MTSS 8th Grade LA Review Game November

A theme is the ______ in a narrative story.

• big message or lesson

• conflict

• problem

• setting

Choose the best example of a strong theme.

• Perseverance

• Everyone deserves a chance to succeed.

• Despereaux learned that his differences made him stronger, not weaker.

• The two friends started to work together, so the task was much easier.

These punctuation marks all indicate a pause of some sort. Match the following punctuation marks with their name.

• comma

• 
• ellipses

• 
• dash

• 

Match the following end punctuation marks with their name.

• exclamation point

• 
• period

• 
• question mark

• 

The imperative mood is

• the verb form that gives a command or advice.

• the verb form that expresses an assertion, fact, or opinion.

• the verb mood that shows something is possible, using words such as "might" and "could."

• the verb form that asks a question and attempts to find more information.

The imperative mood gives a command or ____. Think: It is IMPERATIVE that you follow this command!

• a question

• an opinion

• advice

• character

Which example is NOT in the imperative mood?

• Finish your dinner, and then put your dishes in the sink.

• Stop that, now!

• I want chocolate ice cream with rainbow sprinkles.

• Please, do your best on your classwork.

The indicative mood

• is the verb form that gives a command or advice.

• is the verb form that expresses an assertion, fact, or opinion.

• is the verb mood that expresses something unlikely, hoped for, or feared.

• is the verb mood that asks questions to get more information.

The indicative mood INDICATES a fact or ______.

• opinion

• color

• wish

• hope

Which example is NOT in the indicative mood?

• I am so tired!

• Chicken parmesan is one of my favorite meals.

• Brussel sprouts are gross.

• Why do some animals hibernate, but others stay awake all winter?