Reading 8th Grade
This is what an informational text is mainly about.
What is the Central Idea?
This type of word describes an action.
What is a verb?
This is the part of the writing or speech that captures the reader's attention.
What is the hook?
What are the three types of irony?
Verbal, Situational, Dramatic
"She liked hanging out with the dog who was a hurricane in the house." is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor!
The dog was a hurricane
In a story, this is the part of the plot where conflict is introduced and tension begins to increase.
What is the Rising Action?
Identify the error in the following sentence:
"The collection of rare, ancient manuscripts found in the dusty backrooms of the Great Library were finally cataloged by the historians last week."
What is change "were" to "was."
Words or phrases like "furthermore," "however," and "consequently" that are used to create a smooth, logical flow between ideas are called:
Transition Words
Poems are not written in sentences and paragraphs, they are written in _______ and ________.
Lines and Stanzas.
Identify the necessary 3 corrections in the following sentence.
Next week, I will visit springfield illinois.
What is capitalization and a missing comma?
This is the message that an author wants to share with you through their writing.
What is Theme?
What part of speech is the italicized word?
The beautiful butterflies were very orange and cute.
What is a verb?
Name the 3 types of paragraphs in an essay.
What are the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
Poetry often includes ____________ language to make it more descriptive.
What is figurative?
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an idiom?
This type of writing focuses on the similarities and differences between two or more topics.
What is Compare and Contrast!
Write a definition for an adverb.
A word that describes a verb or
A word that describes an action.
This is the specific reason an author writes a text, usually categorized as to persuade, inform, or entertain.
Author's Purpose
Write a sentence (with at least 10 words) that uses Alliteration.
answers will vary
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
This is a reference to another book, movie, tv show, or other work within a book.
Allusion
This type of word replaces a noun.
What is a pronoun?
This part of an essay is the roadmap for the reader and is located at the end of the introduction paragraph.
What is a Thesis Statement?
"The first use of the phrase smart phone was in 1997. In 2003, phones got smarter with the launch of the Android operating system. And in 2007 the first iPhone was released." The text structure in this passage is:
a) Compare and contrast
b) Chronological
c) Problem and solution
b) Chronological
After years of research, the scientist's findings were finally corroborated by an independent study in Europe, turning her controversial theory into a widely accepted principle.'
What is the meaning of 'corroborated' based on the context clues?
confirmed or supported