Unit 2 Review Grade 8 ELA

Portray

• show

• tell

• compare

• contrast

A retelling of the main points of a story or text

• main idea

• summary

• character

• symbol

The culture, place, and time of a story

• perspective

• setting

• inference

• prediction

The lesson about life or human nature that is indirectly expressed in a story or text.

• summary

• character

• inference

• theme

An object or character that has meaning beyond its literal one.

• figurative device

• simile

• symbol

• personification

The traits and personality of a person is part of their ___

• symbolism

• perspective

• quality

• character

The view a person, narrator, or character has on a topic or story

• perspective

• main idea

• flexibility

• human connection

A guess that is supported by the evidence in a text

• supporting details

• perspective

• inference

• point of view

List, Problem/Solution, Question/Answer, Compare and Contrast

• organization

• perspective

• inference

• prediction

The title, headings, and subheadings give clues to the reader about the

• setting

• theme

• main idea

• summary