1. Grade 8
Stand-Alone Items

2. 12 Read the dictionary definition below.
A photo display of the staff is a fixture in the middle school
yearbook.
Which definition of fixture is used in the sentence?
A. Definition 1
B. Definition 2
C. Definition 3
D. Definition 4
fixture (‘fiks-chәr) n. 1. A person or thing long established in the
same place 2. An event that takes place regularly 3. The act of
fixing 4. Any of various devices for holding parts in certain
positions during assembly
Comprehension 04: Understand and apply content vocabulary critical to
the meaning of the text (Reading GLE 1.3.2)

3. 13 Look at the poster below.
What stylistic device is used in the poster?
A. Metaphor
B. Repetition
C. Alliteration
D. Personification
Literary Analysis 05: Demonstrate understanding of authors’ use of literary elements (character, setting, plot, genre, etc.) and literary devices (simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, etc.)
(Reading GLEs 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.3.3)