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8th Grade English Exam Review
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8th Grade English Exam Review
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1. two things are directly compared because they share a common feature, using LIKE or AS

2. Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past: historical fiction--mystery--realistic fiction--fantasy--science fiction

3. What is on the bottom left of each Note Card?

4. What is this statement an example of: On the other hand, some people feel that PE classes held once or twice per week are an adequate amount of exercise for children.

5. In the Works Cited, should a book title be underlined or quotation marks?

6. What would you use an s and an apostrophe?: to show ownership for a plural noun or to show ownership for a word ending in an s

7. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

8. What type of text structure uses the key words alike, different, versus?

9. Which reading strategy is used?: Lucy hates coconut and she hates surprises. I know she is going to be upset tonight when she goes to visit her best friend, Kelly. You would think that Lucy's best friends would think about the things Lucy likes and doesn't like when planning a surprise party for her 13th birthday.

10. a sentence with more than one subject or predicate.

11. What sentence explains what the essay is about?

12. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

13. Clues, detectives, crimes, and solving a puzzle are found in this genre.: historical fiction--mystery--realistic fiction--fantasy--science fiction

14. When reading, you see words that give you a picture of what is being written about. You can almost visualize it! - Which type of text feature is this?

15. What type of text structure uses the key words as a result?

16. Stories with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weaponry: historical fiction--mystery--realistic fiction--fantasy--science fiction

17. Correct this sentence: The tires on this bike are in good condition and the chrome is clean.

18. What type of text structure uses the key words problem, if, result in, solve?

19. a point of view (who is telling a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time. They will use pronouns like I or me.

20. a figure of speech in which a thing - an idea or an animal - is given human attributes.

21. Stories with magic, monsters, super powers, or other things that do not exist in reality: historical fiction--mystery--realistic fiction--fantasy--science fiction

22. compares two things, WITHOUT using as or like.

23. What are the parts to a persuasive essay?

24. What is the reason for in-text citations?

25. When reading, you notice that two things or events are being discussed. You are told how they are similar and how they are different. Which type of text feature is this?