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ELA 8 Final Exam Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lesson or moral of the story is known as?

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Conflict

d)

Setting

2.

The sequence of events in a story is known as?

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Conflict

d)

Setting

3.

What is the repeated use of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words or phrases?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

4.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

A literal comparison of two different things

b)

An exaggeration for purposeful effect, and not to be taken literally

c)

A comparison of literal things

d)

A very active aquatic mammal

5.

What is an allusion?

a)

A magic trick

b)

When your eyes play tricks on you

c)

When an author refers to a person, event, thing in history, or work of art or literature

d)

When an author makes something disappear in a story

6.

What is irony?

a)

When the outcome is the opposite of what is expected

b)

A well timed joke or humor within a story

c)

When characters face conflict in fiction

d)

When you call the hotel desk to help get wrinkles out of your dress shirt

7.

What is imagery?

a)

When fiction takes place in a museum or art gallery

b)

Descriptive language that appeals to one of the reader's senses

c)

Descriptive language that focuses on the setting

d)

When a character has a dream

8.

A word that imitates the sound it describes.

a)

Personification.

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Motif

d)

Metaphor

9.

Yanek ends up convincing his family to hide out _________.

a)

in the building's basement

b)

in a pigeon coop on the roof

c)

in a secret closet in their apartment

d)

in the horse stable behind the building

10.

Definition for Abyss

a)

decayed with usually a very bad or disgusting smell

b)

to free someone or something from being controlled by another person, group, or ect.

c)

a hole so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured

d)

a part of a city in which members of a particular group or race live usually in poor conditions

11.

Definition for Rejuvenate

a)

a particular way of walking

b)

to give new strength or energy to something

c)

producing a serious and usually bad result

12.

Definition for Reverent

a)

not hot not cold

b)

showing a lot of respect

c)

a particular way of walking

13.

Definition for liberate

a)

to free someone or something from being controlled by another person, group, ect.

b)

a particular way of walking

c)

a deep bowl with a cover that is used for serving food

d)

to give new strength or energy to something

14.

Mercenary means...

a)

Being merciful and helpful

b)

Someone who cares only about making money

c)

Soldier

d)

Nazi

15.
What war is taking place during "The Diary of Anne Frank"?
a)
The War of 1812
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
The Vietnam War
16.

intense dislike or disgust

a)

mercurial

b)

peculiar

c)

loathe

d)

jubilation

17.

adj. disgusting; hateful; unpleasant

a)

zeal

b)

indignantly

c)

wallow

d)

vile

18.
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
a)
Sue has a bike, a skateboard, skates.
b)
Sue has a bike, a skateboard, and skates.
19.
Choose the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence.
a)

I didn't do the dishes, so I didn't get my allowance.
b)
I didn't do the dishes so, I didn't get my allowance.
20.
Choose the sentence containing the capitalization error.
a)
Last summer we visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
b)
Then we drove to Yosemite National Park and Bryce Canyon.
c)
Even though our trip was in august, we had a light snowfall in Yosemite.
d)
We ended our trip in San Francisco with a visit to Alcatraz.
21.
The struggle or problem in a story
a)
Exposition
b)
Resolution
c)
Conflict
d)
Antagonist
22.
The people, animals, or things that help to shape the plot
a)
Internal Force
b)
Rising Action
c)
Protagonist
d)
Characters
23.
This is where and when the story takes place
a)
Characters
b)
Climax
c)
Setting
d)
Falling Action
24.
The beginning of the story where the setting and main character are introduced
a)
Exposition
b)
Plot
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
25.
The ending of a story where the outcome is revealed
a)
Characters
b)
Rising Action
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
26.
The part in the story that starts to bring the story to a close
a)
Setting
b)
Falling Action
c)
Resolution
d)
Force
27.
The series of events that make up a story
a)
Characters
b)
Conflict
c)
Theme
d)
Plot
28.
This part of a story is where the conflict takes place and it leads up to the character having to make a decision about the problem
a)
Internal Forces
b)
Climax
c)
Rising Action
d)
Falling Action
29.
A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story.
a)
exposition
b)
resolution
c)
rising action
d)
conflict
30.
the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
a)
rising action
b)
falling action
c)
exposition
d)
resolution
31.
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
a)
resolution
b)
exposition
c)
rising action
d)
falling action
32.
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
a)
exposition
b)
conflict
c)
climax
d)
rising action
33.

The character who prevents the protagonist from reaching his/her goal.

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

main character

34.

The main character in story who wants to reach a goal.

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

35.
When the narrator of the story is a character in the story it is written in the ___ point of view
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person
36.
What does first person refer to in a story?
a)
A person telling the  story that heard it from someone else.
b)
Telling the story from the "I" point of view.
c)
The first person to eat.
d)
The person who got their homework done first.
37.
Example of Character vs Society 
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom 
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami 
d)
A person trying not to cry in public 
38.
What would the rhyme scheme be of the following poem?
Good morning, Good morning
How are you today?
The captain gave a warning
The ship will sail away.
a)
AABB
b)
ABCD
c)
ABBA
d)
ABAB
39.

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

a)

ABAB

b)

AABB

c)

AABC

d)

none of the end words rhyme

40.
What is repetition?
a)
The sounds of a poem.
b)
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
c)
The use of sounds, words, phrases or whole lines more than once.
d)
Knowing what is important in the poem.
41.

The __________ is the beat of the poem.

a)

Sound

b)

Music

c)

Rhyme

d)

Rhythm

42.

The feelings a reader gets from the poem is called _________.

a)

Mood

b)

Theme

c)

Poet

d)

Verse

43.

Two or more words that end with the same sound is called _______________

a)

Mood

b)

Line

c)

Rhyme

d)

Theme

44.

________________ refers to words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses.

a)

imagery

b)

figurative language

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

45.

A ______________ is an object that represents something bigger than itself. (Heart=Love)

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

symbol

46.

A ___________________ is a direct comparison of unrelated things that uses 'like' or 'as.'

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

47.

A ______________ is a comparison of unrelated things that does NOT use like or as.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

48.

___________________ gives human or lifelike characteristics to something that is not human or not alive.

a)

simile

b)

imagery

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

49.

_________________ is an extreme exaggeration.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

50.

______________________________ is a word that imitates a sound.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

51.

_____________________ is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

a)

simile

b)

imagery

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

52.

How many lines are in the following poem?


"Risk"


And then the day came,

when the risk

to remain tight

in a bud

was more painful

than the risk

it took

to blossom.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

53.
What is the main idea?
a)
Its the authors point of view
b)
Is what the passage is mostly about
c)
It is the sequence of the story.
54.
What is the main idea?
couch, tv, chair, rug
a)
animals
b)
school supplies
c)
bathroom
d)
family room
55.
What is the main idea?
water, juice, tea, soda
a)
food
b)
animals
c)
drinks
d)
colors
56.
What is the main idea?
zebra, lion, monkey, turtle
a)
school supplies
b)
animals
c)
games
d)
verbs
57.
It was raining outside. Sue got out of bed and got dressed for school. Then, she ate breakfast and grabbed her backpack.  Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________.
a)
got her sunglasses
b)
made a sandwich
c)
picked up her umbrella
d)
put on sandals
58.
What does Inference mean?
a)
finding details in a story
b)
Use clues and what you already know to come up with an idea
c)
Giving a reason for your answer
d)
Using what I know
59.
Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Floods can cause a lot of damage.
b)
Floods cause mudslides.
c)
Floods damage houses and roads. 
60.
Infer means to look for _____________ in the story and use your knowledge. 
a)
clues
b)
characters
c)
setting
d)
theme

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