2024 8th Grade Q2 Skills Test Study Guide PDF

Q2 Skills Test Information and Study Guide GENERAL INFORMATION: Counts as a major test grade for Q2 Administered on 12/18 Must be completed before Winter Break. Must be taken during class time 35 multiple choice questions Retakes are not available due to end of t...

Q2 Skills Test Information and Study Guide GENERAL INFORMATION: Counts as a major test grade for Q2 Administered on 12/18 Must be completed before Winter Break. Must be taken during class time 35 multiple choice questions Retakes are not available due to end of the quarter timing - instead, a study card option is offered (see below) STUDY CARD(strongly recommended): You may create a single index card (front and back) filled with information of your choice: definitions, examples, etc. You may use this card on the test. The card must be attached to your test after you finish. You may not copy or use anyone else’s card. Terms to Review: Point of View: 1st, 2nd, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient, unreliable narrator Figurative Language: allusion, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole,imagery, onomatopoeia Plot / Structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, internal conflict, external conflict, dramatic irony, suspense Symbol Theme Characterization: Direct, indirect, protagonist, antagonist, dynamic, static, round, flat Word Choice: context clues, tone, mood Grammar: active / passive voice, verb moods(interrogative, indicative, imperative), verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives), punctuation, spelling, combining sentences, capitalization, analogies Argument Terms: claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), rhetorical devices (repetition) Refer back to all unit title pages - make sure you understand all terms and can answer all essential questions!  Q2 Skills Test Information and Study Guide GENERAL INFORMATION: Counts as a major test grade for Q2 Administered on 12/18 Must be completed before Winter Break. Must be taken during class time 35 multiple choice questions Retakes are not available due to end of the quarter timing - instead, a study card option is offered (see below) STUDY CARD(strongly recommended): You may create a single index card (front and back) filled with information of your choice: definitions, examples, etc. You may use this card on the test. The card must be attached to your test after you finish. You may not copy or use anyone else’s card. Terms to Review: Point of View: 1st, 2nd, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient, unreliable narrator Figurative Language: allusion, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole,imagery, onomatopoeia Plot / Structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, internal conflict, external conflict, dramatic irony, suspense Symbol Theme Characterization: Direct, indirect, protagonist, antagonist, dynamic, static, round, flat Word Choice: context clues, tone, mood Grammar: active / passive voice, verb moods(interrogative, indicative, imperative), verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives), punctuation, spelling, combining sentences, capitalization, analogies Argument Terms: claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), rhetorical devices (repetition) Refer back to all unit title pages - make sure you understand all terms and can answer all essential questions!  Q2 Skills Test Information and Study Guide GENERAL INFORMATION: Counts as a major test grade for Q2 Administered on 12/18 Must be completed before Winter Break. Must be taken during class time 35 multiple choice questions Retakes are not available due to end of the quarter timing - instead, a study card option is offered (see below) STUDY CARD(strongly recommended): You may create a single index card (front and back) filled with information of your choice: definitions, examples, etc. You may use this card on the test. The card must be attached to your test after you finish. You may not copy or use anyone else’s card. Terms to Review: Point of View: 1st, 2nd, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient, unreliable narrator Figurative Language: allusion, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole,imagery, onomatopoeia Plot / Structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, internal conflict, external conflict, dramatic irony, suspense Symbol Theme Characterization: Direct, indirect, protagonist, antagonist, dynamic, static, round, flat Word Choice: context clues, tone, mood Grammar: active / passive voice, verb moods(interrogative, indicative, imperative), verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives), punctuation, spelling, combining sentences, capitalization, analogies Argument Terms: claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), rhetorical devices (repetition) Refer back to all unit title pages - make sure you understand all terms and can answer all essential questions!  Q2 Skills Test Information and Study Guide GENERAL INFORMATION: Counts as a major test grade for Q2 Administered on 12/18 Must be completed before Winter Break. Must be taken during class time 35 multiple choice questions Retakes are not available due to end of the quarter timing - instead, a study card option is offered (see below) STUDY CARD(strongly recommended): You may create a single index card (front and back) filled with information of your choice: definitions, examples, etc. You may use this card on the test. The card must be attached to your test after you finish. You may not copy or use anyone else’s card. Terms to Review: Point of View: 1st, 2nd, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient, unreliable narrator Figurative Language: allusion, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole,imagery, onomatopoeia Plot / Structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, internal conflict, external conflict, dramatic irony, suspense Symbol Theme Characterization: Direct, indirect, protagonist, antagonist, dynamic, static, round, flat Word Choice: context clues, tone, mood Grammar: active / passive voice, verb moods(interrogative, indicative, imperative), verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives), punctuation, spelling, combining sentences, capitalization, analogies Argument Terms: claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), rhetorical devices (repetition) Refer back to all unit title pages - make sure you understand all terms and can answer all essential questions!