8th Grade Reading Benchmark Review

All of these could be a type of context clue except...

• compare and contrast

• point of view

• antonym

• definition

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

All of these would be strategies for annotating except...

• summarizing the paragraph

• underline the title

• circle unknown vocabulary

• bubble in the scantron

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

Use TPFASTT to analyze

• poetry

• fiction

• a speech

• a letter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.9A

The "P" in TPFASTT stands for

• punctuation

• point of view

• paraphrase

• problem

All of these are part of "plot" except

• setting

• conflict

• rising action

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

When annotating informational texts I would not

• look for graphics such as maps, charts, and graphs

• determine the main idea of each paragraph

• look for characters and character traits

• look for text structure

STAAR Question: Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on -

What skill are you being asked to use for this question?

• factual claim

• main idea

• context clue

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by -

What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• text structure

• graphic elements

• supporting details

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

STAAR Question: The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that -

Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize -

• determine

• point out

• conclude

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

STAAR Question: How does the setting influence the plot of a story?

How is influence being used in this sentence?

• beginning

• determine

• effect

• apply

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4