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8th Grade ELA Review

8th grade (grade 8) middle school classrooms · Medium · 15-20 min

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This board helps players review English / ELA · 8th grade (grade 8) middle school through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Literary Analysis, Informational Text, Grammar & Style, Vocabulary, Writing. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Literary Analysis

    What is the deeper message of a text?

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    Theme

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  • Informational Text

    What is the author's main point in an argument?

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    Claim

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  • Grammar & Style

    What is a group of words with a subject and verb?

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    Clause

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  • Vocabulary

    What is a word's literal meaning?

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    Denotation

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  • Writing

    What is the main argument of an essay?

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    Thesis

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Literary Analysis

$100 — What is the deeper message of a text?
Theme
$200 — What is a character who does not change much called?
Static character
$300 — What is the turning point of the plot?
Climax
$400 — What is a contrast between expectation and reality?
Irony
$500 — What is the author's use of hints about later events?
Foreshadowing

Informational Text

$100 — What is the author's main point in an argument?
Claim
$200 — What is evidence from a text called when copied exactly?
Quote
$300 — What is the author's reason for writing?
Purpose
$400 — What is a weakness in an argument called?
Flaw
$500 — What is an author's point of view or attitude called?
Perspective

Grammar & Style

$100 — What is a group of words with a subject and verb?
Clause
$200 — What clause can stand alone?
Independent clause
$300 — What is wordiness in writing called?
Redundancy
$400 — What voice makes the subject receive the action?
Passive voice
$500 — What term means using matching grammatical patterns in a sentence or list?
Matching grammatical patterns

Vocabulary

$100 — What is a word's literal meaning?
Denotation
$200 — What is the emotional meaning of a word?
Connotation
$300 — What is a word with multiple meanings?
Polysemous word
$400 — What is the study of word origins called?
Etymology
$500 — What is meaning created by surrounding words and situation?
Context

Writing

$100 — What is the main argument of an essay?
Thesis
$200 — What sentence leads into evidence?
Signal phrase
$300 — What explanation connects evidence to the claim?
Commentary
$400 — What is a formal list of sources?
Bibliography
$500 — What is a conclusion that follows logically from evidence?
Inference

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