8th Grade Midterm Review

Sentence Types

100

A sentence with a dependent clause, independent clause, and AWUBIS

complex 

200

A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a FANBOYS

compound

300

When Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman, I was disappointed, but his acceptance speech was exceptional.

Compound complex

400

I still have to buy Christmas gifts for Jackie, Madeline, and Ben.

simple

500

I was irate when Notre Dame was not selected as a part of the college football playoff, but after a few hours I was just sad.

compound complex

Verbals

100

Reading helps me relax after a long day.

gerund

200

They need to finish the project by Friday.

infinitive

300

They discussed moving to a new city.

gerund

400

The crying baby finally fell asleep.

participle

500

Excited students waited for the results.

participled

Narrative Writing

100

A lead in a narrative is similar to a ____ in RTL

hook

200

Name a type of lead

Dialogue, Sound effect, Action, Snapshot, Question, Flashback

300

Name a type of ending

Questions, Reflection, Twist, Circular, Humor, Cliffhanger, Emotional, Lesson

400

Three transition words or phrases that show:

-time

-place

-compare & contrast

1. time: first, next, finally

2. place: above, beyond, through

3. C&C: similarly, however, even though

500

Name the four rules of dialogue

1. Use quotation marks

2. Punctuation goes inside quotation marks (usually a comma)

3. Use commas to identify when speech is occurring

4. Indent every time there is a new speaker

 

Westing Game

100

Who was the bomber?

Angela

200

Who was the bookie?

Jake

300

Who was the burglar?

Madame Hoo

400

Who was the mistake and what was the name supposed to be?

Sydelle and Sybil

500

Name the partners:

• Dr. Jake Wexler & Madame Hoo

• Grace Wexler & James Hoo

• Dr. Denton Deere & Chris Theodorakis

• Otis Amber & Berthe Erica Crow

• Theo Theodorakis & Doug Hoo

• Judge Ford & Sandy McSouthers

• Turtle Wexler & Flora Baumbach

• Sydelle Pulaski & Angela Wexler

Misc.

100

A gerund is what part of speech

noun

200

What two parts of speech can a participle be?

adjective and adverb

300

Name in order the items in an MLA  header

student name, teacher name, class, due date

400

WG: name the four identities

Barney Northrup, Sandy McSoutherns, Julian R Eastman, and Sam Westing

500

RTL: name the elements of an RTL in order (1 body paragraph)

hook, TAG, summary, claim, premise, intro to evidence, evidence, citation, justification, restate claim, summary of evidence, mic drop