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8th Grade Success Final Round

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

INFERENCES are when you ...

a)

assume

b)

guess

c)

draw conclusions

d)

are clearly stated

2.

An OBJECTIVE SUMMARY is ...

a)

extremely detailed

b)

full of opinions

c)

fact-based

d)

a summary of goals

3.

Conversations between characters is ...

a)

verbal text

b)

dialogue

c)

spoken verse

d)

dialect

4.

INCIDENTS are ...

a)

character traits

b)

details

c)

unimportant

d)

events

5.

EXPLICITLY means ...

a)

adult content

b)

profanity

c)

clearly

d)

graphic

6.

ASPECTS are ...

a)

traits

b)

chemicals

c)

nouns and verbs

d)

opinions

7.

PROVOKE means ...

a)

complicate

b)

inform

c)

to cause

d)

power

8.

ANALOGIES are ...

a)

textual

b)

visual

c)

comparisons

d)

poetic devices

9.

ANALYZE means ...

a)

to infer

b)

to evaluate

c)

to examine

d)

to compose

10.

PROPEL means ...

a)

work

b)

move forward

c)

blade

d)

infer

11.

IMPACT means ..

a)

affect or effect

b)

collision

c)

problem

d)

important

12.

SPECIFIC means ...

a)

simple

b)

vague

c)

ironic

d)

certain

13.

TONE is the writer's ...

a)

topic

b)

attitude

c)

central idea

d)

subject

14.

ALLUSIONS are ...

a)

references

b)

mirages

c)

visions

d)

always symbols

15.

To CONTRAST is to point out ...

a)

images

b)

differences

c)

symbols

d)

parts of speech

16.

SUFFICIENT means ...

a)

plentiful

b)

profitable

c)

enough

d)

reasonable

17.

RELEVANT means ...

a)

academic

b)

profound

c)

technical

d)

relating

18.

IRRELEVANT means ...

a)

too simple

b)

logical but wordy

c)

irresponsible

d)

off topic

19.

CONFLICTING INFORMATION is information that ...

a)

disagrees

b)

is based on conflict

c)

seeks to entertain

d)

pertains to the plot

20.

CLAIMS are ..

a)

statements that may or may not be true

b)

always made in the first paragraph

c)

based on insufficient evidence

d)

found in certain genres

21.

a word or phrase that means something other than its dictionary definition, such as a simile, an idiom, a metaphor, personification

a)

figurative language

b)

allusion

c)

imagery

d)

characterization

22.

the way a writer reveals a character's personality - through the character's words and behavior, descriptions of the character's appearance, descriptions of the character's thoughts and feelings, and comments made about the character by the others in the story

a)

imagery

b)

author's purpose

c)

characterization

d)

humor

23.

a statement of opinion

a)

mood

b)

irony

c)

claim

d)

climax

24.

the point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest

a)

resolution

b)

rising action

c)

setting

d)

climax

25.

to look for similarities

a)

evaluate

b)

compare

c)

effect

d)

contrast

26.

a decision the reader makes about all or part of a passage, based on information from the text, inferences, and prior knowledge


the end of a piece of writing that sums up the text's main points and often leaves the reader with something to think about

a)

tone

b)

answer

c)

introduction

d)

conclusion

27.

the emotion or attitude that a word expresses

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

definition

d)

inference

28.

a word or phrase near an unknown word that can help the reader determine the unknown word's meaning

a)

opinion

b)

plot

c)

context clue

d)

introduction

29.

the dictionary definition of a word

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

idiom

d)

inference

30.

the words that characters speak in a text; a conversation between characters in a text

a)

facts

b)

claim

c)

summary

d)

dialogue

31.

a situation in which the reader or audience knows something that the characters in the text do not

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

32.

a guess about a text based on evidence and prior knowledge

a)

irony

b)

inference

c)

idioms

d)

conclusion

33.

a word or phrase that appeals to the five senses

a)

inference

b)

imagery

c)

claim

d)

simile

34.

the amusing elements of a text, included to maintain the reader's interest

a)

inference

b)

climax

c)

humor

35.

the overall atmosphere or feeling that an author creates for the reader

a)

tone

b)

imagery

c)

reason

d)

mood

36.

the series of related event that make up a story

a)

reasons

b)

thesis

c)

imagery

d)

plot

37.

the part of the plot that takes place after the climax, bringing the story to a close

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

resolution

d)

climax

38.

the pattern of end rhymes in a poem that is represented by a string of letters, such as ababcdcd

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

structure

c)

purpose

d)

symbolism

39.

the time and place in which a story occurs

a)

conflict

b)

falling action

c)

climax

d)

setting

40.

the outcome of an event is the opposite of what is expected; used by writers for effect

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

41.

a state of uncertainty an author creates for the reader in order to maintain the reader's interest

a)

symbol

b)

thesis

c)

suspense

42.

an object of action that represents a larger idea or stands for something else

a)

summary

b)

imagery

c)

tone

d)

symbol

43.

the most important ideas of a text, expressed in a few sentences

a)

summary

b)

thesis

c)

structure

d)

judgement

44.

how a text is organized, such as by chronological order, cause and effect, or problem and solution

a)

objective summary

b)

plot

c)

transition

d)

text structure

45.

the central message of a text, usually a general idea about life

a)

theme

b)

inference

c)

irony

46.

the author's feelings and attitude toward the subject of a text

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

simile

d)

figurative language

47.

perspective

a)

justification

b)

facts

c)

point of view or view point

48.

a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

a)

pun

b)

idiom

c)

symbol

49.

a situation in which a character's or narrator's words do not match what is really meant; used by writers for effect; sarcasm is used

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

50.

to mention in support, proof, or confirmation

a)

purpose

b)

impact

c)

cite

51.

objective summary

a)

facts

b)

opinions

52.

subjective summary

a)

a summary of the text that includes opinions

b)

a summary of the text that includes mostly facts

53.

relevant

a)

closely connected or appropriate to what is being done

b)

not important

c)

extra details

d)

unrelated

54.

concept

a)

idea

b)

mystery

c)

summary

55.

to show or make clear

a)

contrast

b)

provide

c)

illustrate

d)

compare

56.

a word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning ("you hit the nail on the head"; "it's raining cats and dogs")

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

57.

a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect

a)

tone

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

mood

58.

refers to a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem

a)

symbolism

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

denotation

d)

metaphor

59.

What is it called when you make a prediction based on EVIDENCE or PRIOR KNOWLEDGE?

a)

Prediction

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Inference

d)

Educated Guess

60.

If you see somebody wearing a striped black and white shirt and black pants with a whistle around their neck, what can you INFER that their job is?

a)

doctor

b)

referee

c)

teacher

d)

vet

61.

If a woman in a story is fighting with a computer that has a mind of its own, what type of conflict is it?

a)

Man vs. Machine

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

Man vs. Self

62.

If a town in a book is scared of a huge hurricane coming, what kind of conflict is this?

a)

Man vs. Man

b)

Man vs. Self

c)

Man vs. Machine

d)

Man vs. Nature

63.

If a businessman in a book is deciding whether to be honest and do the right thing or cheat people and do the wrong thing, what kind of conflict is this?

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Machine

d)

Man vs. Nature

64.

Who are the people/beings in a book that experience the plot?

a)

Actors

b)

The author

c)

Setting

d)

Characters

65.

What are the TWO things that make up setting?

a)

Where the story takes place

b)

Characters

c)

Where the author was born in real life

d)

When the story takes place

66.

What do you call the events that happen in the story and take it from beginning to end?

a)

Setting

b)

Theme

c)

Plot

d)

Rising Action

67.

Which of these are NOT pieces of plot structure?

a)

Theme

b)

Falling Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

e)

Table of Contents

68.

What is called when the characters begin developing and action starts picking up in a story?

a)

Climax

b)

Exposition

c)

Rising Action

d)

Resolution

69.

These two things have the same name: the outcome of the conflict & the outcome of the story at the end of the plot. What is it?

a)

Setting

b)

Theme

c)

Conflict

d)

Resolution

70.

Which of these are the two parts of theme?

a)

The concept the story is about (e.g. love)

b)

What the characters are motivated by

c)

What moral lesson the story is telling

d)

What the author is saying about a concept (e.g. love is worth fighting for)

71.

What are the events that happen as a result of the climax called? The story isn't over yet, but it is winding down.

a)

Falling action

b)

Climax

c)

Rising Action

d)

Resolution

72.

Who are the main, core characters in the story and the focus of the plot?

a)

Secondary Characters

b)

The villian

c)

Tertiary Characters

d)

Primary Characters

73.

Who are the less important characters? They don't have their own storylines usually and just add to the main characters' lives.

a)

Secondary Characters

b)

Primary Characters

c)

Protagonists

d)

Supporting Actors

74.

Check off the three main ways to describe characters.

a)

Physical description

b)

Intelligence level

c)

Moral compass

d)

Character Traits

e)

Motivation

75.

What kind of description is this:

Pale, sickly, and dirty hair

a)

Physical

b)

Character Trait

c)

Motivation

76.

What kind of description is this:

The desire for justice and equality

a)

Physical

b)

Character Trait

c)

Motivation

77.

Who is the "good guy" or main character in a story?

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

78.

What is point of view?

a)

observation

b)

the character's feelings

c)

the narrator's opinion

d)

The "voice" of a work; the narrator's perspective.

79.

Which is an example of alliteration?

a)

You snore louder than a freight train!

b)

“He was wily as a fox.”

c)

"Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August."

d)

“The wind howled.”

80.

Grouped lines in a poem is called a...

a)

stanza

b)

paragraph

c)

lines

d)

rhyme scheme

81.

The feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage is know as...

a)

surface

b)

tone

c)

mood

d)

vibe

82.

"Your explanation is as clear as mud," is an example of a...

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

pun

83.

An autobiography is...

a)

a true story of a person's life written or told by that person

b)

science fiction

c)

true story of a person's life written or told by someone else

d)

comedy

84.

A reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work is known as...

a)

characterization

b)

tone

c)

point of view

d)

mood

85.

A summary or short text that describes the original text must include what abbreviated information from the story?

a)

PIE

b)

BME (beginning, middle and end)

c)

paraphrase

d)

POV

86.

What things should you need to consider and notice when reading an expository text?

a)

graphics

b)

captions

c)

bold words

d)

all of the above

87.

A statement that cannot be proven true or false is...

a)

claim

b)

facts

c)

opinion

d)

context clues

88.

The character or force in conflict with a main character is also known as...

a)

characters

b)

protagonist

c)

author

d)

antagonist

89.

conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks

a)

figurative language

b)

gossip

c)

dialogue

d)

speech

90.

How the author creates the passage and puts it together (examples: description, cause and effect, sequencing, etc.,)

a)

prose

b)

text structures

c)

poem

d)

expository

91.

The angry clouds marched across the sky is an example of

a)

pun

b)

personification

c)

idiom

d)

cliche

92.

the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths

a)

mood

b)

theme

c)

tone

d)

opinion

93.

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

94.

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

95.

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

96.

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

97.

True or False: A summary should be long.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

What does the word paraphrase mean?

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

(a)  

99.

Which of the following IS NOT a type of irony?

a)

Verbal

b)

Situational

c)

Plagiarism

d)

Dramatic

100.

Your eyes are wells.

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Symbolism

d)

Metaphor

101.

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

102.

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

103.

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

104.

Connotation is the emotional meaning of a word.

What is the connotation of the word house?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

105.

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

106.

What the text is mostly about is the...

a)

irony

b)

setting

c)

theme

d)

central idea

107.

Giving hints about what might happen later in the story is called...

a)

imagery

b)

foreshadowing

c)

mood

d)

genre

108.

The message or lesson the writer is trying to get across to the reader is called the...

a)

summary

b)

central idea

c)

theme

d)

plot

109.

An object or idea that represents something larger or more important than itself is...

a)

a symbol

b)

a conflict

c)

a flashback

d)

a genre

110.

Using the five senses to paint a picture in the reader's mind is called...

a)

the protagonist

b)

the tone

c)

a stanza

d)

using imagery

111.

The general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader is the...

a)

tone

b)

mood

c)

dialogue

d)

author's purpose

112.

The speaker's or narrator's attitude towards the subject is the...

a)

tone

b)

irony

c)

mood

d)

setting

113.

A situation that ends up in a different way than what you would normally expect is...

a)

plot

b)

figurative language

c)

dialogue

d)

irony

114.

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" is called a...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

115.

A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" is called a...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

116.

When you figure out what a word means by using the words around it, you are using...

a)

theme

b)

context clues

c)

tone

d)

dialogue

117.

Interruptions to the story that writers use to insert past events are called...

a)

flashbacks

b)

foreshadowing

c)

summaries

d)

dialogue

118.

When something that is not human is given human characteristics, it is...

a)

a hyperbole

b)

a simile

c)

being personified

d)

a metaphor

119.

Exaggerating for effect is called...

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

120.

Three crucial elements of plot are...

a)

simile, metaphor, and personification

b)

objective, subjective, active

c)

positive, negative, neutral

d)

exposition, conflict, climax

121.

An idea that is based in fact is...

a)

subjective

b)

objective

c)

protagonist

d)

antagonist

122.

An idea that is based in opinion is...

a)

subjective

b)

objective

c)

positive

d)

neutral

123.

A condensed (shortened) version of an original text is a...

a)

theme

b)

tone

c)

inference

d)

summary

124.

Evidence in front of you and prior knowledge combined to make an intelligent guess is...

a)

a summary

b)

a stanza

c)

the mood

d)

an inference

125.

A conversation between two or more characters in a literary piece is called...

a)

dialogue

b)

prologue

c)

epilogue

d)

perspective

126.
to follow the steps/outline
a)
trace
b)
Evaluate
c)
Compare
d)
Analyze
127.
the short version of the article or story
a)
Format
b)
Summarize
c)
Evaluate
d)
Concrete details
128.
a good guess about what will happen
a)
Reference material
b)
Contrast
c)
Predict
d)
Evaluate
129.
break apart
a)
Compare
b)
Contrast
c)
Concrete details
d)
Analyze
130.
judge
a)
Concrete details
b)
Evaluate
c)
Trace
d)
Contrast
131.
identify the differences
a)
Perceive
b)
Format
c)
Contrast
d)
Evaluate
132.
identify the similarities and differences
a)
Reference material
b)
Evaluate
c)
Compare
d)
Trace
133.
words or phrases that show text evidence
a)
Analyze
b)
Compare
c)
Concrete details
d)
Support
134.
realize or understand
a)
Analyze
b)
Support
c)
Compare
d)
Perceive
135.
back up with details
a)
Support
b)
Evaluate
c)
Concrete details
d)
Compare
136.
Literal
a)
Format
b)
Denotative
c)
Analyze
d)
Evaluate
137.
Suggested
a)
Connotative
b)
Predict
c)
Analyze
d)
Pace
138.
sources of information; such as a dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus
a)
Pace
b)
Format
c)
Reference Material
d)
Perceive
139.
do or complete at a steady speed
a)
Denotative
b)
Predict
c)
Reference material
d)
Pace
140.
arrange text into a correct style
a)
Format
b)
Perceive
c)
Predict
d)
Compare

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