8th grade NYS ELA test prep

The comparison of two things using the words "like or as" is

• simile

• metaphor

• theme

• comparison

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

The author's most important message of a text, that is often a universal message that all readers can learn from

• plot

• theme

• central idea

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"

• simile

• repetition

• metaphor

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

When the author of a text gives hints to what might happen later on in a text

• foreshadowing

• suspense

• mood

• plot

A person, object or action that represents something else

• treasure

• conflict

• narrarator

• symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

• perspective

• tone

• mood

• feeling

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The strategy that you should use to write your short responses and body paragraphs of the extended response on the NYS ELA test.

• ABC

• CBA

• RACCE

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1C

CCSS.W.8.4

The extended response on the NYS ELA state test needs a concluding statement according to the 4 point rubric

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1E

CCSS.W.8.2F

The strategy BKG students use to answer multiple choice questions on the NYS ELA state test

• trying their best

• RACCE

• guessing

• CRIB

Type of text with informational facts, pictures, numbers, graphs, etc.

• literary text

• poem

• article

• informational text

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10