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Grade 8 Character Study
Which is NOT an example of a character trait?
  1. honest
  2. optimistic
  3. brave
  4. blonde
Grade 8 Figurative Language
Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning is called:
  1. Symbolism
  2. Paradox
  3. Hyperbole
  4. Allusion
Grade 8 Figurative Language
"A penny saved is a penny earned" is an example of which type of figurative language?
  1. oxymoron
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. hyperbole
  4. idiom
Grade 8 Poetic Devices CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RL.8.5
When interpreting poetry it is very important to explain
  1. the author's birthplace.
  2. the author's wife's name.
  3. the meaning and message of the poem.
  4. the mean and mode of the set.
Grade 8 Figurative Language
"A fine mess" is an example of which type of figurative language?
  1. oxymoron
  2. idiom
  3. simile
  4. metaphor
Grade 8 Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

The fire crackled and popped on a cold night.
  1. alliteration
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. simile
  4. personification
Grade 8 Hyperbole CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5

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"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is an example of what type of literary device?
  1. Paradox
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. hyperbole
Grade 8 Simile
"Bob is as brave as a lion" is an example of what literary device in action?
  1. personification
  2. simile
  3. irony
  4. metaphor
Grade 8 Character Study
All main characters are protagonists.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Figurative Language
The bomb went boom! What type of figurative language device is used in this sentence?
  1. onomatopoeia
  2. personification
  3. idiom
  4. hyperbole
Grade 8 Text Structure
Directions for building a birdhouse are an example of which text structure?
  1. compare and contrast
  2. order of importance
  3. description
  4. procedure
Grade 8 Character Study
This is a character who experiences a significant change or development over the course of the narrative.
  1. dynamic character
  2. round character
  3. flat character
  4. static character
Grade 8 Story Elements
What is the first part of the plot which contains background information called?
  1. climax
  2. exposition
  3. resolution
  4. rising action
Grade 8 Story Elements
Identify the order of the action in a plot:
  1. resolution, rising action, climax, falling action, exposition
  2. rising action, exposition, climax, falling action, resolution
  3. exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
  4. climax, exposition, rising action, resolution, falling action
Grade 8 Story Elements
What is the feeling or atmosphere created when reading a story called?
  1. mood
  2. conflict
  3. climax
  4. setting
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