8th Grade ELA Semester 1 Exam Review Quiz

Which literary device is used to convey the author's attitude towards a subject?

• Central idea
• Context clues
• Tone
• Text structure

What part of speech shows action or links a subject and predicate?

• Noun
• Verb
• Adjective
• Adverb

In the sentence 'Anna's team lost the softball game last night', what part of speech is 'lost'?

• Noun
• Pronoun
• Verb
• Adverb

Which of the following is NOT a type of phrase discussed in the document?

• Prepositional phrase
• Appositive phrase
• Gerund phrase
• Adverbial phrase

What type of phrase begins with 'to' plus a verb?

• Gerund phrase
• Participial phrase
• Infinitive phrase
• Prepositional phrase

In the sentence 'Making her shopping list, she realized she needed more money!', what type of phrase is 'Making her shopping list'?

• Infinitive phrase
• Gerund phrase
• Participial phrase
• Prepositional phrase

What is the main difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

• An independent clause has a subject, a dependent clause doesn't
• An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, a dependent clause cannot
• A dependent clause has a verb, an independent clause doesn't
• There is no difference between them

In the sentence 'Jason will eat dinner when he gets home', which part is the dependent clause?

• Jason will eat dinner
• when he gets home
• Jason will
• eat dinner when

Which of the following words means 'to make clear or plain'?

• Improvise
• Elucidate
• Invidious
• Photogenic

What does the word 'translucent' mean?

• Completely clear
• Allowing light to pass through diffusely
• Completely opaque
• Reflecting light