8th Grade
Grammar
Grammar
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation. (.!?)
What is the setting in a story?
2-things-Where and when the story takes place
What is an inference?
what you read + what you know
How do you paraphrase?
Retell something in your own words.
What is personification?
Giving non-human things human qualities
Period, question mark, and exclamation marks are known as _________ marks.
punctuation
What is the conflict in a story?
the problem
What is another term for main idea?
central idea
What is a summary?
A short version of the text with just the main ideas.
What is the past tense of drive?
drove
Why do we use quotation marks?
To show the words that someone has spoken; dialogue
What do we learn in the exposition of a story?
Characters, setting, problem/conflict
What is main idea?
What the whole text is about
What does compare and contrast mean?
Tell how something is alike and different (similarities and differences)
What is a verb?
An action word!
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
4-5 sentences
What is the theme of a story?
The overall message or lesson
How do you RACE?
Restate the question.
Answer the question.
Cite, or copy, evidence.
Explain your answer.
Why do you use context clues?
To determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
What is a simile?
Comparing two thing using like or as
Which paragraph do you introduce the characters and setting?
Paragraph 1/ Introduction paragraph
What is author's purpose?
WHY an author writes
Prose has paragraphs, poetry has ____________.
stanzas
What is the meaning of abrupt as used in this sentence?
The car came to an abrupt stop to avoid hitting the cat.
Sudden, quick