his rings.

c)

Johnny saved children from the burning church.

d)

Johnny sleeps in the vacant lot to avoid his abusive parents.

128.

Which of the following is a symbol for wealth in the novel?

a)

Bob’s rings

b)

Cars

c)

The church

d)

Sunsets

129.

Read the excerpt below. In this part of the book, Ponyboy is talking to Cherry about Dallas.


“ ‘He’d leave you alone if he knew you,’ I said, and that was true. One time, when Steve’s cousin from Kansas came down, Dally was decent to her and watched his swearing.”


Which of the following techniques does the author of The Outsiders use in order to help the reader to better understand Dallas’s personality?

a)

The author uses a simile to help the reader to learn more about Dallas.

b)

The author uses flashback to help the reader to learn more about Dallas.

c)

The author uses mood to help the reader to learn more about Dallas.

d)

The author uses an anecdote to help the reader to learn more about Dallas.

130.

Read the excerpt below. In this part of the book, Cherry is arguing with Bob as she and the greasers walk home from the movie theatre.

“The Soc’s voice broke into my thoughts: ‘…just because we got a little drunk last time…’ Cherry looked mad. ‘A little? You call reeling and passing out in the streets ‘a little’? Bob, I told you, I’m never going out with you while you’re drinking, and I mean it. Too many things could happen while you’re drunk. It’s me or the booze.’” (Chapter 3)


Which of the following techniques does the author use in the underlined section?

a)

anecdote

b)

foreshadowing

c)

allusion

d)

flashback

131.

In Chapter 2 Cherry tells Ponyboy “things are rough all over”. Finally, in Chapter 7, Ponyboy figured out what she meant by that statement. What did she mean?

a)

Everyone should watch sunsets and pay attention to the stars.

b)

The Socs have a more difficult life than the greasers.

c)

The greasers have a harder life than the Socs.

d)

Everyone has problems, and suffering is a universal part of being human.

132.

There are a number of external conflicts in The Outsiders. Identify which of the following quotes best portrays an example of a man vs. man conflict.

a)

“But this church gave me kind of a creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition?”

b)

“ 'Need a haircut, Greaser?’ ”

c)

“I lie to myself all of the time. But I never believe me.”

d)

“Johnny is not dead, I told myself, and I believed it.”

133.

Which thematic topic is best supported by the following quote?

“The judge…asked Darry and Soda a little bit about Dally…was he a real good buddy of ours? Darry said, ‘Yes, sir,’ looking straight at the judge, not flinching…Dally had been one of our gang and we wouldn’t desert him.”

a)

identity

b)

education

c)

violence

d)

loyalty

134.

Which of the following is a symbol for violence in the novel?

a)

Bob’s rings

b)

Cars

c)

The church

d)

Sunsets

135.

What does Johnny mean when he says “Stay Gold, Ponyboy” in Chapter 9?

a)

He means that Ponyboy should keep fighting the Socs until they learn their lesson.

b)

He means that Ponyboy should try to write his English essay as soon as possible.

c)

He means that Ponyboy should follow Dallas’ advice and get tough so that nothing can hurt him.

d)

He means that Ponyboy should try to remain childlike and innocent for as long as possible.

136.

which character is dynamic?

a)

Dallas (starts out tough and stays that way)

b)

Marcia (always stays cheerful)

c)

Steve (likes to fight and stays that way)

d)

Ponyboy (hates Socs and then realizes they have a lot in common)

137.

Which two characters are foils of each other?

a)

Dallas and Johnny

b)

Ponyboy and Marcia

c)

Two-Bit and Sodapop

d)

Johnny and Ponyboy

138.

Which of the following is a good theme for The Outsiders?

a)

Friendship

b)

Identity

c)

Violence is always the best choice in life.

d)

Outward appearances are often misleading, and people should be judged by their behavior rather than their looks.