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8th Grade SJMS L/A S
8th Grade SJMS LA semester test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a struggle between two people or things in a literary work called? | conflict |
| What is the main character in the story called? | protagonist |
| What is the character or force that stands directly opposed to the main character called? | antagonist |
| What is the voice of who is telling the story called? | Point of view |
| What are the four types of conflict. | man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs.himself, man vs. society |
| What is the decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot; or a point when the action changes course and begins to resolve itself in some manner called? | Climax |
| What is the conflict in the following scenario. He battled as his boat rocked back and forth in the storm. He felt he wouldn't make it back to land safely. | Man vs. nature |
| What is the conflict in the following scenario? The two boys fought in the hallway over the girl in their homebase | Man vs. man |
| What is the conflict in the following scenario? "I can't skip practice because I know I will get in trouble, but I really want to go home and take a nap." | Man vs. himself |
| What is the conflict in the following scenario? " I don't think it's fair that we can't have gum in school." | Man vs. society |
| What is the conflict in the following scenario? We couldn't have tryouts today, because it was pouring. | Man vs. nature |
| What is the conflict described in the following scenario? My dad was given a speeding ticket for traveling 45mph in a 35 mph zone. | Man vs. society |
| Name three different "points of view". | First person, third person, and third person omniscient |
| What is the point of view in the following scenario? "I called him but he didn't answer." | First person |
| What is the point of view in the following scenario? "once upon a time in a kingdom far away, there lived a princess by the name of Belle." | Third person omniscient |
| What is the point of view in the following scenario? "She turned slowly wishing she could turn and run instead of facing Mr. Smith." | Third person omniscient |
| What is the point of view in the following scenario? | "Kristy was unsure whether her teacher would be there or not. She was hoping there would not be a substitute." |
| What is mood? | mood is the overall emotion created by a work of literature |
| What is tone? | Tone is the atitude that a writer takes toward the audience , a subject, or a character. Tone is conveyed through the writer's choice of words and details. |
| What type of mood is being set by the following words? The house was small and dark and run-down. It was th last place I want to spend the night. | Fear, concern |
| What type of mood is being set by the following words? Amy took a warm cookie off the plate her grandmother was holding. She closed her eyes as she bit into her very favorite oatmeal raisin cookies her beloved Nana had baked just for her. | Love, Happiness |
| What is the moral of a story? | The lesson the author is trying to teach in a story. |
| What is the plot of a story? | The action of the story or what the story is about. |
| ___________ states the main idea of a paragraph | Topic Sentence |
| All infornation is related to one idea or it has___________. | Coherence |
| __________is the big idea in the paragraph | Main idea |
| __________is the opening part of a composition that grabs the reader's attention | Introduction |
| ___________gives details that explain or prove the main idea | Body |
| _________is the first written draft of a paper. | Rough draft |
| __________is making changes or improving your writing | Editing/Revising |
| _________wraps up all ideas and brings paper to a close | Conclusion |
| _________examine your work one more time to be sure of changes | Revising/Editing |
| __________ arranges ideas in an order that makes sense. | (blank) |
| _____________usually contains several paragraphs that help support the main idea. | Body |
| ________-judge what is good and what could be better | Evaluating |
| Writing makes sense | Rough draft |
| Opening makes the reader want to keep reading | Introduction |
| Has a main idea. | Introduction |
| What is an abstract noun? | An abstract noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic. ex. love, fun, freedom p.426 |
| What is a concrete noun? | Aconcrete noun names a person, place or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses( sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell) ex. poster, music, Florida p.426 |
| What is a pronoun? | A pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. ex. I, me, this, that , yourself .p .428--431 |
| Look at the following sentence: What part of speech is some? Some of the students are studying! :) | pronoun |
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