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8th Grade ELA
ELA Vocab
8th Grade Skills
8th Grade Everything
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When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective

What is First Person

100

words that mean the same as another are called 

What is synonym?

100

The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence

What is inference

100

A type of figurative language that places opposite words or phrases together to create contrast.

What is oxymoron?

200

When a narrator uses "he, she, they, their," the story is written in _____ person. 

Third (3rd) Person Point of View

200

Words that mean the opposite of another are called 

Antonyms 

200

The words and phrases around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning. Gives us hints and helps us to better understand.  

What is context clues 

200
At the meeting, the teachers realized they would need to consolidate their math teams so they would have enough people to participate in the competition on Saturday morning. 


What does the word consolidate mean as it is used in the sentence? 

A. Combine 

300

When a narrator uses the words "you, yourself, your," the story is written in _____ person. 

Second (2nd) Person Point of View 

300

Name me the term that means: a grammatical construction where multiple parts of a sentence (words, phrases, or clauses) have the same grammatical form, creating a balanced pattern and emphasizing the equal importance of the ideas being presented. 

Parallell Structure

300

A reference to something with historical, cultural, literary, or political importance.

Allusion 

300

** DAILY DOUBLE***

The series of events that make up a story. 

The beginning, middle, and end. 

The Plot of the Story

400

A comparison that uses like or as.  

Simile 

400

What the text is mostly about is known as the _______ ________ of the text. 

Central Idea

400

What is the role of the conclusion paragraph?

Restates what the entire essay covered; leaves the reader with a final thought.  

400

The child kicked the ball. 

Is this in past tense, present tense, or future tense?

Past tense (kicked)

500

The message or lesson that can apply to you/me

What is theme?

500

A direct comparison to something that DOES NOT USE like or as.  

Metaphor 

500

What is the most interesting part of the story referred to as? 

The Climax

500

****DAILY DOUBLE *****

What is the part of the essay that acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it? 

Counterclaim