Ms. Woodstock's FAST ELA REVIEW 8th Grade

Figurative Language

100

"but a better butter makes a batter better."

“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before

An example of______________________

Alliteration

200

Which Figurative language are these  examples of?

-Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.

-The clock thief opened Pandora’s box.  

Allusion

300

"The children were screaming and shouting in the eerily lit corn maze. This is an example of_________

Personification, Simile, idiom, or imagery?

Imagery

400

“Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me –

Personification

500

 "Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch.” 

-Mercutio said after he is mortally wounded by Tybalt - Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare

^{Clue: an Understatement}

Meiosis

Rhetoric

100

Which of the following is not a rhetorical appeal?

 Ethos   Logos   Synthos   Pathos

Synthos

200

A text written to encourage support for the protection of the Florida panther features an interview with a renowned biologist who is an expert on endangered species

Ethos

300

A type of reasoning that Begins with the general and moves to the specific is______

Deductive, Inductive, Abductive

Deductive

Premise: Whales are mammals. Fact: A beluga is a type of whale. Conclusion: A beluga is a mammal.

400

Name the Fallacy

A general statement or conclusion that is made without sufficient evidence

Hasty Generalization

500

“Excessive pride and envy have destroyed Jean-Jacques, my illustrious philosopher. That monster dares speak of education!” 

Slippery Slope, Ad hominem, Hasty Generalization, or Circular Reasoning 

Ad hominem

Rhetoric Devices

100

The "revolutionary, wild man, the misfit" is an example of which kind of ARCHETYPE?

Hero, Rebel, Sage, or Lover

Rebel

200

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness"

is an example of_________________

Anithesis

the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel words or phrases.

300

“I came; I saw; I conquered.” is an example of

Asyndeton, Zeugma, or Synecdoche

Asyndeton

400

“The pen is mightier than the sword.” Edward Bulwer Lytton 

a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated

Irony, Metaphor, or Metonymy

Mytonymy

500

-“Go ask his name: if he be married. My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” 

- There are roaches infesting the office of a pest control service. 

-The audience knows that a killer is hiding in the closet, but the girl in the horror movie does not. 

These are examples of___________________ 

^{Clue:the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning---contradiction}

Irony

Literary Elements

100

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; 

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

What is the rhyme scheme for the poem above?

ABAB rhyme scheme

200

Figure of speech Shakespeare uses when Juliet says that the few hours she's been separated feels like 20 years (Choose 2)

Hyperbole and Simile

300

"...snakes have escaped or been set free in Florida by owners who were tired of caring for them"

^{a. claim  b. evidence  c. reasoning  d. opinoin}

Identify the following statement: "Imported pets become major menaces in the United States."

^{a. claim  b. evidence  c. reasoning  d. opinoin} 

Part A.  b. evidence

Part B.  a. Claim

400

An article explains the effects of increasing construction on the habitats of endangered species. 

Which text structure is this?

^{Clue: Signal words-As a result; as such; because of; cause; consequently; due to;}

Cause and Effect

500

How do character development, setting, and plot interact in a text? 

^{a. The setting influences plot events, which can impact character development}

^{b. plot development is only determined by character interactions, not setting}  

^{a. The setting influences plot events, which can impact character development}

Reading skills

100

Not the dictionary definition; an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Connotation

200

"Attendance is mandatory unless you are on death's door."

"So I learned to hold my tongue..."

Examples of: 

Idiom

300

How can the use of chronological order in a text impact the reader's understanding?

^{a. It eliminates the need for transitions between events}

 ^{b. it confuses the sequence of events} 

^{c. it helps create a clear timeline of events}

^{c. it helps create a clear timeline of events}

_{An author writes an article about the evolutionary history of the Florida panther and organizes significant historical events based on the corresponding year each occurred}

On, at (date, time); before; earlier; eventually; following; next; not long after; now; presently; previously; prior to; then; recently; simultaneously; soon; until; when

400

What is the central idea?

^{a. Taxes are much too high.} 

^{b. We pay more taxes than we may realize.}

^{c. Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair.}

^{d. Some taxes are hidden}

b. We pay more taxes than we may realize.

500

What is the theme of the story?

One winter a Monkey found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was quickly received by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit the monkey, inflicting on him a mortal wound.

^{a. It is better to do one thing right than a hundred things incorrectly.}

^{b. Treat others as you would like to be treated.}

^{c. Question people's intentions.}

^{d. You cannot always change someone's nature by helping them.}

^{d. You cannot always change someone's nature by helping them.}