ELA GRADE 8 PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
protagonist - Correct Answers -the character whom which the action revolves
settings - Correct Answers -time place and circumstances the story or event takes place
conflict - Correct Answers -the struggle between opposing forces
suspense - Correct Answers -a feeling of excitement and curiosity created by the writing
personification - Correct Answers -when human like quality are given to animals or
objects
simile - Correct Answers -a compairison using like or as
irony - Correct Answers -the contrast of what is expected to happen and what actually
happens
climax - Correct Answers -the turning point of the plot
paragraph - Correct Answers -a group of sentances relating to a single idea or topic
resolution - Correct Answers -the part of the story after the climax which pulls together
the loose threads of the story
foreshadowing - Correct Answers -hints about what is to come in a story
stanza - Correct Answers -divisions of a poen
metaphor - Correct Answers -a direct compairison
symbol - Correct Answers -an object which stands for a quality or an idea
noun - Correct Answers -person, place or thing
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
protagonist - Correct Answers -the character whom which the action revolves
settings - Correct Answers -time place and circumstances the story or event takes place
conflict - Correct Answers -the struggle between opposing forces
suspense - Correct Answers -a feeling of excitement and curiosity created by the writing
personification - Correct Answers -when human like quality are given to animals or
objects
simile - Correct Answers -a compairison using like or as
irony - Correct Answers -the contrast of what is expected to happen and what actually
happens
climax - Correct Answers -the turning point of the plot
paragraph - Correct Answers -a group of sentances relating to a single idea or topic
resolution - Correct Answers -the part of the story after the climax which pulls together
the loose threads of the story
foreshadowing - Correct Answers -hints about what is to come in a story
stanza - Correct Answers -divisions of a poen
metaphor - Correct Answers -a direct compairison
symbol - Correct Answers -an object which stands for a quality or an idea
noun - Correct Answers -person, place or thing