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8th Grade English Pre Assessment
Contributed by: Wright
  • 1. 1) Which of these would be the most helpful for Chris to add to his web?
A) The names of people who will read his story
B) The short stories he has read in his English class
C) The events that take place in the story
D) The way he came up with the idea for his story
  • 2. 2) How can Chris best combine sentences 2 &3 without changing their meaning?
A) Got my chance finally, and learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought.
B) I learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought and I finally got my chance.
C) I finally got my chance, I learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought.
D) When I finally got my chance, I learned that solving a mystery is a lot tougher than I thought.
  • 3. 3) How is sentence 4 best rewritten?
A) Sometimes you just have to wait for clues.
B) Just waiting sometimes for clues, this is what you have to do.
C) Sometimes just waiting, this is what you have to do for clues.
D) For clues sometimes, you just have to wait for them.
  • 4. 4) Which of these is not a complete sentence?
A) 10
B) 7
C) 1
D) 13
  • 5. 5) Which of these phrases repeats an idea already expressed in the sentence?
A) Buried among the bills and magazines addressed to my parents, there was a small white card included with the other mail.
B) It all started when I checked the mail one day after school.
C) When I showed the strange card to my friend Bob, he said, "Maybe someone's sending you a present."
D) I always thought it would be cool to be a detective.
  • 6. 6) In sentence 19, The card’s message, written in big letters, is correctly written-
A) The card’s message written in big letters,
B) as it is
C) The cards's message, written in big letters
D) The cards' message, written in big letters,
  • 7. 7) In sentence 22, at breakfast, dad asked, "What is correctly written-
A) as it is
B) at breakfast, dad asked, What
C) at breakfast, dad asked, “what
D) at breakfast, Dad asked, “What
  • 8. 8) In sentence 23, it tastes real good.” is correctly written-
A) it taste real good.”
B) as it is
C) it tastes really good.”
D) it tastes really well.”
  • 9. 9) In sentence 25, nuts fruit, and cornflakes, is correctly written-
A) nuts fruit and cornflakes,
B) nuts fruit, and cornflakes
C) as it is
D) nuts, fruit, and cornflakes,
  • 10. 10) In sentence 28, couldn’t beleive is correctly written-
A) couldn’t believe
B) as it is
C) could’nt believe
D) couldn’t beleave
  • 11. 11) Which of these would best help Reggie carry out his research?
A) Asking classmates about their topics
B) Writing a catchy introduction for his paper
C) Reviewing papers he has written in the past
D) Writing out questions about his topic
  • 12. 12) What is the main difference between Draft A and Draft B?
A) Draft A provides more elaboration.
B) Draft B contains information that does not belong in Reggie's paper.
C) Draft B contains more relevant, specific information
D) Draft A contains more descriptive vocabulary
  • 13. 13) In Draft B, the best way to improve the rhythm of paragraph 2 would be to -
A) put the information in chronological order
B) add more technical language
C) vary the sentence structure
D) discuss how trains were invented
  • 14. 14) In both drafts, paragraph 2 focuses mainly on-
A) comparing two different railroad companies
B) explaining the importance of travel by railroad
C) providing details about Lincoln’s presidency
D) describing the Pacific Railroad Act
  • 15. 15) In both drafts, which of these transitions could best be added to the beginning of paragraph 3?
A) Meanwhile,
B) Because of this,
C) Unfortunately,
D) In addition,
  • 16. 16) How is complaned about not having enough money correctly written?
A) complained about not having enuff money
B) complaned about not having enuff money
C) As it is
D) complained about not having enough money
  • 17. 17) How is workers has been expected correctly written?
A) workers was expected
B) workers were expected
C) workers are exspected
D) As it is
  • 18. 18) How is has to be hauled correctly written?
A) had to be hauled
B) has to be halled
C) have to be hauled
D) As it is
  • 19. 19) How is This historic event correctly written?
A) As it is
B) This Historic Event
C) This Historic event
D) These historic event
  • 20. 20) How is Promontory summit, Utah, correctly written?
A) As it is
B) Promontory Summit, Utah,
C) promontory summit, Utah,
D) Promontory summit Utah,
  • 21. 21) The main idea of the first three paragraphs is that Danny-
A) read a message someone left for him
B) painted some greasy spots on his project
C) didn’t know the identity of his helper
D) entered his project in the science exhibition
  • 22. 22) Danny was in a hurry to eat so he could-
A) watch his favorite television program
B) get back to school to paint his project
C) go to the store to buy brushes and paper towels
D) call a friend to ask about the note
  • 23. 23) From paragraph 5, the reader learns all of these except-
A) what kind of material Danny used in his project
B) when Danny would have discovered the loose bolts
C) where Danny’s project was
D) why the bolts were loose on the bridge
  • 24. 24) Which word best describes how Danny felt toward his "helper?"
A) Grateful
B) Concerned
C) Suspicious
D) Envious
  • 25. 25) With which words does the author foreshadow the identity of Danny's "helper?"
A) “No clues here yet.”
B) “He was always working on his bicycle."
C) “Tonight he would perform his demonstration."
D) “Danny decided to look at other projects."
  • 26. 26) In paragraph 6, the word fortuitous means-
A) special project
B) difficult contest
C) hopeful wish
D) chance happening
  • 27. 27) The author provides enough information for the reader to conclude that -
A) J.J. Brandon’s project had a good chance of winning
B) Sun Mai Lee once lived in a desert
C) Bob Wyatt’s project should have included a motor
D) Joe Don had looked closely at Danny’s project
  • 28. 28) Even though Joe Don said “Oh, that was really hard work," the reader is aware that in reality-
A) only a good mechanic could have done the job
B) Joe Don was resentful of having to help Danny
C) Joe Don’s project was not as good as Danny's
D) the job was an easy one for him
  • 29. 29) The title of this selection suggests that it would most likely be found in which of these books?
A) Writing Good Notes
B) Bridges That Made History
C) Science Exhibition Projects
D) Real Life Mysteries
  • 30. 30) From whose point of view is the story told in this poem?
A) Lightning
B) Unknown narrator
C) Slewfoot-Sue
D) Pecos Bill
  • 31. 31) Which question does stanza 3 answer?
A) What did Sue look like?
B) Was Bill able to lasso a tornado?
C) Did Bill get Sue her own horse?
D) What did Sue want?
  • 32. 32) What is the rhyme pattern for each stanza?
A) abca
B) aabc
C) abac
D) abcb
  • 33. 33) How did Slewfoot-Sue change in the last stanza from stanza 3?
A) She married Bill.
B) She learned to rope and shoot.
C) She didn’t ride horses anymore.
D) She never saw Pecos Bill again.
  • 34. 34) Bill’s horse was named “Lightning” for its-
A) color
B) power
C) intelligence
D) size
  • 35. 35) The lack of punctuation at the ends of some lines gives the reader a feeling-
A) that there should be a pause at the end of every line
B) that something is missing
C) of doubt
D) of continuing thought or action
  • 36. 36) Which phrase from the poem tells something that Sue and Bill did together?
A) . . . kept a-bouncin’ up and down . . .
B) . . . roped the storm . . .
C) . . . flew around the moon . . .
D) . . . rode upon the wind . . .
  • 37. 37) The following chart shows how the information is organized in paragraph 3.
A) Solid
B) Interlocking
C) Warmth
D) Upstroke
  • 38. 38) If a bird’s bones were thicker and more solid, a bird probably could-
A) fly longer
B) fly higher
C) fly faster
D) not fly at all
  • 39. 39) Which question does paragraph 5 answer?
A) What types of feathers do birds have?
B) What is meant by the term “lift”?
C) What quality of vision do birds possess?
D) How high can birds fly?
  • 40. 40) In paragraph 6, the word avian means-
A) the process of flying
B) relating to birds
C) in a delicate manner
D) tending to be light
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