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8th Grade Fall Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following could NEVER be a theme of a story?
a)
Always try your best.
b)
Hard work pays off
c)
Never trust a wolf dressed like an old lady 
d)
True friends help each other in times of need.
2.
She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.
a)
3rd person OMNISCIENT
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person objective
d)
1st person
3.
The turning point of the story. 
a)
Expostion
b)
Resolution
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
4.
Adrian was anxious when he got home from school Thursday afternoon. Ms. Arellano gave so much homework and he knew that his mom wouldn't let him play video games unless all of his homework was done. 
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
5.
A series of main events that leads to the climax. 
a)
Exposition
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
`Rising Action
6.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
pronouns like I, my and him are used
b)
the author is addressing the reader
c)
the narrator is not in the story
d)
pronouns like I, my and we are used
7.
Denotation is a word's ____________.
a)
Literal, dictionary definition
b)
Emotional meaning
c)
synonym
d)
antonym
8.
Which part of the plot is
the most intense?
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
exposition
d)
climax
9.
She ran as fast as she could up the hill. Although she was hot and exhausted, she knew if she kept her pace, she would win the race. 
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
10.
What point of view uses the word 
we?
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
11.
What is a plot?
a)
a guess about what will happen next in a story
b)
the series of events or action in a story
c)
the final outcome of a story
d)
the high point of a story
12.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
13.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
What does the fox say?
14.
Which of the following has a negative connotation?
a)
gaze
b)
look steadily
c)
stare
15.
Which word has the most Negative connotation?
a)
leave
b)
abandon
c)
depart
16.
Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word. 
I felt a little apprehensive the first time I traveled alone. 
a)
tired 
b)
confident 
c)
worried
d)
thrilled
17.
What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
a)
resolution
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
exposition
18.
Connotation is a word's ___________.
a)
synonym
b)
emotional meaning
c)
antonym
d)
Literal, dictionary definition.
19.
Which word has the most Negative connotation?
a)
leave
b)
abandon
c)
depart
20.

track (trak)

noun

1. a mark left on the ground;

2. a line of rails on a railroad;

verb

3. to observe the progress of something;

4. to follow a trail to locate an animal


Which meaning of track fits the way it used in the following sentence?

The CDC tracks diseases around the world.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

spread (spred)

verb

1. to extend over a large area;

2. to apply something over an object in a layer;

noun

3. a soft paste that can be applied to food;

4. a large meal


Which is the meaning of the word spread in the following sentence?

Lupe spreads peanut butter on the bread.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

TEKS 6.2E Using a dictionary, thesaurus, or glossary....


Shih Huang Ti had the Great Wall of China built to keep out the northern barbarians.


bar.bar.i.an n: 1. A member of a people considered primitive, savage, etc. 2. A cruel person.


Which definition of the word is the best as it is used in the above sentence?

a)

A cruel person

b)

Someone who is different

c)

A member of a people considered primitive, savage, etc.

23.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
a)
Adele
b)
The store
c)
High heels
d)
Her
24.
Denotations for a word are similar, but the connotations may be different.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
Adele
26.

My dad knows everything about cars.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

27.
What is the "mood" of  a story?
a)
Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
b)
The time and place of the story.
c)
The summary of events of the story.
d)
The lesson the reader learns from the story.
28.

The shingles on the shack shook in the storm winds like scared children.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

29.
The bees buzz near my ear.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Personification
30.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good. 
d)
I like to visit art museums.
31.

Some stories have more than one theme. A primary theme in the Three Little Pigs might be the importance of hard work. A secondary theme could be...

a)

the ability to blow a house down

b)

the lack of materials to build quality homes

c)

the importance of family

d)

how hungry the wolf was

32.

In "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" the primary theme and the secondary theme were...

a)

some people are dangerous; be careful when in old buildings

b)

treasures don't have to cost money; value your family

c)

not all homeless people are dangerous; don't talk to strangers

33.

The candle flame danced in the dark.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

34.
What is the "tone" of a story?
a)
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
b)
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
c)
The time and place of the story
d)
The summary of events in the story
35.
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
 
a)
pleased
b)
angry
c)
happy
d)
suspicious
36.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Enthusiastic
b)
Serious
c)
Mocking
d)
Sorrowful
37.
What is the tone of this image? 
a)
elated
b)
appreciative
c)
accusing
d)
conceited
38.
What is the mood?
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
a)
relaxed
b)
terrified
c)
worried
d)
perplexed
39.

Find the onomatopoeic word(s) in the following sentence.

The saucepan lids crashed and clattered onto the floor.

a)

crashed, clattered

b)

lids, floor

c)

saucepan, floor

d)

saucepan, lids

40.
What is the meaning of this personification?
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop."
a)
Raindrops danced around on the table. 
b)
The rain hit the table and bounced off.
c)
The rain soaked the patio.
d)
The rain watered the plants.

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