8th Grade ELA
Author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Edgar Allen Poe?
Words that mean the same as another are called
Synonym
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
An inference
A person, place, thing, or idea
A noun
This person created Facebook?
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
Summarize the story "The Boy in the Striped Pj's" you must include the characters and plot.
answers vary
When you compare two things using like or as
Simile
The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning of an unknown word
Context clues
This is a description word that modifies a noun
Adjective
In 2020, the most important social media app for teens (ahead of TikTok)
Snapchat
What is the term for the message/moral of a story that can be applied to anyone, anywhere?
theme
To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text
Annotate the text
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
Suspense
Replaces the name of a person, place, thing, or idea in a sentence
Pronoun
This is the most popular sport in America
Football
How do you properly cite when using evidence from the text?
(author's last name, page number)
An author's attitude toward a subject
Tone
What is it called when you are presenting the opposing side's argument?
counterargument
A word that describes action or a state of being
A verb
The number of Fast & Furious movies
9
Who was the author of the novel "Cujo"?
Stephen King
Two words that mean the opposite of one another are...
Antonyms
When writing an argumentative essay the last part of your introduction must include.....
A thesis statement
What part of speech is the word fabulously in this phrase?
"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously."
adverb
Who is the artist that sings this song?
I messed up tonight, I lost another fight
Lost to myself, but I'll just start again
I keep falling down, I keep on hitting the ground
I always get up now, see what's next
Birds don't just fly, they fall down and get up
Nobody learns without gettin' it wrong
I won't give up, no, I won't give in
'Til I reach the end, and then I'll start again
Shakira