Worksheets8th Grade Fall Common Assessment #5 Review (with commas)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the advantage to first person point of view?
You learn the thoughts and feelings about multiple characters.
You learn about the narrator deeply because we get an insight into their perspective.
There isn't an advantage. We don't get any new information.
What is the advantage to a third person limited point of view?
You learn the thoughts and feelings about multiple characters.
You learn the thoughts and feelings about one main character.
There isn't an advantage. We don't get any new information.
What is the advantage to a 3rd person omniscient point of view?
You learn the thoughts and feelings about multiple characters.
You learn the thoughts and feelings about one main character.
There isn't an advantage. We don't get any new information.
Which word best describes Lena?
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
What is the "tone" of a story?
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader.
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject.
The time and place of the story.
The summary of events in the story.
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
Is the sentence written in active or passive voice?
The policemen searched the area by foot and car.
Passive
Active
Is the sentence written in active or passive voice?
Lola is presenting at the workshop.
Passive
Active
Is the sentence written in active or passive voice?
The poem was read to the class.
Active
Passive
Is the sentence written in active or passive voice?
The car was driven by Steve.
Active
Passive
Is the sentence written in active or passive voice?
Thousands of tourists view the Grand Canyon every year.
active
passive
Is the sentence written in active or passive voice?
The victory will be celebrated tomorrow.
active
passive
Which sentence shows a comma indicating a pause after a short introductory phrase?
Without water the plant will, die.
In five minutes, the building will be closed.
When I get home I, am going to brush my teeth.
Until I reach my, goal I will not stop working.
Which sentence shows a comma separating extra information about the subject?
The car a 1967 ford mustang, is very fast.
When school ends today at 3:15 p.m. we, will play soccer.
Gold watches for example, are going on sale today.
Tanner, my teacher, is wearing a gray shirt.
Which sentence shows a comma setting off the name or title of someone you are talking to directly?
Kelly, when you are going to the grocery store?
Sammie loves to play outside, but she also really enjoys a good nap.
Travis has been going to the grocery store to get paper towels, chicken, vegetables, and fruit.
Even through a pandemic, we are making the best of our situation.
What are the four important concepts that help develop the theme?
Foreshadowing, alliteration, irony, and hyperbole
Setting, conflict, character actions/motives, and resolution
Main character(s), minor character(s), irony, and flashback
What is the time and place of a story?
Rising Action
Plot
Conflict
Setting
The resolution of a story is when...
the character gets angry.
the character bribes other characters.
the conflict of the story is resolved.
Identify possible ways an author presents theme in a literary work.
Through feelings of the main character
Through conversations of the characters
Actions and events in the story
All of the above
A story's main theme might be difficult to figure out because:
Authors rarely want the reader to figure it out.
It has little to do with plot, characters, and other story elements.
Only complicated, adult stories have themes.
It is rarely stated explicitly.
Which characterization best reinforces the theme of the importance of being prepared?
The hero spends a great deal of time training to defeat a villain.
The hero lives in a society where every part of your life is planned out in advance.
The hero fights a villain who can control minds.
The hero keeps dreaming about the problems he faces.
