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Grade 8 Simile CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5

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"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
  1. Personification
  2. Simile
  3. Oxymoron
  4. Paradox
Grade 8 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

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Based on the article, what is most likely to have a large effect on the economy?
  1. the destruction of old dollar bills
  2. a limited supply of a popular new smart device
  3. the lowering of interest rates by the Federal Reserve
  4. a temporary shutdown of machines at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Grade 8 Idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom?

DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
  1. to follow the rules
  2. to not make assumptions about someone
  3. when something is done and over with
Grade 8 Idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom?

OPEN BOOK
  1. to not judge someone based on their appearance
  2. to follow the rules
  3. someone who shares everything about their lives
Grade 8 Idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom?

TAKE A PAGE OUT OF SOMEONE ELSE'S BOOK
  1. to do what someone else would do
  2. to not make assumptions about someone
  3. to like someone
Grade 8 Idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom?

CLOSED CHAPTER
  1. a typical and dishonest action
  2. when something is done and over with
  3. to follow the rules
Grade 8 Figurative Language
Tyrone's basketball skills LEAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

The phrase in all caps is a euphemism for
  1. are bad.
  2. are great.
  3. win games.
  4. are improving.
Grade 8 Identifying Genre
All information in this genre is based on the known true facts.
  1. Fiction
  2. Nonfiction
  3. Poetry
  4. Fantasy
Grade 8 Identifying Genre
This genre always contains elements that are made-up or created by the author.
  1. Realistic fiction
  2. Poetry
  3. Science fiction
  4. Fiction
Grade 8 Idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom?

READ SOMEONE LIKE A BOOK
  1. a typical and dishonest action
  2. to copy someone else's idea
  3. someone who shares everything about their lives
Grade 8 Compare and Contrast CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.8.3, RST.6-8.3

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What is the major difference between e-readers and books?
  1. E-readers are harder to damage.
  2. E-readers require an energy source.
  3. E-readers have limited available titles.
  4. E-readers cost loss than regular books.
Grade 8 Idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom?

THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK
  1. a typical and dishonest action
  2. to follow the rules
  3. someone who shares everything about their lives
Grade 8 Making Predictions
If you make logical guesses by considering the text and your own experiences, you are making:
  1. strategies
  2. inferences
  3. settings
  4. information
Grade 8 Idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom?

GOOD IN SOMEONE'S BOOK
  1. to copy someone else's idea
  2. to like someone
  3. to follow the rules
Grade 8 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.8.2
Is it an ant, you wonder, or a termite? Ants resemble termites, but they are quite different and can be easily distinguished. In contrast to termites, ants are usually dark in color, are hard bodied, and have constriction between the thorax and abdomen. Termites are light in color and shed their wings. Flying ants do not shed their wings. Also, ants and termites belong to different orders.

Select the best summary of this paragraph.
  1. Termites are lighter in color and loose their wings at a certain stage of development.
  2. Ants are dark in color, hard bodied and belong to a different order than termites.
  3. Ants and termites are both insects and have many things in common
  4. Although ants resemble termites, they have differences that can be easily seen.
Grade 8 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Our family raises honeybees. This spring one of our ten hives was destroyed. Recently, a bear was sighted in our neighborhood.

You can guess that
  1. the bear destroyed the hive.
  2. the bees swarmed.
  3. a storm destroyed the hive.
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