8TH GRADE: LOUISIANA STANDARDS REVIEW FOR ELA

Reading Literature

100

Question: This term refers to the main message or lesson of a story. 💡

Answer: What is theme?

200

🔹 Question: When answering questions about a story, you need to provide details directly from the text. This is called ___.

💡 Answer: What is citing textual evidence?

300

🔹 Question: In Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator repeatedly insists he is sane, but his actions suggest otherwise. He is an example of a ___.

💡 Answer: What is an unreliable narrator?

400

🔹 Question: Mood and tone are affected by an author’s choice of ___.

💡 Answer: What is word choice?

500

🔹 Question: Characters’ conversations that reveal personalities and drive the story forward are known as ___.

💡 Answer: What is dialogue?

Reading Informational Texts

100

🔹 Question: When writing nonfiction, an idea is stronger if it is supported by ___.

💡 Answer: What is evidence?

200

🔹 Question: A timeline showing connections between historical events is an example of ___.

💡 Answer: What is cause and effect or sequence of events?

300

🔹 Question: In nonfiction, this type of writing explains a topic using research and facts.

💡 Answer: What is an informational/informative  essay?

400

🔹 Question: This type of nonfiction writing aims to convince the reader using facts and logic.

💡 Answer: What is argumentative writing?

500

🔹 Question: Nonfiction texts help readers see how events influence each other. This is called ___.

💡 Answer: What is connecting events?

Writing

100

🔹 Question: The five main types of essays include narrative, expository, persuasive, informational, and ___.

💡 Answer: What is compare and contrast?

200

🔹 Question: A strong argument must include ___.

💡 Answer: What are facts and evidence?

300

🔹 Question: Instead of just saying "Jake was scared," adding details like shivering and hearing noises makes the writing more ___.

💡 Answer: What is descriptive?

400

🔹 Question: This writing technique tells a story and includes characters, conflict, and resolution.

💡 Answer: What is narrative writing?

500

🔹 Question: When writing persuasive essays, authors should include a ___ .

💡 Answer: What is a thesis statement?

Speaking and Listening

100

🔹 Question: In a debate, instead of saying "I don’t like this," you should ___.

💡 Answer: What is support your claim with reasoning or evidence?

200

🔹 Question: In a discussion, actively listening and responding thoughtfully shows strong ___.

💡 Answer: What are communication skills?

300

🔹 Question: Good group discussions should build on ___.

💡 Answer: What are each other’s ideas?

400

🔹 Question: Debates require clear ___.

💡 Answer: What is reasoning?

500

🔹 Question: Conversations that add depth instead of just stating opinions are considered ___.

💡 Answer: What are effective discussions?

Language

100

🔹 Question: The phrase "He and I went to the store" follows correct ___.

💡 Answer: What is grammar and sentence structure?

200

🔹 Question: Unknown words can often be understood using ___.

💡 Answer: What are context clues?

300

🔹 Question: In The Giver, the word "release" has a darker meaning in the book than in real life. This is an example of ___.

💡 Answer: What is figurative or hidden meaning?

400

🔹 Question: Correct grammar improves ___.

💡 Answer: What is clarity in writing?

500

FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION:

WORTH 800 POINTS

NAME AT LEAST THREE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE A STRONG NARRATIVE STORY.

💡 Answer: What are characters, setting, conflict, theme, plot, and dialogue?