Unit 3 Test Review

"The suspect insisted the detectives were barking up the wrong tree. He explained that he’d been busy at the time of the crime. As a result, the suspect was annoyed when the detectives continued with the questioning anyway."

If the detectives are "barking up the wrong tree," they should...

• stop yelling at the suspect

• question a different suspect

• ask different questions of the suspect

• continue questioning the suspect in another room

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the excerpt from “The Lady or the Tiger?”:

"In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas, though somewhat polished and sharpened by the progressiveness of distant Latin neighbors, were still large, florid, and untrammeled, as became the half of him which was barbaric."

Which types of descriptive language are used in this excerpt?

• metaphor and hyperbole

• strong verbs and simile

• sensory details and precise adjectives

• precise adjectives and strong verbs

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read this passage from “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros:

Mom said, "shame is a bad thing, you know. It keeps you down."

What is most likely the author's purpose in this passage?

• to show the reader how tired her mom is

• to show the reader how bored her mom is

• to show the reader how regretful her mom is

• to show the reader how intelligent her mom is

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason":

"Outside, the windmill continued its eerie creaking and moaning, and the light of the moon scarcely penetrated the dirt on the glass in the only window in the bedroom. Lying there in the darkness, Billy looked at the door again and again. What was behind it? Did it hide some awful secret? Did something monstrous lurk there? Then suddenly, as he watched, the door slowly opened, and as it opened, he saw his own name glowing in the darkness: Billy Mason."

What can the mood of the excerpt best be described as?

• tragic

• lighthearted

• nostalgic

• mysterious

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CCSS.RL.8.4

What are the three types of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Comedic Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Which character in "The Lady or the Tiger” makes the decision that leads to the moral of the story?

• the king

• the princess

• the young man

• the lady behind the door

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the excerpt from "Hope" by Emily Dickinson.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers—

That perches in the soul—

What can the tone of these lines best be described as?

• peaceful

• violent

• humorous

• frightening

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CCSS.RL.8.4

"Hope" is the thing with feathers /That perches in the soul

And sings the tune without the words /And never stops—at all

And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard /And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little Bird /That kept so many warm

I've heard it in the chillest land /And on the strangest Sea

Yet, never, in Extremity, /It asked a crumb—of Me.

Which theme is best supported by the poem?

• Hope is not useful when someone faces challenges.

• Hope is not an emotion that people understand.

• Hope is best for people in only small doses.

• Hope can sustain people through difficult times.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

"As the sun sank in the west, I saw the birds take flight to the sky, the fireflies buzz in the garden, and the wind dance through the trees."

Which part of the sentence is an example of personification?

• As the sun sank in the west

• the birds take flight to the sky

• the fireflies buzz in the garden

• the wind dance through the trees

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the excerpt from "The Coyote and the Bear."

In a few minutes the hole was frozen solid, and his tail was fast. "Now, friend Coyote," called the Bear, "I think you have him. Pull!" The Coyote pulled with all his might, but could not lift his tail from the ice, and there he was—a prisoner.

The author builds suspense in the excerpt by...

• using point of view to show characters' thoughts.

• putting a character in jeopardy.

• using time to build tension.

• placing characters in a dangerous setting.