8.8 Explain The Effect Of Similes & Extended Metaphors In Literary Text
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 8
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1The last two lines of the poem suggest that the thumbprint referred to in the title is a symbol for —an important clue to life’s timeless mysteriesa person’s individualitya prediction about the futurean anticipation of change60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q2The author included paragraph 28 to —reveal how unhappy Lola is about living in the suburbsillustrate how sad Lola feels about the way her classmates are treating herdemonstrate how upset Lola is about quitting the playconvey how hurt Lola is by Ella’s words60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q3The metaphor in the first stanza is used to emphasize that the —speaker’s time is wasted during the weekendspeaker’s weekend of fun and relaxation is overspeaker behaves like a small child on the weekendspeaker uses the weekend to organize things60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q4The poet uses a simile in lines 23 and 24 to reveal that the speaker —might be having a dreamdoes not like fishingcannot get comfortablewants to be outside60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q5In stanza 2, the poet’s use of a metaphor suggests that —ideas can overwhelm writersexercise helps writers develop their thoughtswords help writers generate ideaswriters depend on others to complete their work60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q6Read these lines from the poem. These lines highlight the speaker’s discomfort because they show that —the page does not provide the speaker with useful ideasthe speaker is unsure where to write his thoughtsthe page appears to be taunting the speakerthe speaker does not feel like writing at that particular moment60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q7The imagery in line 11 helps the reader —understand why the speaker keeps the dog out of the open pasturevisualize the dog’s enthusiasm at the beginning of the walkfocus on the parts of the walk that the dog finds most appealingappreciate the close relationship between the dog and the speaker60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q8Read this sentence from the selection. This comparison helps the reader understand that the author thinks the location —has a tendency to be remembered more vividly than othersseems to have a profound effect on the lives of the residentsis so beautiful it can exist only in the imaginationhas a mystical quality because of its isolation from society60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q9Read this sentence from the selection. Which of these is the author suggesting in this sentence?Something may have gone wrong when the photograph was developed.The woman will eventually decide that she likes the photograph.The woman saw herself as something more than could be captured in a photograph.Many people are dissatisfied with their appearance in photographs.60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q10Why does the author compare his experience to that of “a hawk or an eagle” in paragraph 7?To show that he feels more comfortable in the air than on the groundTo emphasize that a person’s view of the landscape is incompleteTo demonstrate that he is confident in his abilities as a pilotTo reveal his desire to spend more time in nature60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q11The sensory language in paragraph 1 helps the reader understand that Byrd —believes that she is prepared for her journeyis impressed by the fine features of the train’s interiorthinks that she will not enjoy such a long train ridewishes she could use a different form of transportation60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q12Read this sentence from paragraph 18. What does the figurative language in this sentence convey about Byrd?She does not want to appear weak in front of a fellow pilot.She doubts her decision to abandon her comfortable life in Iowa.She wishes she did not have to share her compartment with another passenger.She feels overwhelmed when she meets someone who shares her interests.60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q13Read this line of dialogue from the play. Christy says this to Mark because she —knows she has more supporters than Mark doesplans to work hard during her campaignthinks her ideas are better than Mark’sis trying to intimidate Mark before the debate60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q14Read this sentence from paragraph 2. The author uses imagery in this sentence most likely to show how —the narrator is surprised by his father’s ability to repair equipment on the farmlarge Little Baldy seemed to the narrator before he began the projectproud the narrator thinks his father will be with the outcome of the projectthe narrator was inspired to plant corn on Little Baldy in a specific pattern60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
- Q15The simile in paragraph 1 helps the reader understand why the narrator —rides over the land quickly on his way to schoolnotices the part of the landscape he will use for his projecttakes a specific path to school in the morningwants to think of a project that will be useful to his family60s8.8: - Comprehension of Literary Text - Sensory Language
