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Grade 8 :: Main Idea by shelleygeorge
Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina, is known as the Paris of South America for its rich cultural treasures and its ability to attract a great many tourists. Lately, however, a bizarre problem has hit the city: it has become very difficult to make change. Indeed, this small economic crisis has come to be known as the great Buenos Aires coin shortage.

People commonly deal in transactions involving only small change, so the problem affects most people in the city. The city buses, the most common form of public transportation, take only change. A quick walk through any of the shopping districts of Buenos Aires will show the casual visitor many No Coins signs in storefront windows. Also, taxi rides are a smidgen more expensive as many drivers have begun rounding prices up to avoid dealing with change. The longest line in the city's central subway station is not for purchasing tickets or getting on the train, it's at the change window!

If you hope to visit this beautiful, up-and-coming city soon, dealing with these small inconveniences is worth it! The artistic treasures, the delicious food, the music, and the nightlife make visiting Buenos Aires truly special. Don t let the great Buenos Aires coin shortage stop you. You do need to plan to spend extra time locating coins for many of your simpler purchases and exchanges. If you are entering the city from other parts of Argentina, get a bag of coins, and take them with you! You may end up being more popular than you've ever been before!

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the news story?
  1. "You do need to plan to spend extra time locating coins for many of your simpler purchases and exchanges."
  2. "Lately, however, a bizarre problem has hit the city: it has become very difficult to make change."
  3. "A quick walk through any of the shopping districts of Buenos Aires will show the casual visitor many "No Coins" signs in storefront windows."
  4. "If you hope to visit this beautiful, up-and-coming city soon, don't let the great Buenos Aires coin shortage stop you."
Grade 8 :: Main Idea by shelleygeorge
The city of Irving, Texas, has long been known as a middle-class white suburb of Dallas. One of the world's largest companies, ExxonMobil, has its corporate headquarters there. For more than 37 years it was home to the Dallas Cowboys professional football team. Football is a real passion for many Texans. Driving into Irving from the east, you're greeted by the town's most famous building: the white-domed Texas Stadium with the big hole in its roof. Until 2009, it was where the Cowboys played their home games. The Cowboys have now moved to a neighboring city, where a larger stadium was built. The Cowboys won five Super Bowl titles while based in Irving.

However, Irving is changing fast. The Cowboys have moved out, and Texas Stadium will be torn down. The ethnic makeup of the city is also changing. According to the most recent census data, Latinos made up 41 percent of Irving's population in 2007. The low home prices have attracted many people. Irving also has many city parks. In 1980, Irving was 93 percent Anglo. Many expect Irving's Latino population to increase to more than 50 percent.

You don't need census data to see the change. Many restaurant signs and billboards are in Spanish. Bookstores have large sections devoted to books in Spanish. At a coffee shop, many of the customers order in Spanish. Many customers will order café con leche, or coffee with milk, a favorite drink in Mexico. Latin America has definitely made its way to suburban Texas.

Which of these sentences most strongly supports the main idea of this passage?
  1. "Many expect Irving's Latino population to increase to more than 50 percent."
  2. "Irving also has many city parks."
  3. "Many customers will order café con leche, or coffee with milk, a favorite drink in Mexico."
  4. "Driving into Irving from the east, you're greeted by the town's most famous building: the white-domed Texas Stadium with the big hole in its roof."
Grade 8 :: Poetry by ccpitre
Repeated consonant sounds in a line of poetry.
  1. hyperbole
  2. alliteration
  3. personification
  4. simile
Grade 8 :: The Tell-Tale Heart by augrads
In the "Tell-Tale Heart", the beating heart is a symbol of the narrator's:
  1. fear
  2. passion
  3. guilt
  4. humor
Grade 8 :: Poetry by Grader
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
  1. I was so thirsty I could drink all the water out of the gutter.
  2. I was so mad I forgot to wash my dog.
  3. I hit the car because I was so angry.
  4. My pet has orange skin like oranges.
Grade 8 :: Reading Strategies by Michelleham
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 :: Poetry by Michelleham
Lines of poetry are arranged into groups called:
  1. similes
  2. stanzas
  3. settings
  4. stories
Grade 8 :: Literature by Michelleham
The four elements of fiction are:
  1. plot, setting, characters, and drama
  2. characters, setting, media, and theme
  3. characters, setting, plot, and theme
  4. theme, plot, drama, and setting
Grade 8 :: Figurative Language by rpino
The son of the police chief is arrested for burglary is an example of:
  1. verbal irony
  2. situational irony
  3. dramatic irony
Grade 8 :: Poetry by mmstum
Poetry doesn't have to rhyme.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 :: Figurative Language by erinkolak
Using language that evokes one or all of the five senses is called:
  1. Hyperbole
  2. Personification
  3. Alleteration
  4. Imagery
Grade 8 :: Literature by Michelleham
Two sound devices that are used to create poetry are:
  1. drama and sounds
  2. dialogue and acts
  3. rhythm and rhyme
  4. rhyme and dialogue
Grade 8 :: Identifying Genre by leibridges
An anonymous, timeless, placeless story that was originally told rather than written.
  1. Fantasy / Fairy Tale
  2. Folk Tale
  3. Poetry
  4. Historical fiction
Grade 8 :: Figurative Language by mikehowe
"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?
  1. Similie
  2. Personification
  3. metaphor
  4. paradox
Grade 8 :: Figurative Language by Grader
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
  1. Sammy switched swiftly stopping sleepers.
  2. Bob killed Bill before he could travel to New York.
  3. Peter packed pickles partly because he was hungry.
  4. Candles cover cars before the light turned green.
Grade 8 :: Figurative Language by erinkolak
A word that imitates the sound it represents is called:
  1. Personification
  2. Alliteration
  3. Onomatopoeia
  4. Allusion
Grade 8 :: Figurative Language by mikehowe
"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is an example of what type of literary device?
  1. Paradox
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. hyperbole
Grade 8 :: Literature by Michelleham
A true story of a person's life which is told by someone else is called:
  1. reality
  2. an essay
  3. a feature article
  4. a biography
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