WorksheetsReading SOL 8th Grade Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
wide : narrow :: comedic :
tragic
ironic
medic
scientific
chef is to restaurant, as _________ is to college
professor
engineer
learning
books
page is to notebook, as plant is to
grow
gift
flower
garden
cardiologist : heart :: podiatrist :
brain
hands
feet
stomach
You are as brave as a lion.
Simile
Not a simile
Check all responses that ARE similes.
Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.
Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.
I like to eat steak and potatoes.
He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.
He is as fast as a cheetah.
Which phrase is NOT a simile?
He's a workhorse.
He's as strong as an ox.
He's a diamond in the rough.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
The stars blinked in the night sky.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
My mom has a heart of gold.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
4. What is the definition of alliteration?
a) A huge exaggeration
b) Giving an animal human-like qualities
c) The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
d) Two words that sound alike, but have different meanings
Which of the following phrases is an alliteration?
a) She cooked her favorite food in the church
b) The Philippines received million doses of vaccines
c) Charlie cheats on cheat-sheets
d) Mark debunks COVID-19 misinformation
I typed in the wrong password for my email.
I studied a lot, and did a good job on my test.
The tone is...
Select ALL that apply: How can we identify tone?
By looking at the description of the setting
By looking at the plot line of the story
By looking at the author's word choice
By looking at the author's Diction
Which words and phrases from the sentence below best shows you the tone?
That waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
"waste" and "destroyed"
"movie" and "of a"
"that" and "my"
"really" and "Saturday"
Hyperboles are phrases that
compare two unlike things
exaggerate
give person-like qualities to animals and things
have a different meaning than the words.
I could sleep for an hour.
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
Not a Hyperbole
I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.
Hyperbole
Not a Hyperbole
After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.
Not a hyperbole
Hyperbole
Lisa's mouth is as big as Texas.
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
My house was hot as 10,000 suns!
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed.
Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?
Family
Useful
Dangerous
Secret
Put this medicine on your arm and rub it into your skin until it's invisible. It will inhibit the infection's attempt to
spread.
What does “inhibit” mean?
live in a certain place
block or slow down
itch or burn
help to do something important
Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. He was able to continue playing within seconds and had no trouble
winning the match.
When you describe an event as “transient,” you are saying that __________.
it sounds like a train
it is quite harmful
it helps you win
it doesn't last long
When they heard the good news about the court’s decision, the angry crowd cheered and then began to disperse.
“It looks like everyone is going home,” one reporter stated.
Which would be the antonym of “disperse”?
come together
smile
fly like a bird
sing
It’s a wonder to me how anyone can still be undecided about this election. These two candidates are certainly
distinct. Each would lead our nation in opposite directions.
What does “distinct” mean?
needing a bath
dishonest
clearly different
about the same age
Mr. Huge was very proud of his auto superstore. “We have such an extensive selection of cars,” he said, “so
everyone should find a vehicle that he or she will love!”
The word “extensive” means __________.
costing a lot of money
large amount
having no color
not enough
The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who wrote the story is in big trouble.
Will anyone believe him again?
A fabrication is __________.
made of cloth
full of long words
funny
fake
Sunshine said, “Amber, why are you making such a big deal about Robert’s hair? Yes, he did dye it purple. It is rather unusual for a guy to have purple hair. On the other hand, it’s not exactly going to change the course of world history. It’s really quite a trivial matter.”
What does “trivial” mean?
strange
unimportant
disgusting
dangerous
The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story.
When something is authentic, it’s __________.
genuine or real
carefully written
full of tasty worms
very old
Connotation
Ideas and feelings associated with a word
repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words
a pair of rhymed lines
A pair of rhymed lines in a poem
couplet
denotation
free verse
Denotation
dictionary definition of a word
repetition of key sounds
use of form in a poem
"Life is a journey" is an example of which poetic device?
imagery
mood
metaphor
theme
A group of lines within a poem (similar to a paragraph in a story).
stanza
tone
form
imagery
A theme can also be considered the _______ of a story
Moral
Plot
Conflict
Conclusion
What is the theme?
Unlike the topic of literature, a theme ...
can be expressed in one word
always shows the setting
is always stated directly in the text
cannot be just one word
Which of the following is NOT a synonym for theme?
message
moral
life lesson
main idea
How do you justify (support) your theme?
with text evidence
summarizing the story
you can't
summarizing the plot
What do you put in the outer circles of a Venn Diagram?
similiarities
differences
What type of chart is shown in the image?
Venn Diagram
T Chart
Pie Chart
What is verbal irony?
what is said is different than what is meant
the audience knows something a character doesn't know.
what happens is the opposite of what is expected
Situational irony is when
what is said is the opposite of what is meant
the audience knows something the character doesn't
what happens is the opposite of what is expected
Dramatic irony is when
what is said is different than what is meant
the audience knows something the character doesn't
what happens is the opposite of what is expected
Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"
dramatic
situational
verbal
A pilot with a fear of heights
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is.
verbal
dramatic
situational
Over the summer Brian was really excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting his syllabus on the first day and seeing the workload, he was ready to jump ship.
a. Brian was even more excited about the math class than he was over the summer.
b. Brian wanted to start working on his math assignments right away.
c. Brian did not want to be in the advance math class anymore.
d. Brian wanted to cause some trouble in the advanced math class.
When Brian felt pretty good about getting the a pair of roller-skates for his birthday, until he saw his twin brother Ryan open up his GameBox X-9000, and then Brian felt like he got the short end of the stick.
a. Brian felt like Ryan received a better gift than he.
b. Brian was quite pleased with his roller skates.
c. Brian wanted a long stick that he could use to support himself on hikes.
d. Brian feels bad for Ryan because Ryan wanted roller-skates.
Idiom 'Have ants in your pants' means
to like ants
to be incapable of sitting still
to have money in pockets
to like dancing
The idiom 'put yourself in somebody's shoes' means ...
give somebody your shoes
buy somebody's shoes
wear somebody's shoes
try to understand somebody
The idiom 'to have a cat nap' means ...
a very brief but restful period of sleep
to have a cat's life
to have a cat's food
to enjoy life
The idiom 'the early bird catches the worm' means ...
to feed the birds with worms early in the morning
to help birds with food
doing something before anyone else, you will have an advantage and be successful
you should get up early in the morning
Read the following passage from a story:
Mercy snorted. She should have known better than to challenge Victoria. Of all Mercy's friends, Victoria talked loudest, ran fastest, and took the most risks. She bragged about the time she convinced her older brothers to spend a weekend building her a fort. Mercy liked to call Victoria "Buster". "Because you are always busting things up," she laughed. Victoria wore the nickname with pride.
Based on the passage, which of the following is one of Victoria's traits?
"We did it! We did it! We did it!" Mei boasted, slapping her hand against the table, scattering toast crumbs, knocking aside teaspoons and almost smearing the butter in her zeal.
"Whoa!" her brohter exclaimed, startled. "Well congratulations!"
Mei stood up and triumphantly strutted around the kitchen, transforming her walk around the breakfast table into a victory parade.
Her brother laughed, suprised and amused. "Who are you, and what have you done with me sister, Mei?" he teased.
Based on the passage, what can you infer about the main character Mei?
What is a simile?
Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
Words that sound like their meaning
A comparison between two things not using like or as
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use like, as, or than
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A comparison that does use like, as, or than
words that sound like their meaning
Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
What type of figurative language is shown in the image?
A.) Hyperbole
B.) Simile
C.) Pun
D.) Alliteration
In which POV do you see" I, me, and my" used to convey the story?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person objective
3rd person omniscient
In which POV do you see "you and your" used to convey the story?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person limited
3rd person objective
As Jeff panted, he just realized that he had won the soccer game. And before he knew it, he was tossed into the air happily. He also felt a sudden outburst of joy.
After dropping her son off at school, Sara sat at a traffic light and waited. She was on her way to her office job as a secretary in a law office. It was mainly paperwork with very little time to interact with other people, but Sara had gotten used to that. It also gave her plenty of time to daydream, something she had also gotten quite used to. She was a woman in her mid-30s, married 13 years, with one child.
