Worksheets8th Grade ELA Unit 5 Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What does it mean to use "context clues" to find the meaning of a word?
Use a thesaurus to determine the meaning of a target word.
Use the words and phrases around the target word to determine the meaning.
Use a dictionary to determine the meaning of a target word.
Use the title of a story to determine the meaning of a target word.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of "patronized."
looked up to someone like a father
often went to the same store
made fun of someone's parents
treated someone as inferior
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "ingenuity."
the quality of being a rule follower
the quality of being original and clever
having a law degree
the ability to change people's minds
What is a static character?
A character whose personality and traits don't change in a story.
A character whose personality and traits develop in a story.
A character who doesn't say anything in a story.
A character who only contributes noise to a story.
What is a dynamic character?
A character whose personality silences the other characters.
A character who shapeshifts.
A character whose personality and traits develop in a story.
A character who is very loud and talks over other characters.
The feeling the reader gets while reading a story. It may change at different parts of the story.
Tone
Mood
Development
Perception
The author's attitude toward the story and subject.
Development
Feeling
Tone
Mood
What is the best definition of a controlling idea?
The author's interpretation of events.
The way an author organizes their evidence.
An idea that controls a character's actions.
An argument that an author tries to disprove.
What is the best definition of supporting evidence?
An idea that controls a character's actions.
An argument that an author tries to disprove.
The author's reason for writing.
The way an author organizes details to support their controlling idea.
What does it mean for a text to have a non-linear narrative structure?
The text is difficult to understand.
The text does not stay in chronological order.
It is non-fiction and relies on eyewitnesses.
The story doesn't make any sense.
What type of figurative language is this: Humanity will be stirred up like an antheap.
simile
personification
metaphor
alliteration
What type of figurative language is this: The empty street felt lonely.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What type of narrative structure does a biography usually have?
Non-linear
Circular
Linear
Unbelievable
What techniques do authors use to create a non-linear text structure?
Figurative language
Foreshadowing
Organizational patterns
Flashback
What is indirect characterization?
We learn what a character is like through actions, dialogue, and thoughts.
The author never reveals what a character is like.
Readers have to decide for themselves what a character is like.
We are told what a character is like by the narrator.
What is direct characterization?
A first person narrator describes the characters.
The narrator tells us exactly what a character looks like or feels.
One character describes all the others.
The author leaves hints about what a character is like.
What does it mean that myths have a cultural message?
They communicate a theme or life lesson.
They tell us what was important or valuable to the people who created them.
They have influenced modern culture.
They are all untrue.
