Grammar
8th Grade Skills
Animal Farm
Miscellaneous
Literary Terms
100

Every sentence must end with.

Punctuation

100

words that mean the same as another are called 

What is synonym?

100

What type of rhetoric appeals to emotions?

Pathos

100

When an author uses words or phrases to help the reader visualize the story, it is called this.

Imagery

100

What is a simile?

A comparison using “like” or “as”
200

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

1. Students are excited about graduation and the school trip to Neshaminy Park.

2. While we slept, our parents wrapped the Christmas presents.

3. Darwin is late for school every day.

200

What is the Theme of a story? 

The overall lesson that the author is trying to teach the reader 

200

Which character gave the speech in the beginning of "Animal Farm"? 

Old Major

200

This describes a noun

What is adjective?

200

What is a Hyperobole?

An extreme exaggeration

300

What is an interjection?

A statement that shows excitement

300

To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text

What is annotate?

300

Which character wears ribbons in "Animal Farm"?

Molly

300

The turning point in the story, the most exciting part.

Climax

300

What is Alliteration?

A repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line

400

Is this sentence complex, compound, or simple? 

When the mailman arrived, the dog barked.

Complex

400

What is the plot of the story? 

The sequence of events that make up the story line 

400

What animal represents religion in Animal Farm?

Moses

400

The prefix anti- added to the word freeze makes the new word mean this.

Against-Freezing

400

What is a Metaphor?

A direct comparison of two unlike things 

500

 I, he, she, it, they

Are what part of speech?



Pronoun

500

What is the main idea or central idea of the story? 

The main idea is the central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage

500

Where did Mr. Jones go the night before the rebellion?

The Red Lion Bar

500

Label the parts of speech in this sentence 

"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously today, and her makeup is beautiful."

"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously today, and her makeup is beautiful."

nouns- Ms.Crook, today, makeup , her (pronoun)

verbs - is , is , dressed 

adverb - fabulously

adj - beautiful 

conjunction- and 


500

What is personification?

Giving an object human-like qualities 

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