Reading 8th Grade
This is what a text is mainly about.
What is the Main 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 is the study of words called?
A. Dictology
B. Etytheomology
C. Etymology
D. Etymication
C. Etymology
"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 the tension is at its highest and the main conflict reaches a turning point.
What is the Climax?
"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?
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?
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an idiom?
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?
What part of speech is the italicized word?
The beautiful butterflies were very orange and cute.
verb
This type of writing focuses on the similarities and differences between two or more topics.
Writing about what is teh same and what is different about two things.
Write a definition for an adverb.
A word that describes a verb.
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
What part of speech is the italicized word?
She went to the store between the two restaurants.
Preposition
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
What is the FULL name of the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma?
Michael Pollan