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8th Grade Reading SOL Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your smile is like sunshine on a cold day.

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Oxymoron

2.

Who is the protagonist in Mrs. Gist's favorite comics?

Hint: He is also known as the dark knight

a)

Joker

b)

The Riddler

c)

The Penguin

d)

Batman

3.

What type of relationship do the protagonist and antagonist usually have in a story?

a)

Friendly

b)

Chummy

c)

Goofy

d)

Combative or in conflict

4.

Which of the following are considered to be part of a story's plot?

Check ALL that apply

a)

Exposition/Initiating Event

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

e)

Resolution

5.

True or False: A summary should be long.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What does the word paraphrase mean?

HINT: Think about what we do every Wednesday with Wednesday Wise Words

(a)  

7.

Which of the following IS NOT a type of irony?

a)

Verbal

b)

Situational

c)

Plagiarism

d)

Dramatic

8.

Your eyes are wells.

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Symbolism

d)

Metaphor

9.

The mop cried all over the kitchen tile.

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Assonance

d)

Idiom

10.

What type of conflict is this?

A man being shipwrecked on a deserted island.

a)

Individual vs Individual

b)

Individual vs self

c)

Individual vs nature

d)

Individual vs society

11.

What type of conflict is this?

Dystopian literature (ex: Harrison Bergeron, Hunger Games, Divergent, etc)

a)

Individual vs individual

b)

Individual vs self

c)

Individual vs nature

d)

Individual vs society

12.

Connotation is the emotional meaning of a word.

What is the connotation of the word house?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

13.

Based off the context clues, what do you think the word haughty means?

When the haughty Student Council President ignored the students at the annual fundraiser, the teacher advisor gave him a stern lecture.

a)

Happy

b)

Arrogant/full of pride

c)

Calm/at ease

d)

Talkative